Hyperloop Virgin successfully makes its first passenger trip. About three years ago, talking about projects with the Hyperloop transport systems was much more common, but news started to abound a little less. In fact, the last we heard about Virgin’s Hyperloop was that they were pausing the construction of their development center in Malaga, but far from standing still, they are now releasing their first passenger test.
It was Josh Giegel, CTO and co-founder of Virgin Hyperloop (VH), and Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, who buckled up inside the test capsule at the company’s Nevada (USA) test facility.
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From the company’s website, we learn that the test has been successful and it has been done after about 400 tests without occupants in those facilities in Las Vegas that we mentioned. Giegel and Luchian got on the XP-2 capsule, which at the moment has two seats in this prototype but the idea is to be able to build capsules for 28 passengers.
On the experience, the capsule went at 172 kilometers/hour for 6.25 seconds. Luchian said that “it was much smoother than I thought” about the G-forces, and Giegel pointed out that it was more or less the same feeling as getting into a sports car.
Hyperloop Virgin successfully makes its first passenger trip. According to the company, the trip has been safe and it is an important step for each to obtain the necessary regulation for the transport to comply with the legal requirements. For now, it has been a “low speed” test if we consider that Virgin Hyperloop has already reached 386 km/h and that the company promises trips at 965.61 km/h (600 miles per hour), so we will follow upcoming news in excitement.
