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DP World Hyperloop
Groundbreaking design shows end-to-end passenger experience for the 21st century
Just months after their first passenger testing, Virgin Hyperloop recently unveiled its vision for the future hyperloop experience. DP World is a major investor in Virgin Hyperloop.
“We have demonstrated the maturity of our technology. We are getting closer to commercialization of what will be the first new mass-scale transportation mode in a century,” asserted Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World, and Chairman, Virgin Hyperloop.
“Designing a new mode of transportation from scratch is both an opportunity and a responsibility,” remarked Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience, Virgin Hyperloop. “Hyperloop technology and what it enables is paradigm-shifting. It follows that the passenger experience should be nothing short of extraordinary,” she added.
Accelerating mobility
“Virgin Hyperloop can accelerate the future of mobility on land. The new mode of travel at supersonic speed rethinks transportation and the perception of space, landscape, time, and distance,” observed Bjarke Ingels, Founder & Creative Director, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.
“We leveraged decades of experience designing how people and things move across various modalities – taking some of the best aspects from aviation, rail, automotive, and even hospitality to create a new and better passenger experience that is distinct to Virgin Hyperloop,” noted John Barratt, CEO & President, Teague. “Daily high-speed transport is currently not feasible for most people, but we want to change that notion. Imagine being able to commute between cities that are currently hours apart in minutes and the endless possibilities that opens up,” said Jay Walder, CEO, Virgin Hyperloop.
Mass transportation
On demand and direct to destination, the hyperloop system would be able to transport thousands of passengers per hour, with the capacity of each vehicle being about 28 passengers. This high throughput is achieved by convoying, where vehicles are able to travel behind one another in the tube within milliseconds, controlled by Virgin Hyperloop’s machine intelligence software.
Following their successful passenger testing, Virgin Hyperloop is currently paving the way for the regulation and certification of hyperloop systems around the world. The company aims to achieve safety certification by 2025, with commercial operations beginning in 2030.
