Hyperloop

• By 2030, Virgin Hyperloop could be whisking people between cities in a matter of minutes - rather than hours - in its futuristic pods.
• Riyadh could easily become the epicenter for global hyperloop technology, creating thousands of local jobs, and once it is successful in the Kingdom that skillset can be exported worldwide.
• A hyperloop train system that could transport people at 700 mph has moved a step closer to reality thanks to the construction of the world's first safety valves.
• On the Mumbai-Pune route, the Virgin Hyperloop system could reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by up to 150,000 tons (300 million pounds) annually.
• Virgin Hyperloop is working toward regulating and certifying its hyperloop system - aiming to achieve safety certification by 2025.
• Elon Musk's Hyperloop technology, where pods carrying passengers or freight travel faster than aircraft through a system of vacuum tubes, could make it possible.
• Branson's company envisions a hyperloop system where a trip between New York and Washington could theoretically take just 30 minutes.
• Hyperloop technology will enable people to travel between Riyadh and Jeddah in 46 minutes.
• Hyperloop train is the next generation travel system which is going to be the fastest mode of transport in the world.
• Virgin Hyperloop has released a new concept video, explaining how would-be passengers will travel in its proposed system of vacuum tubes.
• A cargo hyperloop system requires a smaller-scale infrastructure than the passenger system and will soon be tested at the European Hyperloop Centre in the Dutch province of Groningen.
• A cargo hyperloop system requires a smaller-scale infrastructure th a n the passenger system and will soon be tested at the European Hyperloop Center in the Dutch province of Groningen.
• The collaboration between Technology Innovation Institute and Virgin Hyperloop will strengthen the position of the United Arab Emirates as a global research hub.
• South Korea is hoping to launch a hyperloop network by 2024, cutting the journey time between Seoul and Busan from three hours to 30 minutes.
• As Virgin Hyperloop continues to grow, attracting top talent is an imperative on its journey to build the world's first hyperloop and act as a disruptive force in the transportation industry.
• Virgin Hyperloop says its aim is to achieve safety certification by 2025, with commercial operations beginning in 2030.
• A hyperloop between Abu Dhabi and Dubai will see journey times between the two cut from 120 minutes to 12.
• Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world's first passenger ride on a high-speed levitating pod system, a key safety test for technology it hopes will transform human and cargo transportation.
• The Pune-Mumbai route could result in USD $55 billion in socio-economic benefits over 30 years of operation.
• Distances might shrink exponentially as an influx of transportation projects ranging from Elon Musk's Hyperloop to China's Supersonic trains are expected.
• Superfast mass public transport (like Elon Musk's Hyperloop) and intercity trains travelling up to 600mph will replace air travel and rail in some countries.
• Hyperloop Technology Market is expected to attain potential growth by 2027 witnessing market growth at a rate of 35.23% in the forecast period of 2020 to 2027.

Last updated: 18 April 2021