A system that works on demand directly to the destination

Virgin Hyperloop reveals its vision for the future of passenger experience

  • The announcement of the new vision came a few months after the first passenger test.

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  • Sultan Bin Sulayem: "We are approaching with confident steps towards marketing what will be the first new means of transportation on a huge public scale."

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Yesterday, Virgin Hyperloop announced its future vision for the "Hyperloop" experience, a few months after the first passenger test was conducted. The company published a newly prepared video that starts with the viewer on the "Hyperloop" journey step by step, starting from arrival. To the gate and to board the capsule.

Virgin Hyperloop said in a statement that the Hyperloop system works on demand and directly to the intended destination, as it will be able to transport thousands of passengers every hour, despite the fact that each vehicle carries only about 28 passengers.

She added that this high productivity is achieved through what is called "keeping up", as vehicles are able to launch behind each other with the tube within fractions of a second, and are controlled through an intelligent program developed by "Virgin Hyperloop".

Approval

The company indicated that after the successful test of passenger transportation, it is currently paving the way for the regulation and certification of Hyperloop systems around the world, and the company aims to obtain a safety certificate by 2025, with the start of commercial operations in 2030.

Amazing technology

The Chairman and CEO of Dubai Ports World Group and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Virgin Hyperloop, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, said, “The presentation of the (Virgin Hyperloop) passenger experience represents a quick look at the future, after the success achieved three months ago with the experience of passenger transport in A capsule (Hyperloop) for the first time ».

He added, "We have shown the maturity of this amazing technology, and are approaching with confident steps towards the commercialization of what will be the first new means of transportation on a huge public scale, within a century."

Chance

In turn, the director of passenger experience at the "Virgin Hyperloop", Sarah Lucian, who was one of the first people to install the "Hyperloop" capsule, said last November that "designing a new means of transport from scratch is a wonderful opportunity and a great responsibility at the same time." The Hyperloop technology and what it provides is a quantum leap, and that means that the passenger experience must be exceptional and unique.

cooperation

In addition, "Virgin Hyperloop" has cooperated with international partners in various sectors, including the company "Barky Engels Group" for gate designs, and "TIG" for capsule designs, in addition to "C3 Video and Animation" and "Man Med Music" For mixing and sound identity.

acceleration

The founder and creative director of Big-Barky Engels Group said, “Virgin Hyperloop can accelerate the future of mobility on Earth, as it restores the new pattern of travel at supersonic speeds, visualizing transportation concepts, and perception of location, and geographical location. And time, and distance ».

He added, "In our time, (Virgin Hyperloop), which takes off through our gates, provides an integrated and intelligent means of transportation for the globalization community to travel over great distances, in a safer, cleaner, more environmentally friendly manner, and faster than air carriers."

new experience

"We have benefited from decades of experience in designing how people and things move in multiple ways, while adopting a number of the best methods used in the aviation, railways, automobiles, and even the hospitality sectors," said John Barratt, CEO and president of TIG. With the aim of creating a new and better passenger experience that distinguishes Virgin Hyperloop. ”

"The comfortable sitting position in the seat provides a greater sense of space, while the elevated corridor adds an unexpected and unique touch," he explained.

He continued, "Green tones and wooden inlays continue to overwhelm the aesthetics of the materials we usually know in mass transit and add hints of optimism and modernity," noting that "all the lighting elements in the capsule, including the information display screens, are characterized by dynamism." Adjust them according to the traveler's activity and the stages of the trip.

Barratt indicated that in addition to the typical traveler "points" of communication in the means of transportation, "Virgin Hyperloop" also carried out its research, and integrated the results of those research from non-traditional interactive means, such as sound.

Privacy

In the same context, Joel Beckerman, founder and CEO of ManMed Music, said that “through intellectual property research and design thinking methodology to create solutions and audio contents for (Virgin Hyperloop), (Man Med Music) was able to deal with a number of There are many potential challenges for this new mode of transmission, starting from how the feeling of privacy and space is evoked, to an enhanced feeling of security and calm. ”He pointed out that“ a person responds to sound faster than any other sense, and therefore, sound actually drives multiple sensory experiences. ”

Ticket prices

One of the main pillars of the passenger experience at Virgin Hyperloop is accessibility, which ensures that this new mode of transportation will expand opportunities for passengers. While ticket prices will vary depending on the specific route, a recent study in Ohio found that prices Tickets to ride the Hyperloop will be closer to the cost of driving the vehicles, not flying.

"If the price is not reasonable, people will not use this new mode of transportation," said Jay Walder, CEO of Virgin Hyperloop, adding that "the use of high-speed transportation on a daily basis is not currently possible for most people, but we want to change this idea." .

The Hyperloop system is able to transport thousands of passengers every hour, even though each vehicle carries only 28 passengers.

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