What’s the hype? new peak inside Virgin Hyperloop pods

Virgin Galactic has taken to the skies, but now its time to get hyped about Virgin Hyperloop following the release of a new pod concept video

A new video shows plans for passenger pods using magnetic levitation to travel above 1,000km/h (600mph) through tubes containing a near-vacuum.

The Hyperloop is part of Richard Branson’s virgin empire, designed to take transportation to the 21st century.

Virgin hyperloop wants to create a new way of transportation, capable of equaling the speed of air travel and to expand travel opportunities for the masses. 

‘the key to our product is guiding by a design that is elegant through its simplicity, future-proof due to its modularity, and guided by the principles of this century, not the last,’ says the video.

Rather than connecting to form a train, the pods will travel in convoy, similar to how cars travel on a motorway.

Last year, Virgin Hyperloop completed its first crewed test-track journey, reaching speeds of 170 kilometres per hour.

The company aims to achieve safety certification by 2025, but it hopes to begin commercial operations in 2027.

Ticket prices are still up in the air as it will depend on the exact route.

In the meantime, commercial tickets on Virgin Galactic have taken off after a successful first mission to space back in July this year.