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“#mass transport in floating magnetic pods<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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In the desert just north of Las Vegas, a long white metal tube sits at the base of the mountains, promising to one day revolutionize travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That is where Virgin Hyperloop, whose partners include Richard Branson\u2019s Virgin Group, is developing the technology<\/a> for passenger pods that will hurtle at speeds of up to 750 miles an hour through almost air-free vacuum tunnels using magnetic levitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will feel like an aircraft at take-off and once you\u2019re at speed,\u201d said co-founder and Chief Executive Josh Giegel, who gave Reuters an exclusive tour of the pod used in its November test run, where it was propelled along a 500 meter (1,640 ft)tunnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou won\u2019t even have turbulence because our system is basically completely able to react to all that turbulence. Think noise-canceling but bump-canceling, if you will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Off-white materials and a back mirror make the pod seem bigger and more \u201cinviting\u201d for new users, Giegel said.<\/p>\n

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A prototype hyper loop pod at the Virgin Hyperloop facility.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cThis pod was really the embodiment of \u2018How do we take something that\u2019s an idea and make it into something that\u2019s a reality for us to sit in?\u2019 Giegel said.<\/p>\n

The pods will seat 28 passengers and could be customized for long and short distances and for freight.<\/p>\n

While it is still at an early stage, Giegel predicts commercial operations as early as 2027. It could be the first form of transport in 100 years to revolutionize travel, just like cars, trains and planes did, Giegel said.<\/p>\n

Rocket scientist Robert Goddard came up with the \u201cvactrain\u201d idea in the early 1900s. France tried to develop the Aerotrain in the 1960s and 1970s, but lack of funding killed the project.<\/p>\n

Entrepreneur Elon Musk reignited interest in 2013 by setting out how a modern system would work. Giegel, who worked at Musk\u2019s SpaceX at the time, said technology is now catching up.<\/p>\n

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Josh Giegel, co-founder and CEO of\u00a0Virgin\u00a0Hyperloop, stands next to a\u00a0hyperloop\u00a0tube at the\u00a0facility May 5, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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The required batteries, power electronics and some sensors were previously not quite ready, Giegel said. \u201cWe\u2019re at like the very bleeding edge of what a high-speed autonomous battery-powered vehicle is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Virgin Hyperloop is looking to first develop passenger routes in India, where the transport system is overloaded and in Saudi Arabia, which lacks an infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts off with two people riding a Hyperloop. It ends with hundreds of millions of people riding on a Hyperloop and that\u2019s what the 2020s, the roaring 20s will be,\u201d Giegel said.<\/p>\n

The pod will be on display at the Smithsonian Historic Arts and Industries Museum\u2019s \u201cFUTURES\u201d exhibition in Washington in late summer.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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