Beitrag So 17. Jan 2021, 09:40

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Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop has ended its first human-powered high-speed slotxo passenger test. This is an important advance of the new system that is the future of passenger and cargo transportation reform.

In a statement issued by the Virgin Hyperloop, that in the passenger test It took place at the DevLoop test facility in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday. Hyperloop vehicles can travel at a maximum speed of 172 km per hour.

The company aims that In the future, the electromagnetic hyperloop will be able to transport passengers and cargo through vacuum tubes at a top speed of 966 km / h or faster. This means that it will be about 2 times faster than a passenger plane and four times faster than a high speed train.

Last month Reuters reported. Virgin Hyperloop has decided to select West Virginia as a site to build a $ 500 million test track and research facility that will be used as a hyperloop technology development center. It aims to be able to pass the safety certification by 2025 and actually go into service by 2030.