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Hyperloop
Description: A white pod about the size of a train car. The pod has rounded edges. It is shaped like a tube that has been pushed forward horizontally. The pod has elongated circular windows on the sides of the tube. There is text on the side that states "Virgin hyperloop." It has a clear window on the front and back of the tube as well. The hyperloop sits on a platform surrounded by a ramp so that visitors can view the interior of the pod. The interior contains passenger seats and seatbelts.
Time Travel, Today
Like all precious resources, time is worth saving.
Virgin Hyperloop aims to do just that, by transporting passengers hundreds of miles per hour through a nearly airless vacuum tube. Distances that once took months to travel, and today take hours, will require just minutes.
After a successful test with human passengers in the Nevada desert in November 2020, plans are now underway to develop the hyperloop for commuter use. This is the first public display of Pegasus, the pod from this test run.
Given its incredible speed and its light ecological footprint (compared to highways), hyperloop may very well be the future of transport. And like previous transportation breakthroughs -- trains, planes, and automobiles -- it could radically transform our social fabric. How can we ensure there's a seat for everyone on this fast track to the future? |