Pretty cool. I expect this will be used in the first manned outposts on the moon and Mars.
DRIVING CHANGE Hyperloop zips commuters between cities in MINUTES moving as many people as a 30 lane highway with levitation tech
HYPERLOOP systems will move as many people as a 30-lane highway between cities in minutes, according to Virgin Hyperloop's chief.
Speaking to Reuters on Monday, Josh Giegel said the upcoming transport technology would move "massive amounts of people" at the speed of an aircraft inside levitating capsules.
He also explained what it was like to ride inside one of the pods after taking part in a test run at a Virgin facility in Nevada last year alongside fellow staff member Sara Luchian.
"From starting this in a garage seven years ago, to drawing it up on a whiteboard, to sitting inside it, it was all very surreal," Giegel said.
"The acceleration was similar to a sportscar, and we were giddy.
"The biggest piece of that test was that the world saw two people get on a hyperloop, and saw two people get off.
He added: "Until that moment, everyone wondered 'Could it be safe for people?' Now we know that it is."
Developed by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop, the technology uses high-powered electromagnets to push levitating pods through a tube.