Hyperloop Capsule Now Can Carry First Passengers

In research, passengers in these capsules can arrive at the destination even before the sounds reach it.

According to the news from San Francisco, the first full-scale passengers capsule, named Quintero One, has been introduced by Hyperloop TT (Hyperloop Transportation Technologies) at Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. The capsule will be available for passengers since 2019.

The R&D department of Hyperloop TT, located in Toulouse, France, will receive the capsule of 32 metre long, and then process further steps in assembling and system integration. The firm spokeperson said that they would use it for commercial purposes when they finish the progress. Bibop Gresta, the company’s co-founder and chairperson, said in an interview that they expected to finish optimism for the capsule and put it out in 2019.

They have also overcome some of biggest challenges with authority regulations concerning safety problem and insurance frameworks, therefore they can believe in the introduction of Hyperloop to the future passengers. The Hyperloop capsule weighs up to 5 tonnes, with 75,000 rivets, 72 sensors and needs 7,200 square metres of fibre.

The material of the capsule is Vibranium, a very special smart composition with 2 layers. Dirk Ahlborn, one of Hyperloop’s founders, also stated that they had gone through a very long journey, where all of the best aspects of design, materials and engineering they have put together to create such a masterpiece of capsule.

The Maharashtra authority also initiated a collaboration with Virgin Group of Richard Branson to construct the Pune Hyperloop in Mumbai.

HyperloopTT is also team up with Chinese government in a deal of building a test track in Guizhou province.