{"id":9997,"date":"2021-02-16T10:28:36","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T10:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/?p=9997"},"modified":"2021-06-16T10:19:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T09:19:36","slug":"virgin-hyperloop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/en-au\/blog\/virgin-hyperloop\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Hyperloop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header: Virgin Hyperloop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Virgin Hyperloop&#8221; subhead=&#8221;business travel experience of the future&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; header_scroll_down=&#8221;on&#8221; scroll_down_icon=&#8221;%%2%%&#8221; scroll_down_icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.43)&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Title: business travel experience of the future&#8221; 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Hyperloop technology \u2013 and what it enables \u2013 is paradigm-shifting. It follows that the passenger experience should be nothing short of extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9995 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Virgin_Hyperloop-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Virgin Hyperloop Passenger Experience\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>The company, known for pushing the envelope and creating new travel experiences, are planning to reinvent mass transport as we know it. The new Hyperloop aims to eliminate traditional barriers such as time, distance and comfort by implementing the technology to \u2018move cargo and passengers immediately, safely, efficiently, and sustainably\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Hyperloop system will be able to propel cargo and passengers at speeds of around 1000km\/h \u2013 three times faster that current high-speed rail systems, and a whopping ten times quicker than traditional rail.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/-zSWagCyWio&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Not only is it efficient, but it\u2019s environmentally friendly. Well, <i>more<\/i> environmentally friendly than traditional transport. 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Passengers can expect a calming and attractive experience, with recessed seat wells to provide a greater sense of space, dynamic lighting in each pod based on traveller activity, journey updates and even fresh greenery and wood textures incorporated into the interior.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10003 alignright size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gdg.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Virgin-Hyperloop-terminal-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Virgin Hyperloop terminal\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/>Not content to stop there, Virgin have also been working on creating a new \u2018sound experience\u2019; working with Man Made Music for the \u2018score and sonic identity\u2019, aiming for a multi-sensory passenger experience that surpasses that of any other form of mass transit.<\/p>\n<p>Even though it looks and sounds very posh, representatives from the company have stressed that the system will still be affordable. 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