DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, Virgin Hyperloop revealed that they will be showcasing a full-scale hyperloop cargo pod and a cutaway passenger pod as part of DP World’s FLOW pavilion at Expo 2020. “The constant flow of goods has historically driven innovation in the transportation sector and now more than [...]
WASHINGTON, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, at the Transportation and Infrastructure Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee hearing, “When Unlimited Potential Meets Limited Resources: The Benefits and Challenges of High-Speed Rail and Emerging Rail Technologies,” Josh Giegel, the CEO and Co-Founder of Virgin Hyperloop, discussed how hyperloop can bring our transportation network into the 21st Century and [...]
WASHINGTON, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Just months after the world’s first hyperloop passenger testing, Virgin Hyperloop today announced that the passenger-carrying vehicle, dubbed “Pegasus,” will be making its public debut at the Smithsonian Arts + Industries Building in November 2021. Previously, the Building has showcased world-changing inventions like Edison’s lightbulb, the first telephones, and Apollo rockets. “Growing [...]
MUMBAI, India, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Just months after their first passenger testing – in which Tanay Manjrekar was the first Indian to ride hyperloop – Virgin Hyperloop today unveiled its vision for the future hyperloop experience. The newly-released concept video takes the viewer step-by-step through a hyperloop journey, from arriving at the portal to boarding the pod. “Showing the [...]
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The European Commission (EC) has just released the European Union (EU) Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and hyperloop is explicitly identified as a game-changing mobility technology. “As the backbone that connects European citizens and business, transport matters to us all,” said Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean. “We have no time to lose [...]
NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Virgin Hyperloop made history today as the first people successfully traveled in a hyperloop pod at the DevLoop test facility in the United States. “For the past few years, the Virgin Hyperloop team has been working on turning its ground breaking technology into reality,” said Sir Richard Branson, Founder of [...]
NEW DELHI, India, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — After years of testing and developing hyperloop technology at their full-scale test site, Virgin Hyperloop unveiled today that the global Hyperloop Certification Center (HCC) will be located in the US state of West Virginia. “Today is one of the most exciting days in Virgin Hyperloop’s history,” said Sir Richard Branson, [...]
LOS ANGELES, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, Virgin Hyperloop announced the appointment of Raja Narayanan as Chief Financial Officer. Raja will oversee all finance and business development functions for Virgin Hyperloop as the company drives hyperloop technology towards commercialization. “Raja has an unprecedented background in creating value in disruptive transportation opportunities and operationalizing large [...]
LOS ANGELES and WICHITA, Kan., June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Spirit AeroSystems [NYSE: SPR] has joined in partnership with Virgin Hyperloop as it prepares to move towards a commercial product. The collaboration will help to solidify the hyperloop prototype utilizing Spirit Aerosystems engineers, fabricators, builders, supply chain and certification experts, and technicians. “As one of [...]