--- title: "Here’s What Traveling By Hyperloop Could Look Like" description: "Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing off what the experience of traveling inside a Hyperloop pod could end up looking like." date: "2021-01-27" modified: "2021-01-27" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/virgin-hyperloop-passenger-experience" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Hyperloop" - "Mass Transit" tags: - "hyperloop" - "virgin hyperloop" --- # Here’s What Traveling By Hyperloop Could Look Like ![Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing off what the experience of traveling inside a Hyperloop pod could end up looking like.]() *\Image: Virgin Hyperloop/Teague\* Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing what the experience of being shot inside a pod down a vacuum tube at breakneck speeds could one day look and feel like. https://youtu.be/-zSWagCyWio It's an ambitious vision of the future of transportation. The concept video goes through each step in the travel process, from check-in to disembarking. The experience seems reminiscent of going to an airport to catch a plane. The interior of the shuttle, however, feels more inspired by rail travel, with wide open cabins and face-to-face seating. The biggest difference, however, is that there are no windows — except for what appears to be a generous skylight above. That's because the magnetically levitating pod is racing through an vacuum tube at speeds of up to 760 mph. To make it feel less claustrophobic, the design team is focusing on bringing the outside in. "Bands of greenery and wood textures subvert the aesthetic of typical mass transit materials with something optimistic and fresh," John Barratt, CEO and president of design company Teague, which designed the pod interiors, said in a statement. "All lighting in the pod — including the unassuming information displays — are dynamic and adjust based on traveler activity and journey milestones," Barratt said. It's a futuristic mode of transportation that won't begin commercial operations until at least 2030, according to Virgin. But it has made some headway with the technology. A [first passenger test]() of the system back in November managed to accelerate two Virgin Hyperloop execs to a speed of 107 mph in just 6.25 seconds. "It felt not that much different than accelerating in a sports car,” Virgin Hyperloop co-founder and first passenger Josh Giegel [told *The New York Times* ]()at the time. In the future, Virgin Hyperloop is hoping to transport thousands of passengers an hour inside large convoys of 28-passenger-capacity pods. The individual pods will be within milliseconds of each other during travel, according to the company. The company is now trying to figure out a way to drive down costs to make it more affordable than flying. "It’s simple. If it’s not affordable, people won't use it," Jay Walder, CEO of Virgin Hyperloop, said in the statement. "Daily high-speed transport is currently not feasible for most people, but we want to change that notion," Walder said. "Imagine being able to commute between cities that are currently hours apart in minutes — and the endless possibilities that opens up." **READ MORE:** [Virgin Hyperloop outlines how it thinks journeys will actually work in 2030]() \[*Gizmodo*\] **More on Virgin Hyperloop:** *[The First-Ever Passengers Just Rode a Functional Hyperloop]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()