Is it a car? Is it a plane? Is itatrain? In road to hyperloop, a leap
- A new form of transport currently being developed by a number of companies, hyperloop envisages passengers travelling at high speeds in floating pods located inside giant low-pressure tubes, either above or below ground. The system is not in commercial use anywhere in the world, and Virgin Hyperloop it self is still running tests in the US
- Hyper loop is a technology that is still evolving across the world.
- The government is studying it as a transport technology
- As part of the first leg in India, Virgin Hyperloop plans to connect Pune and Mumbai, covering the 150-km distance at 1,200 kmph speeds in about 35 minutes, a tenth of the time taken by road currently.
- Giegel says it is just the start, and at least 7,000 km of hyperloop is possible in India. Virgin Hyperloop has also signed an MoU to conduct a feasibility test regarding a link between the Bengaluru city centre and Kempegowda International Airport, and is working with the Punjab government.

