Virgin Hyperloop’s value shoots after the success of the first-ever human trial in a hyperloop pod
Two passengers, both company staff, travelled 500 meters in 15 seconds reaching 107 mph
Tanay Manjrekar, an Indian, was one among the first passengers
Tanay is a Power Electronics specialist at Virgin Hyperloop
The trial ride took place at the Nevada desert in Las Vegas
The company had done about 400 trips here without passengers
The test flight was carried out in an ‘XP-2 vehicle’ carrying two passengers
The next vehicle will be large enough to accommodate 28 people
Bengaluru Airport had entered into an agreement with the Virgin Group for the ‘Hyperloop Corridor’
The concept of hyperloop was introduced by Elon Musk in 2013
