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The capsule used for the hyperloop's first passenger tests is a new prototype called the XP-2, which had been adapted to comfortably carry two humans

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Virgin Hyperloop completes its first ever passenger test

In a landmark moment for the experimental transportation technology, Virgin Hyperloop has welcomed aboard its first ever passengers, albeit only for a short spin along a test track that reached speeds of 107 mph (172 km/h).

While much of its focus is on the US, Virgin Hyperloop is making inroads in many other countries as it tries to win over governments with its vision for high-speed transport networks

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Virgin Hyperloop to build certification center in West Virginia

The Hyperloop Certification Center is to be built in West Virginia and will play host to the company’s testing and certification operations, as it seeks to get a commercial service up and running by the end of the decade.

A 35-km-long (21.- mi) hyperloop test track is planned for Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Economic City

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World's longest hyperloop track in the works for Saudi Arabia

Virgin Hyperloop One has expanded its relationship with Saudi Arabia, with the two announcing plans to develop a new test track in the country’s west. The facility would become the world’s longest hyperloop tube as the gulf nation eyes a wider rollout of the futuristic transport system.

Virgin Hyperloop One has developed a full-scale test track and vehicle

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Study bolsters Virgin Hyperloop One's plans for a route cutting through Missouri

Billed as the first such study in the US, the results of a feasibility study into Missouri Hyperloop are now in and outline some of the potential benefits stemming from a proposed route along the existing I-70 highway.

A new research center for Virgin Hyperloop One will span 19,000 sq m in southern Spain

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$500 million Hyperloop development facility set for southern Spain

Spain is set to receive a shiny new facility for the development of next-gen transport, with Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One reaching an agreement with local authorities to open a research center in the region of Andalusia, in the country's south.

The Virgin Hyperloop One system used for Cargospeed will be the same used for its passenger service, a mixed-use transport system capable of top speeds of around 1,000 km/h

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Cargospeed: How 1000 km/h Hyperloop technology could supercharge freight delivery

The people-moving potential of a Hyperloop rightly generates a lot of the buzz, we are talking about fizzing people through low-vacuum tubes at around the speed of sound. But what about its capacity to moves goods with new levels of efficiency?

Virgin Hyperloop One has previously flagged a network spanning the Gulf region, connecting metropolises such as Kuwait City, Jedda in Saudi Arabia and Muscat in Oman

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Virgin Hyperloop One shows off shiny new passenger pod for Saudi Arabia

Virgin Hyperloop One has welcomed the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to a test facility in the Mojave Desert, showing off a specially branded passenger pod as the county looks to accelerate its efforts to get the futuristic transport system up and running.

Images of Virgin Hyperloop One's prototype pod show a very spacious cabin

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Virgin Hyperloop One shows off a passenger pod in Dubai

Virgin Hyperloop One has been making inroads in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a little while. Now it has unveiled a prototype pod developed together with Dubai's transport authority, offering locals a little glimpse at a potential future of subsonic tube travel.