03-23-2016, 10:01 PM
I'll be more impressed when they can move more people.
Capacity is the real problem with the hyper loop. According to the sources I've found, it take 1 minute 8 seconds to stop the pods. That means a headway of about 1 minute 20 seconds so that the pod has time to stop in an emergency. The proposed pod carries only 28 people. That means in one hour, it can only move 1,292 passengers per tube.
While you may be able to get from point A to Point B in minutes, you could spend a few hours waiting to get on board. The hyper loop is really only good for low-density long distance trips.
Capacity is the real problem with the hyper loop. According to the sources I've found, it take 1 minute 8 seconds to stop the pods. That means a headway of about 1 minute 20 seconds so that the pod has time to stop in an emergency. The proposed pod carries only 28 people. That means in one hour, it can only move 1,292 passengers per tube.
While you may be able to get from point A to Point B in minutes, you could spend a few hours waiting to get on board. The hyper loop is really only good for low-density long distance trips.
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