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Virgin Hyperloop One unveils end-to-end passenger experience, test pod

In the first demonstration of the Virgin Hyperloop One passenger experience, the company is showcasing its application designed for real-time, on demand travel, throughout the transportation ecosystem.

January 9, 2018
Virgin Hyperloop One unveils end-to-end passenger experience, test pod

The Virgin Hyperloop One XP-1 pod used in recent phase three testing where the company achieved record speeds of 240 miles per hour will be unveiled to the public for the first time at CES at the HERE Technologies Booth.

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The Virgin Hyperloop One XP-1 pod used in recent phase three testing where the company achieved record speeds of 240 miles per hour will be unveiled to the public for the first time at CES at the HERE Technologies Booth.

Virgin Hyperloop One is sharing its vision for a seamless travel experience through the first-ever hyperloop passenger application demo, powered by HERE Technologies, and publicly unveiling its first-generation pod at CES 2018 in Las Vegas.

In the first demonstration of the Virgin Hyperloop One passenger experience, the company is showcasing its application designed for real-time, on demand travel, throughout the transportation ecosystem. Passengers will be able to plan, book, and pay for a hyperloop journey and other modes of transportation including public, private, and ride-shares using the application. The application is the latest to be released using HERE Technologies' Mobile Software Development Kit for Business, which enables detailed location, mapping, and navigation capabilities for 136 countries, public transit information for more than 1,300 cities, and 3D indoor and venue maps.

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The application will feature end-to-end route navigation including, for the first time, turn-by-turn indoor walking directions to help passengers negotiate large transit centers, venues, shopping centers, and airports. Passengers can customize their travel preferences by choosing route example options, such as the fastest, cheapest, and greenest. The application will be made available to the public in 2018.

"This collaboration demonstrates the future of transportation and mobility," said CEO of HERE Technologies, Edzard Overbeek. "Supported by our open location platform, Virgin Hyperloop One is showing how its groundbreaking mode of transportation will be seamlessly integrated into an end-to-end, multimodal travel experience that will redefine all notions of personal mobility."

Additionally, the Virgin Hyperloop One XP-1 pod used in recent phase three testing where the company achieved record speeds of 240 miles per hour will be unveiled to the public for the first time at CES at the HERE Technologies Booth. The Virgin Hyperloop One XP-1 Pod is the first-generation design of the passenger or cargo pod of a Virgin Hyperloop One system. It is the only full-scale pod in the world that, combined with the company's proprietary electric motor, achieves autonomous high-speed propulsion and levitation in a controlled low-pressure environment.

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