Pune youth becomes first Indian to ride the Virgin Hyperloop

Tanay Manjrekar who hails from Pune is the first Indian to ride the Virgin Hyperloop in the first ever human trials conducted in the worldWorking on hyperloop let alone being one of the first to ride it is truly a dream come true It is my hope that India sees the tremendous opportunity ahead of them to embrace the challenge and leapfrog the rest of the world yet again and continues to progress the PuneMumbai hyper loop project said Tanay Manjrekar Power Electronics Specialist at Virgin HyperloopVirgin Hyperloop is the only company in the world that has successfully tested hyperloop technology at scale launching the first new mode of mass transportation in over 100 years The company successfully operated a fullscale hyperloop vehicle using electric propulsion and electromagnetic levitation under nearvacuum conditions realising a fundamentally new form of transportation that is faster safer cheaper and more sustainable than existing modes The company is now working with governments partners and investors around the world to make hyperloop a reality in yearsJosh Giegel CoFounder and Chief Technology Officer and Sara Luchian Director of Passenger Experience were the first people in the world to ride the Virgin Hyperloop The occupants made their maiden voyage on the newlyunveiled XP2 vehicle which was custombuilt with occupant safety and comfort in mind While the production vehicle will be larger and seat up to 28 passengers this 2seater XP2 vehicle was built to demonstrate that passengers can in fact safely travel in a hyperloop vehicleTanya penned a heartfelt letter to his parents on his maiden voyage on this pathbreaking mode of transportation which read I am going to be one of the first occupants in the first functional hyper loop ever developed I built it and now I will be riding in it Everyone on the team has worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of passengers and we are confident that we have covered all grounds Before I moved to the US and even when I was in school here when I spoke about hyperloop I know it sounded like a farfetched idea But this is as real as it gets I feel tremendous gratitude for even being able to get an opportunity to work on itFor the past few years the Virgin Hyperloop team has been working on turning its ground breaking technology into reality said Sir Richard Branson Founder of the Virgin Group Virgin Hyperloop made history as the first people successfully traveled in a hyperloop pod at the DevLoop test facility in the United States Branson stated With todays successful test we have shown that this spirit of innovation will in fact change the way people everywhere live work and travel in the years to comeKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever