Fred Mills and Sir Richard Branson: Inside Hyperloop's First Passenger Test

[@BuildingCenter]

B1M scoops news agencies around the world, gets the Branson interview in real-time. Bang on, lads and ladies.

[@wanderingstar3308]

Well they are the definitive video channel for construction lol. They make great content so it's well deserved.

[@Johnnyoity]

I mean, seriously though this is impressive.

[@ropro9817]

Love The B1M, but Hyperloop is such a dumb idea.

[@chammp777]

@@ropro9817 why is it dumb?

[@shaikshafi1284]

What is lad ?

[@occultbass]

This reminds me of those little pod cars on that island in The Incredibles

[@vizualedit0r481]

It will basically be that but in a tunnel without air resistance.

[@robertlee8805]

Well looks like I'm going to watch The Incredible again.

[@pumpkingamebox]

This reminds me of the Shinkansen, expect smaller and slower. I still don’t know the difference they’re trying to establish.

[@logiknotlogic6586]

@@pumpkingamebox well its faster than planes. and cheaper and safer. and more ppl can use it. shinkansen is still just a train

[@tubester4567]

I dont think its practical, maglev trains have been around for decades but nobody wants them because its too expensive, hyperloop is even more expensive and who wants to travel in a tunnel?

[@saltedearth1879]

Thats so cool you managed to interview Sir Richard Branson himself!

[@theyredistortingyourrhthym8883]

These same globalists are pushing scamdemic and implementing agenda 2030 in plain sight

[@Hjernespreng]

Is that the conartists pushing for Brexit whom then movef away from the UK?

[@silliestsususagest3276]

Branson is a tax dodging prat

[@romanplays1]

i sense a lot of inferiority complex in this section. sorry about that.

[@fuckfannyfiddlefart]

Sycophants are why we have BILLIONAIRES. you are PATHETIC Sado-masochist and class traitors!

[@oldmanlogan9616]

1920: in the future we will have chad Hyperloop 2020: virgin hyperloop

[@VROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM]

😂

[@younes2415]

😂

[@searchingforfoodonyoutube2500]

🤣🤣

[@darkgamersupreme2348]

💀💀💀

[@MP-ut6eb]

😂😂😂

[@SoCalFreelance]

Maybe its just me, but I don't understand any of this when Japanese bullet trains are far superior, cheaper, and already have a long track record of success.

[@airbear69]

Tax deductions

[@justjatin]

This is that but in a low pressure tube

[@Marshark50]

I'm sure that's what people said when Thomson Edison was developing the light bulb. The reason why any of this is being developed is because of the drive for technology and the importance of always improving. If Apple didn't spend years developing the first phone then we wouldn't have the amazing phones and competition we have in the market right now. I agree with you on the fact that Hyperloop will never become wide-spread in the near future because of its cost, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to develop the technology. 150 years ago we were still using horse and buggy, and if it wasn't for people experimenting with new ideas and ignoring people who question the point, then we would still be using horse and buggy and wouldn’t have the amazing technologies we take advantage of every day. Imagine where we will be in another 150 of innovating and adapting to our environment

[@Marshark50]

Compare the efficentness, development cost, and abilities of the first Ford model to today's cars and transportation technologies. Thats why people are working on Hyperloop.

[@mynameismatt2010]

The point is that over long distances this will go 3-5x faster than the fastest bullet train. And I don’t know where you heard bullet trains were cheap, but they aren’t.

[@iamzollokb]

"how does he distinguish between a genius idea and fantasy?", "Well we want to connect Hyperloop to airports" ok then lmao

[@benjacobs574]

Well yes, instead of saying right now they are going to revolutionise travel and build a worldwide network, they are starting off with small-ish projects that can properly test the technology.

[@murdelabop]

He doesn't. If he can make money on other people's fantasies then he's good with that.

[@EzraM5]

Whaaaaaat's the goddamn point then?

[@sealand9049]

Malachai Carter Reality rather

[@boskee]

@Asterisk too fast? It’s slower than regular trains and it only traveled 500 metres 😂

[@whatsnext00]

Paid Rider: “I barely felt any bumps” Mounted camera: rattles non-stop the entire ride

[@Optimus-Prime-Rib]

Exactly

[@ninjafruitchilled]

Vibrations are not bumps

[@whatsnext00]

@@ninjafruitchilled maybe I’m just not used to tech companies being honest about their promotional videos. Figured they would have slapped that camera on a gimbal and called it a day. Smoothest ride ever.

[@CC-yl1fb]

to be fair, the camera shows any vibrations a lot more then you can feel it, our eyes naturally adjust to vibrations, while cameras less so

[@ninjafruitchilled]

@@CC-yl1fb Well yeah, your head, neck, and eyes *are* a gimbal basically.

[@puredruid]

4:57 Didn't notice any kind of bumps but the camera sure did.

[@noname-codm4590]

puredruid i think at first maglev trains tend to bump at first but after reaching speeds the “bumps” will go away after the train levitates

[@downstream0114]

Looks about the same as a fixed camera in a car.

[@puredruid]

@@noname-codm4590 Could have used better footage but yeah you make a good point.

[@wanderingstar3308]

The track is only half a kilometer so you got to take in account not only the acceleration but the deceleration, both if which will likely cause a little shaking. Also, it's a prototype.

[@spinnymathingy3149]

Thinking they should have spent more on a better camera

[@ronbeentjes8360]

I find it hard to believe that hyperloops will have a future, although I really love to see these kind of innovations. The fact that the tube only has advantages over very long distances with the combination of the extremely high resources to build the tunnels, it does not seems profitable at all. If they really want to use these kind of connections, normal high speed trains seems a lot more useful. This is because normal high speed trains don’t need straight line rails and have a much higher capacity. (And aren’t even close to the extremely high expenses of the hyper loop).

[@karter9219]

Not everything is about being profitable. Public transport is a service not a business.

[@John15293]

@@karter9219 though it can not hemorrhage money, which I think is implied by the lack of profitability

[@RobertFletcherOBE]

@@karter9219 It still needs to be viable. If it costs significantly more than an alternative, you have to ask if the stated benefits out weigh the costs

[@cheftodaydjtomorrow410]

@@RobertFletcherOBE in Spain, Finland Norway south Korea, rail is cheap

[@ryanb5684]

@@karter9219 yes hyperloop will be affordable to everyone ( thats impossible )

[@skoggiehoggins]

Hyperloop, the "monorail" of the 21st century. Remember when every city wanted one? remember how many where built, let alone didn't yet get torn down again because they could never actually meet the requirements of commercially viable public transport? yeah. Also, hyperloop is an idea from the 70s. Remember hoover-cushion trains? got replaced by maglev. Remember maglevs? very expensive. Remember putting a meg lev in a super expensive vacuum tube environment? the 70's remembers. And then decided to develop high speed rail. But don't get me wrong, as engineer i'm all for trying out new things and pushing development until things work. But everyone needs to drop the hype on this. The only things this has going for itself is it's going to be ridiculously expensive to operate with low capacity should there be any margin for safety left.

[@dylanjames4706]

Uhhh I have to disagree. There should always be hype regarding something that is making progress and that could legitimately become a new form of travel. Also, the world is changing so to compare complex transportation systems of the past when little technology existed to new ideas today that prove successful seems a little stupid. If you asked someone in the 80’s if they thought we would have rockets that can literally land themselves back on the ground in a few decades, they would also probably say the same things as you. It would seem expensive and impossible to actually pull off, but look where we are. The infrastructure is definitely expensive, but the cost of travel itself on the hyper loop would be cheap considering there is no fuel being burned

[@endintiers]

@@dylanjames4706 There is no new science here. Maglev has been around for 50 years, the idea is over 100 years old and has never worked. It is basically a dumb idea. They spent $10bn on 500M of track. Existing maglev (Shanghai) is hitting 580km/hour - no need for an expensive vacuum tube. Also: shouldn't Virgin Galactic have been sending 100s of people into space each year since 2005? Think "Fyre Festival".

[@siekensou77]

japan still has monorails

[@dkpqzm]

I understand your point, it's almost like reinventing the wheel. We already have bullet trains in Japan that have been proven safe and reliable. I think this is more of a way to hype American/Western technology. But on the other hand it's a cool concept, and if this is what we need to do to get alternative transportation between cities into use without the hassle of flying, I'm all for it. This would work very well in the southwest part of the country. LA to LV to PHX especially.

[@siekensou77]

@@dkpqzm cross country usage would be good.

[@serhatkarabeyli9818]

My man at this is now legit The Definitive Channel for all things construction and engineering.

[@LikeToDrive]

Agree!

[@roadrunner6224]

If they were legit they would debunk this and not give Mr Branding here a platform to market his bullshit. Even Elon quit it by now and if that megalomaniac abandons a project it’s probably garbage.

[@dahl2525]

Definitive news channel that is

[@dahl2525]

@roadrunner this is why you don’t do drugs kids

[@woodduck2178]

RoadRunner well people thought the idea to fly was a crazy dream and look now air travel globally so don't assume before it has even begun

[@christybyrne9844]

Amazing that I’ve watched your channel grow to the point you’re interviewing Branson himself now! Totally deserved, fantastic quality videos and only getting better

[@fiverZ]

I found a screenshot I took a couple of years ago and I noticed I was subscribed to this channel since it was on at least 15K subscribers. You that old too?

[@yoscot629]

literally a pipe dream -- rust, seismic problems, heat expansion, repair nightmare. but it will be really fast to go between airports in dubai

[@Optimus-Prime-Rib]

Covid has destroyed Emirates. Only 4 of their 123 A380s are flying. 84 being sent to long term storage possibly never flying again. That second airport won't be built good and proper for decades.

[@ShadowebEB]

Sorry to climb over your seat but I need to get to the toilet! Oh there is no toilet? I need to use that bucket? OK.

[@nickwilliams2745]

Yea that’s why there’s never been any type of pipe to go miles we haven’t figured out rust or heat expansion. It’d be so nice to pump oil or telephone cables for miles too bad that’s impossible

[@ShadowebEB]

@@nickwilliams2745 Someone here wants to be clever, Type "thermal expansion on pipes" on Google to see how it looks like, now imagine adding that to the HYPErloop. Make research before thinking that you can mock others.

[@SD-tj5dh]

To be fair this whole project could be just one big underground network. There is really no benefit for it being all above ground. Not if you can't even see outside.

[@redsbricks5993]

107 miles per hour. America: wowowowowwoowwoow amazing! Europe and Japan with their very high speed trains going at 200-220 mph: how cuteeee

[@demonz9065]

its a first test on a 500 meter track.... what did you expect light speed?

[@grandiose_3392]

😂

[@Danuxsy]

@@demonz9065 With two passengers, Bullet Trains can carry hundreds of passengers at over 200mph.

[@demonz9065]

@@Danuxsy yeah that’s nice. This is still a first test on a track with only 500 meters to accelerate. It’s like laughing at solar panels when they first came out because the efficiency was garbage. Just wait

[@Danuxsy]

@@demonz9065 Maybe, I have big doubts tho

[@iamFegor]

It's called HYPErloop for a reason. Hype is literally in the name.

[@jondon8704]

Hyperloop is not necessary. High-speed rail is much better. Speed is overrated. And why the fuck would I want to travel in a tube? I'd rather see my surroundings.

[@srs6461]

@@jondon8704 What a stupid statement.

[@ninjasamich120]

@@srs6461 the cost per Mile of hyperloop is gonna be ridiculous. Half the travel time at 100x the price seems like a dumb tradeoff

[@srs6461]

@@ninjasamich120 You do realize it’s going to be the same with high speed rail.

[@srs6461]

@@ninjasamich120 Any form of transportation like this is going to need to be subsidized.

[@ArrKayLondon]

I get that Richard Branson is a well known and objectively successful entrepreneur, but I think that people such as him have a lot to answer for as to the state of the modern world. Virgin Healthcare sued the NHS in England, Virgin Trains ran a consistently poor service for rail passengers on a near monopoly on their lines, and he's a nom-dom and pays no UK tax. People such as him get to make money from our infrastructure even when providing poor service but still get plenty of positive media coverage which ignores all their dreadful behaviour. We as a society get caught up in all his PR, marketing and hype and do things such clap for our NHS but behind the scenes Branson is suing them and not paying UK tax. Just seems unfair to me that he gets a free PR buzz gut actually he's quite cold hearted in lots of ways. Edit: Didn't think this comment would get as many likes as it did. I would like to add that this 'billionaires create value' PR that they spout is often reductionist horseshit. They also create liabilities. Many of their employees have their salaries subsidised by the state (your taxes) in terms of welfare, food stamps, free school meals etc. Walmart was calculated to cost the US govt $6bn in welfare to its low paid employees top-ups. That's $6bn in profit that they could pay but ask you to pay in your paycheck. Their low prices are a myth. Billionaires are not just good or bad. They are a logical conclusion of capitalism namely monopolies, and the concentration of power in the hands of the very few.

[@sailenkatel3436]

So true

[@itsmecaldo]

we live in a society.

[@news2hedz227]

i have heard these rumours too. i also have beard the opposite. can you provide references?

[@Force12]

True, but that's life. This is certainly going to happen.

[@nathanlewis42]

I only rode on virgin trains a couple of times but I liked them.

[@rusinsr]

I don't think Sir Richard Branson answered any of the questions asked XD

[@robertocalvo934]

Indeed, not even him believes in this thing.

[@silliestsususagest3276]

He's too busy not paying tax

[@kam2894]

@@silliestsususagest3276 as he should

[@silvervens]

Pog

[@vomm]

Yes, quite disappointing that he answered every question only with advertising.

[@dariusduesentrieb]

Don't know the details but my intuition tells me that trains have much a better cost to value ratio, especially if we're talking about the next decades and including research costs for the hyperloop. We already see that planes aren't that much faster than trains on smaller distances due to the check-in and stuff overhead at the airport. And long distance travel is probably massively cheaper to construct and not slower with planes.

[@Digital-Dan]

Read Elon Musk's tomes of a few years back for why this may not be the case. His version of Hyperloop is only interesting at speeds competitive with air travel, over intercity distances. He may have been overlooking the same issues that make high speed rail so difficult in the US, but he had some arguments for why the tubes would be easier to install.

[@tatata1543]

Every time I hear hyperloop hype I think of Theranos. Don’t know why.

[@lilgromee1485]

thunderfoot

[@PepTalkTillYouDrop]

@@lilgromee1485I think thunderfoot said this project was fake?

[@sapede]

So the Simpsons will have to dedicate an episode to this ground breaking innovation. Hopefully with a catchy song.

[@marcocappelli2236]

MONORAIL!

[@aoaoaaoaoao889]

@@marcocappelli2236 duorail

[@Sandi_shores_lands_fish]

This track is enclosed and very dark We'll get there sooner and won't have to park Hyporail! Hyporail! Hyporail!

[@Johnnymoo]

Branson and Bjarke Ingels. What a scoop! Well done Fred and B1M.

[@silvervens]

Pog

[@anosluz]

Bjarke Ingels said nothing relevant. A toddle could muster more substance

[@Johnnymoo]

@@anosluz We’ll see where it goes, for his part he only has to consider the look and experience of the users. Definitely remains to be seen whether the technical side of things will come to anything.

[@michaelroberts1420]

Yes one full of idea’s the other full of himself.

[@kukuliic2]

You guys are hilarious :D Its been nearly 10 years since this hype loop and we finally get a real test.... of 2 guys.... going at 100mph... for 500 feet... Now just to make the worlds biggest vacuum chamber with the worlds biggest bullet, fill it with humans and defy physics, lets not forget that it needs to be cheap. When can I buy my ticket?

[@blueshorts801]

Japan spent about thirty years developing the world’s first viable bullet trains. So, maybe you’ll be able to buy your ticket in about 20 years.

[@fade2gray]

@@blueshorts801 VirginHyperloop fired half its employees just about the same time when you wrote that comment. can we take it that it almost completed (!) research? :)

[@Grymgar]

Someone call up Adam Something, its another case of someone reinventing trains, but shittier!

[@degustatorpowietrza1364]

@@blueshorts801 You know that the hyperloop concept is 100 years old, yes?

[@Hideyoshi1991]

@@blueshorts801 m8 a vacuum tube stretching hundreds of km with a rail line in it Is not only insanely expensive but also has much cheaper and longer lasting that do the same thing and do it better called high speed rail.

[@kingcah3899]

KZbin getting too comfortable with these double commercials like DAMN!!!

[@fiverZ]

That's what uBlock Origin is for lmao

[@sajjansingh4329]

I think you can afford youtube premium.

[@fiverZ]

Why would anyone give KZbin money with the way they treat their smaller creators?

[@keepo231]

ublock/adblock, bruh it's soon 2021

[@fiverZ]

AdBlock take money from advertisers to whitelist ads lmao

[@1SafetyAngel]

Just wondering if anyone has considered how passengers that are encapsulated in a concrete tunnel/tube are to exit should an emergency occur or how to gain access to the passengers should an emergency occur!

[@lsamoa]

This. Louder for the people at the back please.

[@blueshorts801]

Yes. It is always near the top of the concerns list. Hopefully 20 years from now when the first one opens up they’ll have it figured out.

[@clitisswood7330]

Hyperloop is dead before killing people ! Sad isn't it ?

[@Majora96]

I mean you just need doors/exits in the tube right

[@AAAAAA-qs1bv]

@@Majora96 depressurized tunnel tho :/

[@OscarB]

Creators: This will replace air planes Me: So a train in a tube

[@Amit_Pirate]

This will replace bullet trains

[@mk1st]

Muuuch faster than a train

[@gong1616]

it will replace legs

[@isassetuba]

The designer has a "am a designer" type of look 😂 😂 😂

[@Mggggssss]

I’m *

[@Mixima101]

Bjarke Ingels is one of my favourite architects, but he's known for being a master bullshitter, like drawing shapes and justifying them later. Haha

[@isassetuba]

@@Mggggssss thanks 😂 😂

[@0x0michael]

@@Mixima101 We can say that Bjarke Ingels is the Steve Jobs of architecture

[@petergoestohollywood382]

The whole operation has just that look.

[@c0ntagi0us_z]

Ok so unseal 500m, entirely straight vacuum tube, push the pod into the tube, reseal tube, travel 500m reaching top speed of 172kph, unseal vacuum tube, pull pod out of tube. Slower than existing trains, with the time overhead of entering and exiting the vacuum, and the danger of a vacuum. But I do like how it has coloured lights on the inside. That is how you know it is a genuine future reaching technology project, and not a literal pipe dream.

[@Putindidnothingwrong]

lamooo, they should just invest that money into improving existing superconducting high speed trains

[@metatron5199]

Putin did nothing wrong. Exactly, this is a dead end, the problems surrounding the vacuum part of this is completely unfeasible and will be the death blow... literally superconducting mag lev trains travel multiple times faster than there pathetic 107mph... like our said better off developing more of them instead of junk like this... only the technology illiterate find this impressive as demonstrated in the comment section here lmfao... what's even sadder is the fact that they think by calling it another name ppl will somehow believe this is not a train, when in fact that's exactly what it is, just a maglev train in a vacuum tube.... pathetic waste of money, time and resources...

[@shivamjhanwar2782]

Good ol fucking dumbasses understand the concept. It's not for your 500m ride home. It's for long travels like New York to California at a speed of 1100kmph. 172kmph was for the first test run.

[@f-22r]

It wouldn't work that way in practice. It would stop, an airlock would open, then you would go through to the station and get out of a side door. The top speeds are at least 760 mph (1,200 km/h), but probably much higher than that.

[@f-22r]

@Jazz why would temperature be an issue?

[@CityWhisperer]

The idea is nice, but I don’t think it’s useful for movement of large groups of people as happens between major cities. Pods can barely carry 15 to 20 people, comparing it to hundreds on trains.

[@royroland3884]

As the years pass it will continue to develop, making it possible to carry hundreds of people at a time.

[@Ghulatz]

Good for Mars .or planetary settlements generally. It will rock there in conjunction with their respective gravity constraints.

[@PeteS_1994]

These are prototypes. Who is to say they can’t be bigger.

[@Arthur0000100]

Furthermore, given the safe security standards, hyperloop will have to have more distance between each pod as they are travelling at higher speeds and would need more distance to break.

[@trashbeansoup2467]

@@Arthur0000100 I don't think their objective is to break.

[@shouryasanjeev9284]

- Maglevs failed because they're too expensive to build and maintain - Hyperloop is a maglev with a vaccum tube around it, built almost exclusively on elevated track that carries less people and cargo at a given time I don't see why that might be unsuccessful

[@alovimcafee876]

Hyperloop : Exists 250mph Train: Also already exists?

[@hillbillyintheasia6122]

hyer loop mars

[@sanjarsocool]

That’s a short track that’s why with it’s full track it can go to speeds of up to 750mph

[@thelorax4236]

@@sanjarsocool and how will they build this long track?

[@sanjarsocool]

@@thelorax4236 ask an engineer tf?

[@youtubecansuckmynuts2214]

@@thelorax4236 They will ad one section every year so that Investors keep wasting their money on this scam lol

[@sleeknub]

Am I the only person that interprets “pressurized environment” to mean an environment at a pressure greater than 1 atm (when in fact the tube should have less than 1 atm of pressure - a “depressurized environment”)?

[@desiree7633]

i would think so too since its a vacuum

[@user-jq6wf1xk5g]

That’s pop science for you

[@goaram]

When you just want things to sound good and understanding or reality are not your priorities, "pressurised environment" works just fine.

[@ssrini2002]

Same way how an airplane works. Since the outside has low pressure, the cabin will have to be artificially pressurised to make it equal to 1 atm

[@godspeedjourneys2661]

You make a great point!

[@steffenjespersen247]

The only hard part with "Hyperloop" and the only difference between a normal maglev train in a tunnel is. A close to vacuum tunnel system, that is safe, ultra low maintenance and to a price that makes sense compared to flying. In this test (look at time 0:52) here the camera shows from inside the tunnel. And you can clearly hear the electric engine (should not be possible in near vacuum) And it looks like the tunnel is open from the end with sunlight shining in. If that is true than this is not a test of Hyperloop, but just an electric train in a tunnel, something we have done every day the last 100 years.

[@tonuka6257]

Is the train levitating? If not it'd still cause vibrations and make noise

[@irok1]

Near vacuum would mean that a single puncture could prove fatal, correct?

[@steffenjespersen247]

@@tonuka6257 It is a Maglev or that is atleast what Virgin says. Yes that is a levitating train.

[@steffenjespersen247]

@@irok1 It all depends on the size of the hole. Just like the International space station had a small leak, it did not have a devistating collaps. But if, lets say a truck rammed the tunnel (if it is not underground) and split the whole pibe open. Yes they you would have a shockwave of air traveling down both ends traveling at the speed of sound, and properly kill everyone inside the tunnel system at that point.

[@Wordavee1]

@@steffenjespersen247 It runs on wheels, the magnetic system just propels it.

[@FuturologyChannel]

Dang, incredibly impressive video!

[@toxic6085]

Amazing videos dude . Have been subscribed to you before u got 10K subs .

[@yegfreethinker]

Hope you guys sent Branson an invoice for the exposure giving him! 😅 Advertisement like that doesn't come cheap. ;)

[@henryprice9493]

Gotta realize that the hyperloop isn't that special, just a different kind of train.

[@superadventure6297]

I'd agree, if it was even able to pass muster as a train.

[@captiannemo1587]

The atmospheric railway is also fairly old... IE a train pushed by air...(also sucked air on the other side to help things along) this however just runs one in a vacuum.

[@jondon8704]

@@captiannemo1587 Hyperloop is not necessary. High-speed rail is much better. Speed is overrated. And why the fuck would I want to travel in a tube? I'd rather see my surroundings.

[@abhijeetneti]

@@jondon8704 Interesting take on Hyperloop, thanks. I think if you're going for a scenic route this isn't the mode of transport for you - it's targeted for people who need to get from A to B very quickly (and it probably opens up the possibility of commuting to a city for work while living in a different city). Also, it is MEANT to be cheaper than high speed rail, but we've not seen any actual Hyperloop projects and things are always cheaper on paper and renders so who knows. Given we’ve only just seen the first human test of a Hyperloop prototype, it's too early to discount the technology entirely already.

[@ninjasamich120]

@@abhijeetneti Its inconceivable that it will be cheaper than HSR given the tech that it uses. Its a maglev train inside a vacuum tube. Maglev trains on their own are more expensive than normal trains so I cannot imagine how hyperloop would be cheaper than either.

[@dvampofo]

Bjarke Ingels was in the Netflix series "Abstract: The Art of Design" season 1. The buildings he brought to reality are really beautiful

[@mysteriousDSF]

The Danish guy has such a cool accent 😎🇨🇭

[@la9v7]

You do know that is the Swiss flag, right?

[@budisoemantri2303]

@@la9v7 hahaha

[@Joraultechy]

That’s.... a Swiss flag

[@mysteriousDSF]

Yep, sorry... let me fix it 🇦🇽🇦🇽🇦🇽

[@budisoemantri2303]

@@mysteriousDSF still wrong, this is Danish flag 🇸🇦

[@SimonAmazingClarke]

I can't lusten to this designer any more. 'We need to not make it look like a train,' really. You make it practical, safe, and to fit the maximum number of people in. That's what you do.

[@Neillusion]

dude didn't even try to leverage a clickbait on the fact that he had Richard Branson. Bravo

[@JoshChristiane]

I'm curious as to what the pros/cons are for this as opposed to just bullet trains like exist in Japan.

[@tonygalano6825]

No fatalities will occur.

[@JoshChristiane]

@@tonygalano6825 In Japan only one fatality has ever happened due to a crash/failure of a bullet train. In their 55 years of operation I'd say that's stunning. Who is to say the hyperloop is any safer than that? I can even think of a few ways that it's less safe. Anything underground adds more complications as well. Not that I'm against this idea, I just fail to see how it's a lot more practical at the moment.

[@fabior6025]

Fantastic work again mate! You’re right up there with the greatest quality channels on this platform! Leaps and bounds ahead and your journalism, professionalism and connections really give you an edge! Keep it up Fred, I’ll still be watching you and this technology!

[@Picsou313]

Glad I subscribed. Amazing content

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!!

[@Goxilla]

107 mp/h ... meanwhile on the german hyperloop-system, the so called Autobahn: "Aus dem Weg!"

[@Zichoe]

Damn did my favourite engineering channel just interview Richard Branson!?! Unbelievable..

[@haadbajwa7565]

Amazing, yes not only passengers but cargo can be shipped from Shanghai to LA under Ocean... just imagine how much time will be reduced.... Good work Sir Richard Branson.👏🍾🤸‍♂️🤸‍♀️🤸🍰🥳

[@deezynar]

It needs an incredible amount of material, in the tubes, and the drive system, which are mostly metals, to get a few people from place to place. It also ties up a lot of real estate. An airplane uses air, that's free, and only needs land at its destinations.

[@christopherabramor3012]

But planes use a lot of fuel. This is purely grid-bound electric. This summed up with the high capacity European integrated grid system under construction make it have the potential to become a real (efficient) environment-friendly alternative for quick regional travelling

[@RandomGuy-ghs]

You apparently have never ride on any of the high speed trains that those Asians have

[@fuzzieist]

It seems to me that you have a negative attitude, tat will take you nowhere.😵

[@AquaDogYT]

Yes it will be a large investment, but think of the potential. It is a clean way to travel long distances quickly, compared to airplane routes that spew out a ton of greenhouse gas. But WAY more importantly, there's no airport. You could use this as a commuting tool, not a beginning and end to vacations and business trips. This could connect communities that are hours away by car and divert traffic off the roads between these communities that cause thousands of civilian deaths each year. Hyperloop is public transport, which airplanes will never be.

[@Immanatum]

@@RandomGuy-ghs apparently, the cost of infrastructure for those trains are higher than airports with airliners under equal circumstances. That's why MagLev trains are so rare.

[@fredashay]

The Hyperloop is way cool! But what advantage does it have over something like the maglev Shinkansen in Japan? In vacuum might give the Hyperloop a slight speed advantage over the Shinkansen, but it strikes me as being dangerous if the pod should break down and the passengers are trapped inside, or the tunnel should breach in, like, an earthquake. I don't want to sound all negative about it like Thunderf00t, but I think these concerns need to be talked about more. Although, if they can make pressurized flexible connectors between pods, they could make an actual Hyperloop train that can carry 100 people or more. With doors at both ends of the pods, the pod at one end could "dock" with a hatch at the station so the pod or train wouldn't need to pass through an airlock at each station, but it would be a pain if you could board only at one end of the train.

[@thelorax4236]

That's because Elon Musk the car billionaire wants you to think its better. In reality trains are and always will be superior as they carry more people at a faster speed for less money. The hyperloop is a scam for the ultra rich who want to play around with their money.

[@benjacobs574]

@@thelorax4236, it’s at a much lower speed now because it’s only being tested, and only in a small test track. The technology will be advanced enough in 20 years time for it to be considered the next step after maglev. They are still way off, but the first functional system would go at a projected speed of 760mph, which is twice as fast as any current train. If they can reach over 100mph and back to 0mph in 500m tube, they will certainly one day reach 760mph, and much more than that in the distant future. For tech to be there in the future, it has to be developed now.

[@xr6lad]

Nothing. This is why its dead. Small passenger cabs. Okaaay. When you can have trains carry hundreds. This sort of thing is like strapping two people too a rocket and claiming we are on the verge of interstellar travel.

[@benjacobs574]

@@xr6lad, it is, but in 40 years time, there could be pods travelling at extremely high speeds very close together. Or those pods going in the same direction could band into trains.

[@fredashay]

@@benjacobs574 That's kind'a what I said -- put the doors at each end of the pod and come up with a pressurized flexible docking system that can allow the pods to be connected together like a train so that passengers could pass through while the train is in transit. That will ramp up the capacity to be more like a train. It will also improve safety if a pod breaks down, just uncouple that pod from the rest of the train and transport all the passengers to safety.

[@VFPn96kQT]

Maglevs are more practical even they barely exist. This one - doesn't look too promising.

[@jasebwmn]

As much as I'm not a fan of Branson and the Virgin brand it doesn't mean I can't admire the engineering and design but it is also very cool to see you interviewing both him AND Bjarke Ingels!!

[@ChristGodinyouItrust]

I must say you have a future in narration. Although you already have one! Your voice is just like darn, so dope! You should take over Martin Tayler when he retires commentating the premier league!

[@Kiwamare]

"107 miles an hour" the GWE class 166 goes 125 mph

[@pengu2250]

That was a test. The hyperloop is designed for 1000km/h

[@-perge]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqu7nYitZ7ybmac "6 feet" Progress will come.

[@FitnessGuru91]

@@pengu2250 LOL in what concept and bullshit talk? Seriously this is all a pipe dream in the literal sense.

[@manojdhss]

IMO the track is too short for attaining higher speeds(Just 500 mts). There should be space for deceleration followed by some tolerance. That's why !!

[@kokomrade2541]

@@pengu2250 👀

[@Game_Hero]

3:51 Even in their simulations they are respecting social distancing with the seats.

[@ShadowebEB]

Sorry to climb over your seat but I need to get to the toilet! Oh there is no toilet? I need to use that bucket? OK.

[@sapede]

1:20

[@icrazieelliotgamer7338]

This is by far the best idea for travel, supersonic speeds and much,much fastest times to get to your designation. ALSO much better for our environment I hope this takes off.We need it the planet needs it.X

[@neutrino78x]

no, it will not exceed the speed of sound, because there's still pressure in the tube (it's about the same as at 30,000 feet). So when we bring back supersonic flight over land -- NASA and Lockheed have found an aircraft shape that lets you break the sound barrier with a barely audible sonic boom -- this will be only half the speed of those aircraft. However, unlike HSR, it would be competitive with (subsonic) aircraft up to about 700 miles, as opposed to the HSR effective distance of 200 miles.

[@aidanbritton5476]

Keep the content up. Love to see the new mega projects, wouldn’t mind more stuff about New York City!

[@mattbafundo420]

A video about the NYC subway system would be AWESOME

[@talismandaniels]

The worst subway system.in the world

[@Mathias3710]

Big interview! Congrats!

[@benjacobs574]

I don’t know why everyone is complaining in the comments. This is really a technology for the more distant future - there were trains, which advanced into faster trains, which advanced into maglev, which will eventually advance into this. It’s really just a logical progression on how to achieve a faster speed (this is just a maglev train shoved in a vacuum tunnel). 3:17 - They currently are only working with a fairly short track, I would imagine that they will increase the size of this at some point in order to test it can actually achieve its projected 760mph speed before actually installing a working system somewhere.

[@okemeko]

"Just shoved into vacuum tunnel". Yeah. Just vacuum a tunnel. How hard can it be?

[@benjacobs574]

@@okemeko, very difficult, which is why they get top engineers to come and figure out a way to do it. Just because something doesn’t exist now doesn’t mean it won’t in the future.

[@UhOhUmm]

Except the idea doesn't work in the universe we exist in. First of all vacuum chamber that big would be a safety nightmare, considering how poorly we take care of infrastructure that's cheap as fuck to maintain, this wouldn't be. And secondly you can't run high power anything in a vacuum because the heat can't go anywhere except inside your train. Find me the engineers and scientists that actually work on this thing. It's all PR and marketing.

[@LexElls]

Super excited for this episode!

[@katherandefy]

Awesome! Wow!!!! You did it! Especially Dubai... off the charts. Whooo!!!

[@dennisfrank6308]

Hello Katherandefy.. How are you doing?

[@zorzeus]

Really, this is so amazing. I am just thinking that in future I'd like to be part of something like this. Huge projects that are actually moving humankind forward! You are giving me goosebumps. B1M, thank you so much for phenomenal content. Best regards from Serbia!

[@charliedevine6869]

"Ok so we won't have a huge turbine on the front because that was dumb so let's put a small porthole there instead"

[@nicklaskowalski]

The project officially went down the tube! In the best possible way 😂

[@jondon8704]

Hyperloop is not necessary. High-speed rail is much better. Speed is overrated. And why the fuck would I want to travel in a tube? I'd rather see my surroundings.

[@aoaoaaoaoao889]

@@jondon8704 trains can hit people and stuff so i guess that’s a factor to some extent

[@immaeditthatoutjustsayin5892]

I'm from West Virginia and love the project to help lift up the state. So, so excited to see hyperloop grow! This opportunity is the future in all scenarios. When they open I'll be the first to ride! This system changes the world. Being able to travel anywhere and back in the same day opens up the economy here and everywhere. Changing the game for work, relationships and shipping plus so much more. Seeing the embrace to be first is so vital and important. Definitely the best decision made in the states history.

[@Lousy_Bastard]

The idea has been around for 100 years, if it hasn't done all the things you said it will do by now I don't think it's going to anytime soon. At this present time it's not financially feasible.

[@killerbam1234]

good job! well made video. thank u.

[@localnyraccoon]

4:57 "I barely noticed any type of bumps at all" *camera proceeds to shake a lot*

[@micahbowen184]

No way the seats will be that spacious! You'll be packed in closer than an Asian airlines!

[@stresseu]

If it will be launched as a 2 seater pod, can this actually scale? Can it accommodate a sufficient number people to: 1. Make it economically viable 2. Solve the issues in dense cities Will be interesting to see the progression!

[@TreyPDB]

normal people: "hey why don't we build a high speed train like the japanese, that'd be pretty cool and efficient." billionaires: "nahh man how about an expensive ass train with some inane gimmick instead! 😀"

[@heretustay]

Holy shit, 1.45m subs AND live Branson interview!? B1M look at you!! I remember subbing in the

[@gaziarif]

I’m seriously waiting for a Thunderf00t video on this.

[@MikeGill87]

I wish I live long enough (now I'm 33) to see three things: - Hyperloops becoming an everyday realit - A colony on Mars getting started - First hot fusion reactor starting delivering electricity to the grid I think Hyperloop has the best chance to be there first.

[@okemeko]

I'd say fusion is much easier

[@akragt01]

You forgot the aliens, gotta see them too

[@Digital-Dan]

@@okemeko But possibly unnecessary by the time it is practical. Jury's out.

[@MikeGill87]

@@okemeko But it won't deliver electricity to the grid anytime soon. If ITER is closest, then it still might get decades...

[@Mufcforever-sl2gf]

Mike Gill its nuclear fusion not hot fusion surely

[@derekadair7522]

Imagine having a leak in a 500mile long track and having to find it lol, not to mention the cost of the track. So many problems with this project you just cant fix.

[@intcrown]

Subscribing to this channel is one of the best things I've ever done online! Well done video👍

[@motionsick]

I barely felt any bumps, we built such an amazing company, derp

[@felixcarpio3260]

Watching from Philippines 🇵🇭❤️

[@oscarsands1237]

Love to the Philippines

[@redentorgabrielulsano2812]

Another filipino who comments about the philippines Intead the actual video

[@felixcarpio3260]

@@redentorgabrielulsano2812 ?

[@felixcarpio3260]

@@redentorgabrielulsano2812 pinagsasabi mo?

[@markcaserta1223]

@@oscarsands1237 imagine going from Zamboanga City to Manila in 30 minutes. It's possible.

[@kurtn4819]

"Down the Tube" is right. Essentially, it gives CEOs stiffies to think of shooting their customers at other cities like in a classroom pea-shooter war. Look, the reason why the "HyperLoop" concept, one that is well over a hundred years old, has never become an existing technology capable of generating a profit is because there is none to be had, or at least not on the scale that airlines & petroleum provides. So jump forward to the present, here in the future, and suddenly you have investors sniffing around this concept once again (historically the 3rd or 4th time) because now we theoretically have the technology to do it. Well all one has to do is look at the evidence to see which program Branson & Musk has put more time, money & love into, their space programs or hyperloop? I'm not saying it can't be done, but the risks are going to keep the idea relegated to a niche market. In order to challenge the current transportation systems one has to demonstrate on a real-world scale that hyperloop is cheaper & safer than by air.... remember the Concorde?

[@toonidrawz284]

Historic test !! Truly revolutionary...

[@Trgn]

Love the opening track. This channel is gold

[@stephencatterson4672]

Been following since 67k subs and now my guy is out here interviewing Tricky Dickie. What a mad lad 🙌🏼

[@UIMGodzilla]

Fun fact about myself, once me and my best friend, when we were around 10 years old, toured Richard Brandson around an island which he later bought it for $13mil, so I like to tell people im Richard Brandons realtor and am still waiting for the commission from that $13mil

[@jl-dq5ch]

That's amazing you were able to talk with Richard Branson. That guy is such a badass

[@wuchuendarylng4300]

Love from Malaysia. Keep it up B1M! :)

[@billgreen576]

Hyperloop trains 107 mph for a couple of miles. Trains in Spain travel at nearly 200 mph for hundreds of miles.

[@XxLIVRAxX]

This channel really is something else. Rock On lads!

[@kaydesign]

We need this positive news, specially in 2020. Thanks 😘

[@anp1609]

Woah Sir Richard Branson on B1M !!! Mark this day folks

[@20_percent]

Technology moves as fast as I go to the store for beer

[@ArcticKomodo]

This is like trying to invent the car when the car already exists.

[@SneezingEagle]

I'm excited to see this take of properly in the future!

[@DaniMrtini]

I saw Richard Branson at a grocery store in Los Angeles last week. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly. Edit: for the uninformed, this is a joke. It is copy pasta. Again it is a joke.

[@Supernaut2000]

He’s an idiot.

[@scottmulholland1329]

I don’t know what’s more bizarre- this overall comment or “Richard Branson’s” behavior in said comment! I can’t tell if this is a type of abstract expression in the form of a short story, a flippant joke or an actual occurrence! What do you mean by “closing his hand shut in front of my face?” I’m having a hard time visualizing what “closing his hand shut in front of my face” looks like. If this random encounter actually happened- was his hand gesture to mean stop talking to me? How did you interpret this gesture?

[@adrianhozzie5139]

Of course you did. Are you going to go to your doctor or do you want me to contact them as you are hallucinating again. Richard Branson is currently in the Caribbean. Who ever you saw (not that the story had any weight in the first place) was not him

[@DaniMrtini]

@@scottmulholland1329 its a joke. Copy pasta. You literally just insert any celebrities name. Again it is a joke

[@DaniMrtini]

@@adrianhozzie5139 it is a joke. Quite obvious he wouldn't be buying 15 candy bars.

[@SLVperso]

107 miles/h ... actually it's what can do a regular car

[@Putindidnothingwrong]

lamoooooo

[@jimurrata6785]

And only a half kilometer at this point. ..... a poorly performing bracket dragster then.

[@101nemesis]

It's the first passenger test. You don't risk the safety of your passengers by having the thing your testing go full out. Its a step by step process. Their first step was to ensure that there were no problems at that speed. Another example of this is what SpaceX is doing with rockets. Why bother to do a 150m hop when you can just fly 15kms in the first go? Because there are number of data you collect by doing the smaller tests. The fact that someone needs to explain this is kinda sad.

[@paulhahn694]

@@jimurrata6785 The problem is: because the tube is only 500 meters long, it can’t go much faster than 107 m/h. The concept is that at some point Hyperloop can go to speeds of more than 500 miles per hour. Now I don’t know if that is really feasible but I really hope it is!

[@jimurrata6785]

@@paulhahn694 It was tongue in cheek. With this much money spent they should have a ring like the cyclotron proposed for Texas. I can't imagine the vacuum pumps (or the energy) required to pump down a transcontinental tube. Or what is intended to keep vacuum in the rest of the tube when the train disembarks at a station. An iris like a camera shutter perhaps? Cool concept, a lot of development still required. How high a vacuum? At some point you're going to be transonic. What then? There's no room for this thing to shudder without banging the wall. Possibly losing vacuum or worse opening the car to vacuum. I get it. The old fashioned pneumatic tubes in department stores and banks of the mid 20th century were the concept, but it just doesn't scale.

[@alexanderross4562]

I like how the B1M doesn't make it sound creepy and how they make it seem more like the first flight.

[@stephenwodz7593]

If it breaks down, how do passengers get out of the pod and tube? And it better stay on the track, because if it slips off there'll be a terrible crash with the walls. This thing makes more sense for moving cargo.

[@ChristGodinyouItrust]

I love your channel FYI, I binge watch your videos:)

[@elrymemakecontent2610]

100 year world to do list - hyperloop - efficient rocket - mars human step - fusion energy - 1km tall construction - wave energy

[@hillbillyintheasia6122]

mars and moon hyperloop

[@saarangsahasrabudhe8634]

"The definitive, video channel for Hyperloop construction...."

[@tauceti8341]

Still slower than a bullet train though? Are we regressing? Maglev goes 350+MPH That was such a jolty ride for just 100MPH

[@mrzen4154]

Very early concept test. A functional hyperloop is planned to run up to 760MPH but you'd need a WAAAAAY longer test track for something that quick...

[@jeronymjanc1943]

@@mrzen4154 But how many people can it cary?

[@NiekKuijpers]

Regressing? No

[@The__Jellyfish]

@@jeronymjanc1943 It would depend on the pod. I would say 8 people in a single pod.

[@anthonyabikhalil5478]

Keep up the good work! But forgot the captions for this video.

[@Brian-fn5pz]

And Virgin Hyperloop invests in West Virginia!!! Absolute class! Thank you!

[@skyejamss]

Remember Tesla? Yeah, many businesses man was expecting Tesla to fail but then Tesla suddenly became popular and now it's really god dang popular because of their affordable electric car. So we may expect it to fail, but it could be a success

[@nictamer]

"They laughed at Galileo. They laughed at Tesla. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown." (Carl Sagan?) Hyperloop is the Bozo the Clown of hi tech transportation.

[@MrDropMotion]

Yeah but like hyperloop isn't faster than high speed train, it's more dangerous, cost more, and require more energy. This is just dumb.

[@skyejamss]

@DropMotion Maybe in 5-10 years by now, the technology for the hyperloop would get more and more advance and cheaper just like a smartphone. So, it may look dumb but let's hope that it would be a success.

[@skyejamss]

@@MrDropMotion High speed train used to be very slow. Just like Hyperloop

[@tylerward6723]

LOL The Hyperloop. The Hype is more real then the loop. Too funny.