in 2016, and frankly there wasn't much of anything to look at. itjust sounds so radical, so groundbreaking, it's hard to imagine it ever happening. in the few years since they have come quite a long way. and in november of last year they successfully completed their first passenger test. they travelled 500 metres in 15 seconds, going as fast as 107mph. yes, yes! josh was on board for the maiden voyage. it was absolutely incredible, it was surreal to be sitting inside of a hyperloop and the ride itself, you felt a little bit of acceleration, sort of like you would have in a sports car. so this is just a beta version of the pod. the final one is expected to be a lot bigger, think the size of a bus, but also a lot easier to get into. the full—size pod is expected to fit around 25 people,