The maximum width is 4.43 ft (1.35 m) and maximum height is 6.11 ft (1.10 m). With rounded corners, this is equivalent to a 15 ft2 (1.4 m2) frontal area, not including any propulsion or suspension components.
Note "6.11" feet is in fact a typo, he meant at most 3.38 feet as the multiplication with 4.43 gives 15 of frontal area, and it fits with the metric units. It's very low, much less comfortable than sitting in the car. And you can be serviced in the car in the case of accident -- emergency cars reach the people in need. You practically can't interrupt the 30 minutes of supersonic ride in the capsule.
Imagine that I offer you to enter the non-moving capsule and stay there, knowing that absolutely no matter what happens to you, it won't be opened for 30 minutes. Would you enter? Would you let your grandparent enter it? Your kid?
Picture:
http://www.rtcc.org/files/2013/08/Hyperloop-passenger-capsul...
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The maximum width is 4.43 ft (1.35 m) and maximum height is 6.11 ft (1.10 m). With rounded corners, this is equivalent to a 15 ft2 (1.4 m2) frontal area, not including any propulsion or suspension components.
Note "6.11" feet is in fact a typo, he meant at most 3.38 feet as the multiplication with 4.43 gives 15 of frontal area, and it fits with the metric units. It's very low, much less comfortable than sitting in the car. And you can be serviced in the car in the case of accident -- emergency cars reach the people in need. You practically can't interrupt the 30 minutes of supersonic ride in the capsule.
Imagine that I offer you to enter the non-moving capsule and stay there, knowing that absolutely no matter what happens to you, it won't be opened for 30 minutes. Would you enter? Would you let your grandparent enter it? Your kid?
And finally:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2013/08/hyperloop