High-Throughput and Low-Latency Hyperloop

Abstract

Hyperloop pods are expected to travel faster than 1, 000 km/h. Apart from high speed, high throughput and low latency are crucial to hyperloop 's success. We show that hyperloop networks could transport as many passengers as train or plane networks. Our on-demand pod scheduling method provides passenger waiting times of only a few minutes, even at peak times. That minimizes the overall trip latencies. Further, our scheduling results in low resource usage in terms of consumed energy and required number of pods in the system. With on-demand scheduling, passengers need not look up schedules and cannot miss connections. Rather, the schedule follows passengers' itineraries. In addition, the hyperloop concept can enable many direct connections due to small pod capacities. We conclude that hyperloop systems may become the preferred mode of transportation by being fast, reducing waiting times and keeping up with high demand - all while offering more convenience than current public transportation.