放棄客運業務後,Virgin Hyperloop 裁員 111 人

大約佔到員工總數的一半。

A model of a cargo hyperloop (ultra-high-speed ground transportation) by UAE's company DP World is pictured at Dubai's Expo 2020, on October 10, 2021. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)
A model of a cargo hyperloop (ultra-high-speed ground transportation) by UAE's company DP World is pictured at Dubai's Expo 2020, on October 10, 2021. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

金融時報報導,在決定砍掉客運業務專注於貨運後,Virgin Hyperloop 宣佈了涉及 111 人的裁員,規模大約是原有員工總數的一半。根據公司代表的說法,改換發展戰略主要是受到了供應鏈以及新冠疫情的影響。自成立以來,Virgin Hyperloop 就專注於開發客、貨兩用的真空運輸管道系統。未來在轉向貨運後,想來類似「內陸港」這樣的概念(船把貨卸到港口的膠囊上,在其被處理之前直接由管道射向內陸)或許有望被更快實現吧。