The Hyperloop was never meant to be built. Elon Musk admitted it was all about fueling opposition to California’s high-speed rail project so it would get canceled.

Musk never claimed in any way, shape or form that he was going to build the Hyperloop. In fact he explicitly ruled out doing it. You can blame the guy for a lot of things but this is just nonsense. Full disclosure: I also never intended to build a Hyperloop.