Hyperloop is a maglev inside a tube that is in partial vacuum. Maglev costs more than standard electrified rail, and needing a tube can only make it more expensive. Not only that, but it is an as-of-yet unproven technology. So I get really skeptical when TransPod claims they can build a hyperloop route in Ontario for cheaper than what it took to build that Shanghai maglev route in China where construction costs are notoriously low.