Arrivo Partners With Colorado Department Of Transportation And E-470 Public Highway Authority To Develop The First High Speed Super Urban Network

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Nov 14, 2017, 09:30 ET

DENVER, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Colorado Department of Transportation, E-470 Public Highway Authority and Arrivo, a next generation transportation company, announce a public-private partnership to build the first ever high-speed Super Urban Network to service the greater Denver region. Arrivo's autonomous network is engineered to eliminate traffic by zipping vehicles at speeds up to 200 mph through a new, seamless layer of transportation that connects with existing roadways, city metros and automobiles. In addition, Arrivo is opening an Engineering and Test Center in Commerce City, CO. The facility will house a growing team of engineers and technicians building a full-system test track and additional R&D operations.

"Arrivo is set to deliver on the promise of 21^st Century transportation," said Brogan BamBrogan, Co-Founder & CEO of Arrivo. "Denver is a perfect place to both develop and debut our technology in a system where everyone wins. Passengers will move seamlessly and directly to their destinations, while the region will benefit from greater mobility and the elimination of traffic, unlocking even more robust growth and economic fire power for residents and businesses."

"Colorado's rapidly growing population and booming economy makes for the ideal location for the development of an Arrivo system," said Governor John Hickenlooper. "Arrivo's additional decision to locate their test facilities, adding up to 200 employees by 2020 and $10 – 15 million to our economy in 2018, is a testament to the culture of innovation that drives our economic engine."

Arrivo's take on hyperloop transportation is focused on shorter, regional distances – a pressing challenge faced by many growing and urbanizing regions around the world, including Denver. The system uses only electric power to propel the vehicles and magnetic levitation to float the vehicles at high speeds. Multiple types of vehicles use the same dedicated infrastructure, allowing for high utilization and reduced user costs, including a vehicle which allows users to shuttle their own car through the system. The dedicated, automated lanes allow for very high throughput, with one lane of Arrivo doing the work of 5 – 10 freeway lanes. Denver's Super Urban Network by Arrivo will connect the entire region within 20 minutes of all destinations.

	Distance	Driving PM Traffic	Arrivo
Airport – Downtown	32 mi	55 min	9 min
Boulder – Lone Tree	47 mi	1 hr, 40 min	14 min
Golden – Airport	37 mi	40 min	11 min
Downtown – Castle Rock	30 mi	1 hr, 5 min	9 min

To begin the project, Arrivo and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will conduct a feasibility study for the first commercial leg connecting Denver International Airport to the Aurora Commerce Center. Arrivo plans to begin construction in 2019 and be operational as early as 2021, with this leg being a critical segment that can expand into the broader Denver Super Urban Network.

"We are reaching max roads in many cases in Colorado. Arrivo has a unique and practical approach to implementing hyperloop technology to eliminate traffic and dramatically improving the way people and goods move around the city," said Shailen Bhatt, Executive Director of CDOT. "As part of the next steps, we are committed to working with Arrivo on the feasibility of how we address mobility in our state."

Another important partner is the innovative toll road authority, E-470. "E-470 has transformed over the years from a well-managed, successful road to include a technically-charged organization that is leading the toll industry through its continuous advancements in the area of technology," said Sandy Bish, Information Technology Director at E-470 Public Highway Authority. "We look forward to working with Arrivo & CDOT to review the potential development of this innovative technology that could improve mobility in Colorado."

Arrivo is focused on working with top-tier strategic partners to accelerate and deliver its commercial ambitions. Added BamBrogan, "Residents, visitors, and businesses of Denver will soon have the mobility and choice to be anywhere they need, or want, to be."

Headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, Arrivo is a company of veteran engineers and transportation experts. Arrivo's team is engineering led, and proud of members with experience from such distinguished transportation and technology companies as; SpaceX, Ferrari, McLaren, Tesla, Google X, Siemens, AECOM, Mott MacDonald, and more.

ABOUT ARRIVO:
Arrivo, a next generation transportation company, is building high-speed, Super Urban Networks around the world. Arrivo's Networks add a new, seamless layer of transportation to existing roadways, city metros and automobiles which are designed to operate at speeds up to 200mph. The system increases the throughput of vehicles and delivers efficiencies that can eliminate traffic in some of the most congested areas of the world. The Company is based in Los Angeles, CA and comprised of veteran engineers and transportation experts. At Arrivo, everyone is an engineer in their own right; deeply trained and deeply passionate about creating a company, a technology and an infrastructure to not only transform transportation, but also reimagine the way we build cities and regions in the future. For more information on Arrivo visit http://www.arrivo-loop.com or view its Arrivo introduction video here: https://www.interdubs.com/r/brickyard/?al=iKxHGgh&an=XIMKWr.

About Colorado's RoadX
RoadX is CDOT's bold vision and commitment to being a national leader in using innovative technology and partnerships to create travel in Colorado that's free of crashes, injuries and delays. To learn more about this rapid, fast-paced venture to transform our aging transportation system, visit roadx.codot.gov.

ABOUT E-470
E-470 is the 75-mph toll road running along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. E-470 is a user-financed roadway, receiving no local, state or federal funds for financing, construction, operations or maintenance. E-470 is a political sub-division of the state governed by the E-470 Public Highway Authority Board composed of eight local governments including Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, and the municipalities of Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Parker and Thornton. E-470 also operates ExpressToll, the all-electronic toll collection system available on E-470, Northwest Parkway, and Colorado's Express Lanes.