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Arrivo backs out of high-speed test track east of Denver

By 12/18/2018 | updated 7 years ago

Colorado transportation officials say Arrivo Corp. has backed out of plans to build and test a futuristic transportation system that would move passengers and freight at speeds of up to 200 mph.

The Colorado Sun reports the Los Angeles-based company proposed last year constructing a test track and facility near the E-470 tollway east of Denver, saying it would hire up to 200 employees and invest up to $15 million in the project by 2020.

E-470 Public Highway Authority spokeswoman Jessica Carson says Arrivo contacted state officials earlier this year, saying it would not proceed with the test site project.

Arrivo did not respond to requests for comment.

The company’s proposed “hyperloop-inspired” system would use magnetic levitation technology to send autonomous pods at high speeds.

This image provided by Arrivo Corp. shows an artist’s rendering of a futuristic pod that would be part of a system that would move passengers and freight at speeds of up to 200 mph. 
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