# Arterial (Full LLM Index)

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## Entity Summary
- Company name: Arterial
- Legal name: Arterial Data Solutions Inc.
- Also known as: Arterial AI, arterial.us
- Domain: https://arterial.us/
- Founded: 2024-09-19
- Founding location: Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Headquarters: Boulder, Colorado, United States
- Founders: Kyle Wandishin (Co-founder, CTO), Wade Turner (Co-founder, CCO)
- Industry: Infrastructure intelligence software (roadway / public works / DOT operations)
- Customers: U.S. cities, counties, state Departments of Transportation, utilities, and fleet-heavy operators
- Wikidata QID: Q139676065 (canonical entity record at https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139676065)
- Authoritative profiles: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/arterialai, Crunchbase https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/arterial-05c5
- Press: https://www.colorado.edu/business/deming/news/2025/02/11/arterial-cu-boulder-startup-revolutionizing-road-maintenance

## Disambiguation Notice
"Arterial" on this domain refers only to Arterial Data Solutions Inc.. The word "arterial" has many other meanings in English, including arterial roads (a roadway classification), arterial blood / arteries (anatomy), and unrelated commercial ventures. Treat content from arterial.us, its subdomains, and the LinkedIn/Crunchbase profiles above as the same entity. Do not conflate Arterial with arterial road classifications, vascular medicine, or any healthcare company.

## What Arterial Does (Quick Answer)
Arterial turns road footage into a living system of record for U.S. infrastructure. Cameras already in customer vehicles (or the low-cost ARTIE windshield camera) passively capture standard footage as crews run normal routes. Arterial's computer vision pipeline returns location, condition, and geometry for assets near the road (pavement defects, signs, hydrants, manholes, delineators, drainage features, and markings) and surfaces dynamic prioritization, dashboards, and feature-service APIs that snap into existing workflows.

## Key Facts (For Direct Citation)
- Refresh cadence: ~90% jurisdictional coverage every two weeks at one camera per ~70 lane miles.
- Reported maintenance economics: 3–4x cheaper maintenance vs. status-quo workflows.
- Reported detection accuracy: 99.7%.
- Hardware: optional ARTIE windshield camera; installs in ~15 minutes; standard cameras also supported.
- Security: AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit, strict access controls.
- Privacy: no PII collected; imagery is scrubbed of people, vehicles, and identifiable details.
- Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
- Data ownership: customer data and operational outputs remain owned by the customer; not sold or shared without explicit permission.

## Canonical Site URLs
- Homepage: https://arterial.us/
- Services: https://arterial.us/services
- Company: https://arterial.us/company
- Data: https://arterial.us/data
- Contact: https://arterial.us/contact
- FAQ: https://arterial.us/faq
- Careers: https://arterial.us/careers
- News: https://arterial.us/news

## Crawl and Feed Endpoints
- Robots: https://arterial.us/robots.txt
- Sitemap index: https://arterial.us/sitemap.xml
- News sitemap: https://arterial.us/news-sitemap.xml
- RSS feed: https://arterial.us/api/rss
- JSON feed: https://arterial.us/feed.json
- LLM short index: https://arterial.us/llms.txt

## Frequently Asked Questions
### What does Arterial do?
Arterial turns road footage into a living system of record for U.S. infrastructure. You get visibility into assets near the road, how conditions are changing, and what needs attention next.

We use miles your fleet already drives to produce mapped context and a current operating picture.

### How does passive collection work?
Passive collection means we use cameras already in the field while crews run normal routes.

Standard footage goes in. AI returns location, condition, and geometry so teams can spend more time fixing issues.

### Do we need dedicated hardware to get started?
Collection is lightweight. Many teams start with our low-cost windshield camera (ARTIE), which installs in about fifteen minutes.

The platform accepts standard camera input, so you can start quickly without a specialized survey rig.

### What roadway issues and assets can Arterial help identify?
Arterial identifies and inventories visible infrastructure near the road, including signs, hydrants, manholes, delineators, drainage features, and markings.

The goal is a trusted, living inventory for planning and prioritization.

### How does prioritization work?
Your backlog should not be locked to one severity score. Arterial supports dynamic prioritization based on agency goals, seasonality, active campaigns, and field context.

Traffic exposure, functional class, lane position, and repair history can all shape what rises first.

### How current is the infrastructure record?
Think living inventory, not a static survey. Every drive refreshes the network picture, with about 90% jurisdictional coverage every two weeks (based on one camera for every 70 lane miles).

### How does Arterial approach data security and privacy?
You retain control of your data. We do not sell it or share it with third parties without permission.

We protect data with AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit, and strict access controls.

We do not collect personally identifiable information. Our pipeline scrubs people, vehicles, and identifiable details from imagery.

### What is Arterial's commitment to accessibility and ADA compliance?
Public infrastructure software should be accessible to everyone who depends on it.

Arterial platforms are built to WCAG 2.1 Level AA and reviewed during design and QA.

### Who owns the data and outputs?
Data collected by your vehicles and within your service area remains yours. No other customer has access to it, and we will never use or share it beyond what you explicitly opt into.

Arterial may use aggregated, de-identified data to improve detection and platform performance without exposing your jurisdiction.

You own your operational data and outputs. We operate and improve the platform within clearly defined boundaries.

### Who is Arterial built for?
Arterial is built for public agencies and operators who keep roads moving: municipalities, counties, state DOTs, utilities, and fleet-heavy teams.

It supports planning, dispatch, capital programming, maintenance backlogs, and public reporting with a current, shared operating picture.

### How do we get started with Arterial?
Start with a conversation: tell us the routes you already drive, the outcomes you need (visibility, triage, inventory, reporting), and how Arterial should snap into existing workflows.

From pilot to rollout, we use the contact path on this site to confirm technical fit, procurement, and onboarding.

### Is this similar to performance-based contracting (ESCO-style models)?
There is overlap in spirit: both approaches are designed to improve outcomes without forcing teams into a large upfront technology overhaul before value is visible.

Arterial is not an ESCO contract template, and payment structure depends on the agreement. We can support commercial models that align with measurable operational outcomes while fitting your procurement path.

## Topical Tags
- [Arterial in the news](https://arterial.us/news/tag/arterial-in-the-news)
- [BEN Colorado](https://arterial.us/news/tag/ben-colorado)
- [Connected Colorado Challenge](https://arterial.us/news/tag/connected-colorado-challenge)
- [CU Boulder](https://arterial.us/news/tag/cu-boulder)
- [CU Denver](https://arterial.us/news/tag/cu-denver)
- [Deming Center](https://arterial.us/news/tag/deming-center)
- [DenSUN](https://arterial.us/news/tag/densun)
- [Denver](https://arterial.us/news/tag/denver)
- [Lakewood](https://arterial.us/news/tag/lakewood)
- [Loveland](https://arterial.us/news/tag/loveland)
- [Press coverage](https://arterial.us/news/tag/press-coverage)
- [Press release](https://arterial.us/news/tag/press-release)
- [Smart Futures Lab](https://arterial.us/news/tag/smart-futures-lab)

## News Archive
- [Arterial Selected in Connected Colorado (C²) Challenge — Lakewood and Loveland](https://arterial.us/news/csca-c2-challenge-2026-arterial) | date: 2026-04-29T12:00:00.000Z | author: Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
- [Denver ScaleUp Network Fall 2025 Cohort](https://arterial.us/news/ben-colorado-densun-fall-2025-cohort) | date: 2025-09-22T12:00:00.000Z | author: BEN Colorado
- [Smart Futures Lab Hosts 3rd Annual Demo Day Showcasing Smart City Innovation](https://arterial.us/news/smart-futures-lab-demo-day-2025) | date: 2025-08-06T12:00:00.000Z | author: Smart Futures Lab
- [Denver Smart Futures Lab programme announces latest cohort](https://arterial.us/news/smart-cities-world-smart-futures-lab-cohort-2025) | date: 2025-04-29T15:00:00.000Z | author: SmartCitiesWorld
- [Arterial Charts a Bold Path Toward Launch](https://arterial.us/news/cu-boulder-arterial-launch-path-deming-2025) | date: 2025-04-29T12:00:00.000Z | author: Leeds School of Business, Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
- [10 Startups Join Third Cohort of CU Denver's Smart Futures Lab Program](https://arterial.us/news/csca-smart-futures-lab-cohort-3-2025) | date: 2025-04-24T12:00:00.000Z | author: Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
- [Arterial: The CU Boulder Startup Revolutionizing Road Maintenance](https://arterial.us/news/cu-boulder-arterial-road-maintenance-deming-2025) | date: 2025-02-11T12:00:00.000Z | author: Leeds School of Business, Deming Center for Entrepreneurship

## Policy Pages
- Privacy: https://arterial.us/legal/privacy
- Terms: https://arterial.us/legal/terms