The development of the Smart Road in our country thanks to the project started by Movyon And Volkswagen Italy. We inevitably speak of an important step forward for the start-up of Smart Road operations on the Italian territory and, in this case, on theA1 motorway.
Not surprisingly, the collaboration between the subsidiary of Autostrade per l’Italia and Volkswagen will allow testing to be started on 52 kilometers of the A1 motorway, one of the busiest motorway sections in Italy. Specifically, the interesting sections from the Smart Road to the A1 motorway are 26 kilometers of the motorway section between Florence South and Florence North And 26 kilometers on the urban hub of Bologna.
The goal is to continue the development of Smart Roads in Italy, reaching a rapid extension on other routes, guaranteeing additional services to motorists. Let’s not forget that Smart Roads take advantage of new connection technologies to put the vehicle in communication not only with the road infrastructure but also with the other vehicles present on the road section. Vehicles equipped with Car2X technology, based on the Wi-Fi wireless standard p. This technology allows the exchange of data and communication between vehicles without the use of cellular networks, ensuring coverage in the range of 800 meters. The exchange of data between the road and the vehicles will undoubtedly contribute to optimizing the management of particularly critical situations in the event of traffic or accidents.
Our goal is to continue to develop and make available on the road solutions capable of interoperably connecting with the on-board systems of any car maker, so as to make Italian roads ready for autonomous driving systems, commented Lorenzo Rossi. , CEO of Movyon.
Movyon aims to extend the experimentation program to other roads in our country. According to what has been released, the project will also cover 50 kilometers of Ligurian motorway sections and 90 kilometers on the variant of Valico that connects the provinces of Florence and Bologna.
Starting with Mercury, the ASPI Group has launched an innovative plan for the progressive digitalization of the road infrastructure, which aims to create a new ecosystem focused on mobility, safety and a controlled environmental impact. Specifically, the Intelligent Roads initiative envisages an upcoming implementation on the Ligurian motorway sections for approximately 50 kilometers and, subsequently, on the Variante di Valico, for 90 kilometers, commented Roberto Tomasi, CEO of Autostrade per l’Italia..
