The autonomous car, the best alternative in sustainability and safety
The automotive world is increasingly aware of the shift we are experiencing toward a more connected and sustainable reality. Car manufacturers have evolved in recent years, equipping their vehicles with cutting-edge technology focused not only on reducing their environmental impact but also on improving road safety.
Although electric cars are increasingly being talked about lately as one of the ways to achieve these two automotive goals, the truth is that connected and autonomous vehicles are also an alternative for increasing efficiency, sustainability, and safety in transportation.
However, its efficiency depends not only on technological advances but also on all the elements surrounding it, from the legal framework surrounding its operation to the adaptation of roads to this new way of driving.
Spain at the forefront of connected roads
In this challenge, the goal is to improve communication between cars and roads , both equipped with sensors and 5G technology, to create automated and efficient traffic.
Spain has already joined various projects such as C-Roads and Data for Road Safety , both focused on sharing data and information to make roads safer and smarter.
In addition, the DGT 3.0 platform has been developed, one of the most advanced and pioneering initiatives in Europe that allows road users to stay connected in real time by providing them with real-time traffic information, helping to improve road safety.
'Mobility 2030' seeks to push the limits of technology
But it is the Spanish project "Mobility 2030" that will seek to make automated, intelligent, and sustainable mobility a reality in our country, enabling the use of electric, connected, and autonomous vehicles that are safe and environmentally friendly.
This initiative, funded by the Science and Innovation Missions program of the Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI ) under the Ministry of Science and Innovation, aims to evolve and transform transportation toward a new model of sustainable mobility based on automation and electrification. To achieve this, technologies and systems in both the vehicle and the infrastructure are addressed.
Among the solutions this project will offer are the ability to predict traffic conditions, detect abnormally behaving vehicles, assist with parking, improve electric car charging, and enable new toll payment methods using smart technology, among other options.
Without a doubt, there are major challenges to achieving smart roads capable of integrating traditional mobility and the autonomous vehicles of the future .
