Zaragoza took another step towards achieving its goal of putting its first autonomous city bus into service in the streets. It could be said that he was driving without a driver, along with the other vehicles he shared the road with, but Avanza, the company that manages public transportation in the city, had provided one just in case. Even though it was found that You don’t need to touch the steering wheel even for a second. for smooth progress.
This is the second phase of Zaragoza of Digizity, Perte’s largest R&D project for electric and connected vehicles, and will include its launch with passengers for a month from Friday. The vehicle produced by Irizar company is the ‘ie-tram’ model. 12 meters long and integrated into new embedded systems and cutting-edge communications (5G and Wifi 6.0).
It was launched on line 40 and can be seen traveling around Príncipe Felipe and San José Boulevard this Thursday; This smart bus had already been tested a few months ago as part of a project that started two years ago. is automate, decarbonize and digitalize urban transport.
The project includes five other companies (Irizar, Jema, Hispacold, Telnet and Idneo), three technology centers (one of Aragon’s Itainnova, Galicia’s CTAG and Basque’s Tecnalia) and a consulting company, Novadays. It is managed by Avanza with the participation of Company specializing in management.public. Zaragoza City Council cooperates through the Mobility area.
Meanwhile, Zaragoza residents will now be able to book day-long cruises starting this Friday. free and for next month.