The first connected motorway in Europe will arrive in 2025

The first connected motorway in Europe will be in Italy. This road connects with the vehicle and is capable of informing the driver about possible dangers. With electrification so advanced, almost no one doubts that the future will be connected and autonomous. However, this will not only affect cars; it will also affect cities and even roads.

Furthermore, the first connected motorway in Europe is already planned. Its aim is to create more sustainable and efficient mobility in order to achieve greater safety. Many countries, including Spain, are working on developing smart roads, but Italy will be the first to have a connected motorway that warns of possible dangers.

Smart motorway that warns the driver of possible dangers

This revolutionary connected motorway that warns the driver of possible dangers will have an investment of 250 million euros and construction will begin in three years, in 2025. It will connect the province of Salerno with the region of Reggio Calabria, in southern Italy, and will span more than 400 kilometres.

The new smart motorway will feature the latest technological developments, including 5G. This will be key to the development of different functions that will be provided to the users who use it. The aim is to optimise the monitoring and control of the road in order to inform, warn of possible dangers and respond to different situations that may affect users. In this way, through technology, the goal is to improve road safety and encourage more responsible, efficient driving that respects the environment.

Sustainability, connectivity and autonomous driving are three of the fundamental pillars of the new connected motorway. Users will be able to connect to the road through a mobile app and will receive notifications about its status, possible delays and/or accidents, among other information. It should be noted that the Italian authorities have permitted and regulated that autonomous cars may drive on it without any restrictions. All the electricity needed to connect the various devices, control traffic or power the Wi-Fi network will come from renewable sources, such as photovoltaic panels and wind turbines, which will be installed at key points along the 400 kilometres of the motorway.