{"id":10275,"date":"2026-04-01T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kdriu.hu\/?p=10275"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:13:25","slug":"driverless-vehicle-and-rural-public-transport-project-meeting-at-zalazone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/2026\/04\/01\/onvezetes-es-videki-tomegkozlekedes-projekttalalkozo-a-zalazone-nal\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-driving and rural public transport: project meeting at ZalaZONE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Focus on self-driving<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The presentations on 25 March 2026 focused on the future of rural public transport, including the opportunities offered by automated driving.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by the University of Aveiro in Portugal, the international consortium comprising Irish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Bosnian-Herzegovinian, Romanian and Hungarian partners listened to presentations on the following topics and discussed their content:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>presentation of the elements connected to the Integrated Transport Development Operational Programme Plus project, the future of mobility in rural areas, including the opportunities provided by connectivity and autonomous driving,<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>presentation of Kaposv\u00e1r Transport Company\u2019s autonomous bus public transport service, the route and timetable of the service, and the presentation of the impact study underlying it,<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>integration and integrability of autonomous driving solutions into rural public transport networks,<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>PIX Moving: innovative solutions in the field of autonomous driving, testing of self-driving vehicles for personal mobility in Romania and Eastern Europe.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-10276\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A1-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A1-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A1-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A1-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The afternoon presentations focused more on concrete solutions and case studies, as follows:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>the main activities and research and development results in the field of autonomous driving of Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University's Zalaegerszeg campus, operating next to ZalaZONE,<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>the key technologies and AI-based solutions employed by AUMOVIO, with a particular focus on the field of vehicle braking systems,<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>testing of autonomous vehicles and advanced driving systems at the ZalaZONE test track and associated public roads, possibilities for the approval of developments within the European Union \u2013 based on the experience of T\u00dcV Rheinland-KTI Kft.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-10277\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A2-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A2-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A2-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A2-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day concluded with an informal discussion, during which the questionnaires to be completed in the regions participating in the SMARTAUTO project were also discussed. The latter is intended to assess the dilemmas and results related to automated driving in developed and less developed European regions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Study trip at the AVL ZalaZONE Proving Ground<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the most anticipated part of the following day's programme was the presentation of the ZalaZONE project, followed by a visit to it. Following a presentation of the infrastructure and services of the facility\u2014which ranks among the three largest automotive test tracks on the European continent (AVL ZalaZONE)\u2014our international guests inspected for themselves the testing (rural road network, smart city, motorway, hill module, high-speed oval track, etc.) and research and development (laboratories, workshops, etc.) facilities available on the test track site for automotive companies and research institutions. The organisers of the study tour also detailed the services provided by the test track for autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-10278\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A3-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A3-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A3-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A3-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day-and-a-half event provided insight into self-driving technologies available in rural areas, whilst also illustrating the barriers and opportunities for their wider rollout. Special thanks are due to the contributing staff of AVL ZalaZONE Pr\u00f3bap\u00e1lya Kft. for making the event happen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-10279\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A4-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A4-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A4-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/A4-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 33% auto;\">\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" class=\"wp-image-10280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SMARTAUTO-1-768x576-1.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SMARTAUTO-1-768x576-1.png 768w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SMARTAUTO-1-768x576-1-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SMARTAUTO project is implemented under the Interreg Europe Programme, co-financed by the European Union and Hungary.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hungarian project meeting and study visit of the SMARTAUTO project took place at ZalaZONE in Zalaegerszeg between 25 and 26 March 2026, organised by the South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10276,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-partnereink-hirei"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10614,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10275\/revisions\/10614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10275"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}