Braga develops technology for autonomous vehicles – Rossio Gazette

autonomous car technology developed in Braga will allow drivers take advantage of the trip without driving the vehicle.

The Race Circuit and Karting International Braga (KIB) has been providing over the past few months, their clues to the Technology Center Automation of Galicia (CTAG) can perform several tests on their prototype, the result of investigations in the area of ​​car empowering technology development.

A presentation session of this automotive technology driverless held this afternoon , Sept. 18, in KIB’s premises in Palmeira, Braga. The action was attended by various elements of the Minho Automobile Club (CAM) and interventions by Francisco Sánchez, electronics director and ITS of CTAG, Barbosa Ferreira, President of CAM, Ricardo Rio, Mayor of Braga, and Emídio Guerreiro, Secretary of State for Youth and Sport.

Francisco Sánchez made a brief presentation of the CTAG, Spanish company that develops empowering technology vehicles to the world’s leading car brands. According to the responsible choice of Braga for the development of this technology due to the factor of “ near this location allows us to have the extraordinary entrepreneurial fabric of the region and the excellent conditions that this International Circuit provides us . “

Through the technologies developed by CTAG that will allow the movement of driverless cars will be, according to the expert, a ‘ reality very brief “, and the trends of the auto industry indicate” inevitably to this path “. Francisco Sánchez also explained that the “ statistics on road accidents around the world show that 90% of road accidents occur due to human error, hence increasingly, major motor companies have decided to invest in this technology . “

Ricardo Rio stressed the importance of choosing Braga to develop a technology that will soon be applied to cars that circulate around the world. To the mayor “ here we can enhance the exporting nature of knowledge, science and technology. These tests now developed and designed, allow us to bring to Braga the world’s leading manufacturers of auto industry by showing them all our capacity both in terms of infrastructure, both in terms of development and know-how “.

Barbosa Ferreira agreed with the words of Ricardo Rio, referring to the importance of conversion processes of existing equipment and infrastructure in Braga, such as the Autódromo Internacional de Braga, allow energize various activities and initiatives in particular the launch of young people in road races.

During the presentation, Ricardo Rio announced that the new Master Plan of Braga envisages the creation of an industrial area next to the sports complex KIB, whereby the racecourse the kart track and the airfield, which is exclusively for installation development companies in the automotive and aerospace industry.

The KIB was also the venue for the French brand Peugeot to the world premiere of his most latest model, the Peugeot 308 GTI. The next three weeks, the French brand will present in Braga, hundreds of guests from all over the world, their latest sports model, leaving the city of Braga closely linked to this style.

Gazette Rossio