Ankara is preparing a 247-kilometer smart corridor for autonomous vehicles

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that project work is continuing on a 247-kilometer smart transport corridor covering the Ankara Ring Motorway, Gölbaşı-Oğulbey and Polatlı sections. Connected and autonomous vehicle technologies will be tested along the corridor.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said project work was continuing to establish a 247-kilometer smart transport systems corridor in Ankara. In a written statement on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (K-AUS), Uraloğlu emphasized that Türkiye had built significant infrastructure in this field.

Uraloğlu said the Ankara project was being carried out as part of the second phase of K-AUS activities and described the corridor's route as follows: "Our project work to establish a 247-kilometer smart transport systems corridor covering the 166-kilometer Ankara Ring Motorway, the 22-kilometer Gölbaşı-Oğulbey section and the 59-kilometer Polatlı section, along the Polatlı-Gölbaşı-Ankara ring road route, is continuing."

Istanbul test corridor set an example

Recalling that Türkiye's first K-AUS test and implementation corridor had been established along the Hasdal-Istanbul Airport route, Uraloğlu said 5G-supported smart transport technologies were being tested on the approximately 40-kilometer route. The minister said tests were continuing on systems that enable vehicles to exchange data with roadside units and control centers, adding: "By drawing on the knowledge and experience gained from our first implementation, we aim to extend connected and autonomous driving technologies to a wider route in Ankara."

The project aims to ensure the integrated operation of smart transport infrastructure and communication systems. Uraloğlu said the project would contribute to the development of technologies for vehicle-to-infrastructure and vehicle-to-center communications.

Traffic monitored in real time

Uraloğlu said digital infrastructure was being strengthened to make traffic management on highways more effective, adding that road and traffic conditions were being monitored in real time through Ankara's Main Intelligent Transport Systems Center and regional centers. The minister said the infrastructure included signaling, variable message and traffic signs, meteorological information stations, camera and monitoring systems, vehicle and incident detection systems, electronic toll collection and tunnel control systems.

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Ankara is preparing a 247-kilometer smart corridor for autonomous vehicles