Author: Francesco Pesce

How long is six years? Depending on your point of view, they can be an eternity, or they can pass in a breath, as in the case of the time horizon set by the European Commission in the “Fit for 55” plan which establishes, precisely within six years, a goal of overall reduction of GHG…

Motorways will be the focus of the seventh transport revolution, which will combine the effects of three main factors: the use of renewable energy, the development of connected and self-driving vehicles, and new intelligent mobility services.

Italian motorways are the oldest in Europe, with a number of viaducts, bridges, and tunnel that is much higher than the European average. Furthermore, they are the most stressed, as approximately 40,000 vehicles run along each single Km every day.

Hundreds of tunnels, bridges and viaducts are needed to cross hills, valleys, and streams. Regenerating maintenance interventions on this important heritage and preventive maintenance of more recent assets have become urgent.

Motorways have been the symbol of an ever-accelerating world, the backbone of the economy and places of reunion. Decades later, the motorway infrastructure remains vital in the lives of Italians.

The motorways of the future will be fully automated and will accommodate more vehicles because traffic flows and speed will be monitored by road sensors that will dialogue with the self-driving systems of cars.

In order to decarbonise the automotive sector, it is essential to use alternative energy carriers such as biodiesel, biomethane, hydrogen, e-fuel, and electricity.

In the journey towards a new conception of mobility, motorways, which will turn 100 in 2024, are the ideal laboratory for refining and accelerating processes