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May 24, 2019 www.intellinews.com I Page 25
First phase of ZalaZone race track inaugurated in Western Hungary
The first phase of the ZalaZone test track for self- driving vehicles in Western Hungary was opened on May 20 in a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The ZalaZone race track is a HUF45bn (€138mn) government-funded project, which will be completed by 2020.
The Zalaegerszeg race track, one of its kind in the CEE region, has been specifically designed for the testing of autonomous, connected, and electric vehicles, including both passenger and larger commercial trucks up to 40 tonnes.
The track lies on 265 hectares with a 20-hectare facade concept urban area and will be the largest such urban proving ground in Europe.
The test track not only services OEMs and their suppliers but is also an incubator/accelerator for SMEs and start-ups as well as a university based R&D centre.
The ZalaZone project is one of the first tickets Hungary has bought into the future of digital economy, Orban said at the ceremony, adding that the centre could grow into a regional hub, possibly with a European radius.
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