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P-CAR – ESA-backed autonomous driving lab set for Italy

Central Italy – already home to an ambitious national autonomous driving research initiative – will be the site of the ESA-backed P-CARS laboratory, intended to certify positioning devices for use within driverless cars. The new P-CARS laboratory – financed by the Italian Space Agency, ASI through ESA’s Navigation Innovation and Support Programme, NAVISP – will support the goals of EMERGE as an independent venue for testing devices supporting autonomous and connected driving.

 

Link to the article on the ESA website

Connected, autonomous, and safer driving

Unveiled the P-CAR Center for the automotive-space ecosystem in Abruzzo L’Aquila February 27, 2026 On February 27, P-CAR was presented at the Abruzzo Technology Park in L’Aquila. This new laboratory, dedicated to validating connected and autonomous driving technologies, aims to

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