Anas carried out a simulation of a rescue intervention using a remotely piloted drone on the A2 “Mediterranean Motorway”. The initiative is part of the Smart Road program, aimed at integrating innovative technologies to increase safety, efficiency and sustainability of the national road network.
During the activity, a drone was used in BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) mode, with autonomous flight outside the pilot’s field of vision, in order to verify the response capacity in emergency scenarios along the motorway stretch between Montalto and Torano, in the province of Cosenza.
The experimentation highlighted the operational potential of drones in supporting roadside assistance and emergency management. The aircraft, equipped with high resolution cameras, thermal sensors and laser scanners, allow you to: acquire data and images of the accident scene in real time; map the area and locate the vehicles and people involved; carry out measurements useful for reconstructing the dynamics and assessing any damage to infrastructure and transmitting the information to the Operations Room of the A2 in Cosenza via a dedicated digital platform.
“The use of drones and innovative technologies allows us to make mobility safer, more efficient and sustainable,” declared Claudio Andrea Gemme, CEO of Anas. “Projects like the Smart Road optimize network management and improve emergency response, with concrete benefits for citizens and the environment.”
The simulation was held near the Green Island of Contessa Soprana (CS), in an area equipped with Smart Road systems and technologies co-financed by the European Union through the ERDF PON Infrastructure and Networks 2014-2020 funds.