This Wednesday, the first EMT vehicle featuring the external anti-collision system (EAS) began operating on the streets of Madrid. This pilot project will be joined by a second vehicle in the coming weeks to validate its functionality and usefulness.

The delegate for Urban Planning, Environment and Mobility, Borja Carabante, presented this innovative technological solution. The EAS system uses a set of sensors located at strategic points on the bus, such as the front area and the left side, to detect potential risk situations.

The technology is designed to alert of dangers, especially when the bus's size obstructs the visibility of pedestrians attempting to cross or vehicles driving in the adjacent lane. In these circumstances, the system activates external devices that emit visual and audible alerts.

Developed by the company Citylife, the EAS system distinguishes between three levels of risk: potential danger (amber flashing), imminent risk (red flashing), and no risk. Its universal design, with specific luminous signals and pictograms, makes it adaptable to any city and bus model.

One of the main advantages of EAS is its ability to pinpoint the exact location of the risk, which is crucial for long vehicles. Furthermore, its activation is fully automatic, requiring no human intervention.

With this new technology, EMT Madrid and the City Council aim to improve coexistence on the streets, enhancing the safety of pedestrians and other vehicles. This initiative is part of an ongoing effort for safety, which included a previous pilot project between July and December 2023 with Sistemas ADAS. This prototype was integrated into 50 Solaris buses in the Madrid fleet, proving to be a significant advancement in user protection.