Madrid, Spain | 12 November 2025 – Empresa Municipal de Transportes (EMT) de Madrid, a key partner in the Augmented CCAM project, took part in Smart Urban Spaces, a landmark event that reaffirmed Madrid’s position as a forerunner in urban innovation and sustainable mobility.  

EMT presented, as part of a workshop, its experience and expertise in the field of connected and autonomous vehicle initiatives. 

Held at Mercamadrid, S.A., the conference brought together institutions, technology companies and European partners to showcase advances toward connected, sustainable and people-centric mobility solutions. 

Julián Olmo, Head of Rolling Stock Planning, shared EMT’s hands-on experience with connected and autonomous vehicles, building on major European initiatives such as SHOW, Augmented CCAM and its collaboration with the Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia (CTAG ) 

Meanwhile, Carlos Acha Ledesma, Director of Technology and Innovation, participated in the roundtable “Human Adaptive City”, exploring how emerging technologies can be designed to better serve people and communities. 

Finally, Sergio Fernández Balaguer, Head of the International and European Projects Monitoring Department, moderated a panel on the physical and digital infrastructures needed to support CCAM mobility. The discussion featured experts from ETRA, TECNALIA, Alsa, CARTIF, INSIA and the Madrid City Council Digital Office. 

Through these interventions, EMT Madrid underscored its role as a key partner within the consortium, presenting strategic decarbonisation and innovation measures that support the company’s commitment to clean and technologically advanced mobility, integrating seamlessly into the municipality’s broader Digital Transformation Strategy. 

José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Mayor of Madrid, closed the event and highlighted Mercamadrid as a ‘real-life laboratory for logistics and smart mobility solutions’. He also reaffirmed the city’s ambition to lead Europe’s transformation toward smarter, more sustainable urban ecosystems. 

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