Applying for the driving licence from the comfort of our home, regardless of office hours, with a discount on the administration fee and saving one trip to the office and money. This option has been available to drivers in the Czech Republic for more than three years. During this time, more than 150,000 drivers have used the so-called eSubmission, applying for the driving licence online via the Transport Portal or the Citizen Portal. Drivers in Prague, Brno and Pilsen use the eSubmission option the most.
Západočeská metropole je díky výzkumnému projektu Technologické agentury ČR financovanému z programu Ministerstva dopravy DOPRAVA 2020+ zase o něco blíže ideálu chytrého města. Města, ve kterém bude doprava bezpečnější, efektivnější a ekologicky přívětivější. Součástí této modernizace mají být i chytré tramvaje, které dokážou komunikovat s okolím a reagovat na různé situace na trati. V červenci 2024 začíná první taková pokusná tramvaj jezdit po testovacím okruhu v Plzni.
The Czech project L17 App for mentors and young drivers won second place in the Best Road Safety Initiatives 2023 category at the CIECA World Conference in Dubai.
Správa železnic announced today in Jihlava the winner of the open architectural and urban design competition for the new high-speed railway Jihlava terminal. Out of the 25 architectural studios that took part in the competition, the winning design is by the French-Czech association AREP ARCHITECTES – monom. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2029.
Already before the summer, the first passengers could take a ride on ČD's most modern ComfortJet long-distance train. České dráhy (Czech Railways) is counting on their first deployment in operation on selected connections Prague – Bohumín and Bohumín – Prague – Františkovy Lázně, in a temporary eight-car arrangement without the steering and restaurant car. Steps are currently being taken to hand over the first train produced by the consortium of Siemens Mobility and Škoda Group to ČD.
The new strategic material Autonomous Mobility Plan 2025 with an outlook until 2030, which was approved by the government at its meeting today, brings the Czech Republic significantly closer to the widespread use of autonomous technologies in transport. Its aim is to prepare the domestic transport and innovation sector for changes arising from new trends in smart mobility. The development of autonomous mobility will also have a positive impact on the industry, opening up another wide range of opportunities for high value-added applications.