Vicomtech Advances Rural Autonomous Mobility Through Its Participation in the LandaGO Project
Vicomtech is contributing to the advancement of autonomous mobility technologies through its involvement in LandaGO, a pioneering initiative aimed at expanding transport options in rural municipalities across Gipuzkoa through the use of autonomous vehicles. The latest trials carried out in Amezketa and Abaltzisketa have focused on remote vehicle monitoring and assistance, a key step towards ensuring safe and scalable operations in rural environments.
16.06.2026
The project is promoted by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa in collaboration with the Basque Government, MUBIL and a consortium comprising Vicomtech, BasqueCCAM and Eurogap. Its objective is to assess the feasibility of new autonomous transport models tailored to the specific needs of rural communities, helping improve connectivity and accessibility in areas where mobility alternatives are often limited.
The latest developments were presented during a public event held in Abaltzisketa, attended by Jon Ander Íñiguez, researcher at Vicomtech, together with representatives of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. The event provided an overview of the progress achieved so far and outlined the next steps in the development and validation of autonomous mobility solutions designed for rural settings.
Throughout June, new trials were conducted along the route connecting Amezketa and Abaltzisketa, a particularly demanding environment characterised by steep slopes, sharp bends, narrow roads and constantly changing driving conditions.
The research activities have primarily focused on validating remote monitoring and assistance technologies, one of the key enablers for the future deployment of autonomous mobility services. To this end, an advanced supervision station has been deployed to evaluate critical aspects such as connectivity, communication latency and video transmission quality between the vehicle and the control centre.
Additional tests have been carried out to assess system performance under different traffic scenarios, including obstacle detection and avoidance manoeuvres using simulated vehicles, pedestrians and animals commonly encountered on rural roads.
These activities are helping validate the technologies required to ensure the safe, assisted and scalable operation of autonomous vehicles in rural environments, which pose challenges significantly different from those found in urban mobility scenarios.
The work being carried out in Gipuzkoa is already attracting interest beyond the Basque Country, positioning LandaGO as a reference project for the development and validation of autonomous mobility solutions adapted to rural areas.
Within the project, Vicomtech contributes its expertise in autonomous driving technologies, perception systems, connectivity and remote supervision, helping develop innovative solutions capable of addressing real-world mobility challenges.
