On 27–29 May 2026, the 53rd ASECAP Days — one of Europe’s most influential gatherings for toll road operators, infrastructure leaders, and mobility professionals, gathered more than 380 participants from 28 countries. The event set the stage for high-level discussions on the future of European road infrastructure, under the theme “Investing to make road infrastructure resilient for Europe’s future mobility needs.” MATIS was there — and took the stage.
A flagship project, front and centre
On Thursday 28 May, MATIS presented during the session “Strategic vision and regulatory foundations for cooperative and automated mobility”, with a concrete focus on one of the project’s most emblematic deployments: the C-ITS / Smart road, on the A4 motorway between Turin and Milan, operated by partner SATAP.
The presentation highlighted the solutions deployed along this stretch: wrong-way driving detection cameras, hazardous materials identification, dynamic weighing for heavy goods vehicles (Weigh-in-Motion), and the EMERAS C-ITS platform, with its roadside units enabling real-time communication between connected vehicles and the infrastructure. Together, these innovations illustrate a comprehensive approach to safety and sustainability, placing infrastructure at the service of smarter, more responsible mobility.
It was a concrete illustration of what MATIS stands for: not just vision, but verified, operational infrastructure delivering results on the ground.
A summit that echoed MATIS’s core ambitions
The broader conference, opened by ASECAP President and ASFA Executive Director Christophe Boutin, addressed the exact challenges MATIS was built to tackle. Boutin underlined that much of Europe’s motorway network — built in the 1960s — now faces mounting pressure from climate change, aging infrastructure, and shifting mobility needs. He called for continued investment in maintenance, modernisation, and decarbonisation and highlighted road safety as a key priority, with the fourth European road safety campaign set to launch on June 24th, focusing on the personnel working in the field every day.
For MATIS, this context was more than familiar. From C-ITS deployment to dangerous goods detection, from dynamic weighing to cross-border traffic data management, the project brings operational answers to the strategic questions that defined this year’s agenda.