US EditionDoes the Sign of the V16 Connected Beacons Work on the Roads of Catalonia and the Basque Country? Montserrat Estaca (Dgt) Responds
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Next January 1, 2026 is the date chosen by the General Directorate of Traffic to establish officially the V16 beacons connected as the only system of pre-signalization of damaged or damaged vehicles in the Spanish road network in place of the emergency triangles. Therefore, since 20 minutes we have interviewed Montserrat Estaca, Head of the Telematics Area for Mobility of the DGT, about the emergency lights V16. One of the doubts that raises the…
The countdown for the entry into force of the V16 beacon continues to progress, and the director of the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), Pere Navarro, has wanted to settle any doubts about its implementation. In the absence of only a few weeks for the definitive end of the emergency triangles, Navarro has clarified that there will be no delays in the mandatory, but a period of adaptation in which the authorities will act with flexibility. N…
The transition from triangles to the controversial V-16 beacons, which will enter into force on January 1, 2026, is raising as many doubts and criticisms as you have not seen in social networks for a long time. As we approach the deadline and the DGT seems to insist on the implementation of this device, doubts about its actual effectiveness in certain situations continue to torment drivers. What if I stay lying in a tunnel or in a shadow zone wi…
In 2026, drivers travelling on Spanish roads must carry in their vehicles a new signalling device that replaces the triangle and serves to indicate our position on the road in case of an accident or breakdown. Besides being visual, through a light, it is also virtual, as it sends a signal to the General Traffic Directorate indicating our position. But not everyone likes this device, called V16. And, since its announcement, bulls have emerged on …
The V16 beacons have a coverage equivalent to that of the 4G mobile phone network. The connected V16 beacon, which will be mandatory in Spain from 1 January, uses a mobile SIM card to work. But, as with the telephony, it will not have coverage throughout the territory.In a little less than a month, those who do not have a connected V16 beacon in their vehicle will risk being fined, as has happened for decades with emergency triangles.But it is n…
The doubt about what to do with security triangles before the DGT regulations continues to give us to talk, in this article we seek answers.
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