{"id":186832,"date":"2026-05-28T12:10:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=186832"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:35:55","slug":"lommel-and-pelt-to-serve-as-test-case-for-autonomous-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/05\/28\/lommel-and-pelt-to-serve-as-test-case-for-autonomous-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lommel en Pelt dienen als testcase voor autonome voertuigen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting in June, the Belgian Limburg municipalities of Lommel and Pelt will become a rest region for smart and autonomous vehicles. Lommel Mayor Bob Nijs (CD&amp;V) and his Pelt counterpart, Dennis Fransen (CD&amp;V), have signed a letter of commitment to that effect. Initially, the test drives will take place at Ford's test site in Lommel, and later on public roads.<\/p><p>Door hun wegen open te stellen voor het testen van zelfrijdende voertuigen, sluiten de twee gemeenten zich aan bij het Europese CCAM Proving Region project in de hoop van Noord-Limburg een innovatieve mobiliteitsregio binnen Europa te maken. De provinciale ontwikkelingsmaatschappij POM Limburg brengt verschillende Vlaamse en Nederlandse partners samen in dit project, dat wordt geleid door het technologiebedrijf imec.<\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting in June, the Belgian Limburg municipalities of Lommel and Pelt will become a rest region for smart and autonomous vehicles. 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Lommel Mayor Bob Nijs (CD&amp;V) and his Pelt counterpart, Dennis Fransen (CD&amp;V), have signed a letter of commitment to that effect. Initially, the test drives will take place at Ford&#8217;s test site in Lommel, and later on public roads.By committing to open their roads to testing self-driving vehicles, the two municipalities are joining the European CCAM Proving Region project in hopes of establishing North Limburg as an innovative mobility region within Europe. 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