Spanish traffic authority takes fight against speeding seriously
- Kapsch TrafficCom joint venture awarded support and technical assistance contract
- More than 400 hardware pieces including speed measuring and video analysis
- Over three million fines issued automatically
- Order volume for the joint venture, in which Kapsch TrafficCom holds 33%, is EUR 83 million
Vienna/Madrid, January 23, 2025 – The Spanish federal traffic authority DGT (Dirección General de Tráfico) has entrusted the joint venture with a contract for the support and technical assistance for the management of the automated complaint processing center in the city of Léon. Kapsch TrafficCom holds a 33% stake in the joint venture. So far, the system has processed more than three million fines.
Javier Aguirre, Managing Director of Kapsch TrafficCom Spain and Portugal, comments: “Speed limit enforcement is one of the key elements of improving road safety, and we are proud that the DGT continues to trust us.”
The scope of the contract covers the management of automated complaints based on video surveillance, the provision of general services to citizens, the ongoing development and maintenance (corrective, evolutionary and predictive) of the systems, as well as other support tasks for Provincial Traffic Headquarters and Central Services.
The DGT has more than 400 pieces of hardware along the road network, including speed measurement equipment and video cameras for various use cases. The maintenance of the hardware will be carried out by the joint venture made up of Kapsch TrafficCom and its partners Indra and Worldline.
The order volume amounts to 83 million euros, awarded to the joint venture in which Kapsch TrafficCom holds a stake of 33%. The project runs from March 2024 to the end of 2027.
Kapsch TrafficCom is a globally renowned provider of transportation solutions for sustainable mobility with successful projects in more than 50 countries. Innovative solutions in the application fields of tolling, tolling services, traffic management and demand management contribute to a healthy world without congestion.
With one-stop-shop solutions, the company covers the entire value chain of customers, from components to design and implementation to the operation of systems.
Kapsch TrafficCom, headquartered in Vienna, has subsidiaries and branches in more than 25 countries and is listed in the Prime Market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: KTCG). In its 2023/24 financial year, about 4,000 employees generated revenues of EUR 539 million.