Silver plated polygon for cars without a driver to attract top developers

BMW announced the intention to set up a testing center for autonomous control and digital technology last December.

Polygon is expected to attract top automotive developers from Europe. Silver will adjust the city's land-use plan to allow construction in the future, spokesman Jiří Sochor said.

"There will be a number of college specialists there. I believe that this is an exceptional opportunity for Silver and for the whole Republic, "said Milan Kratina, Executive Director of Accolade." The development of cars that can be managed by itself is the current, perhaps the most demanding IT and engineering problem in the world. "We must be part of his solution so that we can continue to develop cutting edge automotive research and development, "added Kratina.

"Together with the possible construction of a polygon, we want to solve the long-awaited northern bypass of the city in cooperation with the region. Transport is very complicated, "said Mayor Karl Lukeš (BEZPP), according to deputy mayor Martin Zahor (ANO) in charge of dealing with an investor, the construction of the Stříbro polygon only for real estate tax would bring over five million crowns each year to the budget.

The noise and fumes will not be harassed, the company assures

On the polygon project, Accolade cooperates with the Czech Technical University in Prague, namely the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, which focuses on cybernetic solutions, as well as the BUT in Brno, which optimizes polygon surfaces.

Deputies voted on the project after two public hearings. "The operation of the polygon corresponds to the low-lying district road behind the green valley. There will be virtually no noise or fumes. None of the neighbors should feel, "said Sochor.

Circulation users will predominate without a combustion engine. The Silver is located near the D5 motorway and is ideally suited to the major European carmakers.

The circuit is planned by BMW

Polygon and the development center are planning to build a German automaker BWM in Sokolov. It is worth an investment of 250 million euros, or about 6.35 billion crowns. Last week's talks on strategic cooperation with BMW broke off.

"As for the BMW investment, we agreed that we would like to visit the site first, and we will need some more details of the agreement and possible investment incentives," said Prime Minister Andrei Babiš (ANO) after the meeting.

BMW announced the intention to set up a testing center for autonomous control and digital technology last December. The center should consist of more than 100 kilometers of test tracks, including technical facilities, such as corrosion-resistant test systems and climate test laboratories.

Part of the statement is the intention to obtain a building permit in the fourth quarter of 2019 to ensure commencement of operations by the fourth quarter of 2022 at the latest. The government also recognizes that BMW needs to complete the purchase of land by its current owners until December 31 next year to start work.

The location for the project was used as a lump for brown coal mining and after the mining process Sokolovská uhelná started with reclamation. The Karlovy Vary Region has already promised to build roads and facilities for the development center. It is estimated that it will cost 40 million crowns.