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“Cars of the Future” conference – Hungary plans to build a test track for driverless cars
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Budapest, May 19 (MTI) – The government plans to build a test track for, primarily, driverless cars, in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on Thursday.
Speaking at the “Cars of the Future” conference at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Orbán called the test track a major investment, “the like of which cannot be found” within 500 kilometres of Hungary.
He said the government is planning to reduce the VAT on internet services to 18 percent from 27 percent next year. Depending on GDP growth, the VAT could be further reduced to 5 percent from 2018, which would give a significant boost to the digital technology industry, the prime minister said.
Orbán said Hungary and central Europe could be the “winners of digitalisation” and urged regional cooperation in the industry.
He urged academic leaders to view the technological challenges of the traditional industries as opportunities, so that Hungary can take advantage of the digital transformation taking place in those sectors.
