RT Conference Proceedings T1 Spanish approach for the Smart Digital Ports through highly automated logistics A1 Vaca-Recalde, Myriam E. A1 Hidalgo, Carlos A1 Matute, Jose A. A1 Lattarulo, Ray A1 Murgoitio, Jesús A1 Pérez, Joshué A1 Vicente, Carmen A1 Iturrioz, Iñaki A1 Camacho, Andrés A1 Hernández-Galán, Carlos AB Ground Vehicles (GVs) automation will change the paradigm of operation and mobility in ports as it is known today. One of the main aspects of the competitiveness of the companies is to obtain new technologies applied to port operations of cargo and discharge. The technological evolution impacts the future positioning of the company, in the economic, environmental, and social spheres. The ESTIBA+ 2022 project will focus on the research and application of the following technologies: perception, connectivity, vehicle automated guidance, and the Internet of Things platform for Smart-Ports. Several port environments have been chosen, which will allow taking into account the most representative conditions both from the technical point of view just as from the value chain and the responsibility aspects. Moreover, the advances in the technologies implemented show promising results. SN 2352-1457 YR 2023 FD 2023 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/5080 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/5080 LA eng NO Vaca-Recalde , M E , Hidalgo , C , Matute , J A , Lattarulo , R , Murgoitio , J , Pérez , J , Vicente , C , Iturrioz , I , Camacho , A & Hernández-Galán , C 2023 , ' Spanish approach for the Smart Digital Ports through highly automated logistics ' , Transportation Research Procedia , vol. 72 , pp. 155-162 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2023.11.389 NO Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) NO This work is supported by the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) through the CIEN (Consorcios de Investigación Empresarial Nacional) Spanish program. So, the authors would like to thank the CDTI which is a Public Business Entity, answering to the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness in Spain, which fosters the technological development and innovation of Spanish companies. It is the entity that channels the funding and support applications for national and international R&D&I projects of Spanish companies. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 28 sept 2024