The city of the future: Kislovodsk has established itself in the status of a high-tech center of southern Russia

The event became a key test site for the latest electric transport and innovative robotic platforms, defining the vector of technological development of the entire Stavropol Territory.

The resort as an innovative testing ground

Innovative site "ElectroSphere" combines a large-scale city exhibition of environmentally friendly equipment and a series of field tests of electric, hybrid and robotic transport.

On the first day, the Resort Boulevard turned into a futuristic exhibition. Residents and guests of the city have free access to advanced solutions for the smart city: from personal electric vehicles to powerful robotic platforms designed for business and urban needs.

The practical stage of the program unfolded on the territory of the Old Lake and in the Komsomol park, where the equipment was tested in real conditions of rough terrain. The symbol of change was the regular free flights of electric buses launched from the railway station, which allowed everyone to personally appreciate the comfort of transport of the future.

Strategic Dialogue: From Technology to Social Missions

The business part of the forum brought together representatives of federal and regional agencies, investors and leading manufacturers. The main topic of the meeting was the ways to implement the roadmap for the development of charging infrastructure in the region. The initiative to create automated jobs for SVO veterans received a special response, which gave the technological meeting a deep social subtext.

The result of the three-day work was the signing of a series of memorandums of cooperation. The parties outlined specific steps to transfer the municipal fleet of Kislovodsk and other territories of the region to electric traction.

Selection of professionals

Head of Kislovodsk Evgeny Moiseev noted that the city is an ideal place for such initiatives:

“For the largest balneological resort, hosting more than one and a half million guests a year, ecology is not an abstract concept. Clean air and silence have a direct impact on the effectiveness of our visitors’ treatment and recovery. We are proud that our city became the first in the district platform for large-scale testing of green technologies.

The choice of location is also due to economic factors. Today, our macroregion is one of the fastest growing tourist centers of the country, where the demand for environmentally friendly infrastructure creates a unique window of opportunity for domestic producers.

Continuous presence of technology

"ElectroSphere" will not remain a one-time action. According to the results of successful tests of utility vehicles on electric traction in the city, it is planned to create a permanent demonstration and test base.

We strive to make Kislovodsk an authoritative expert platform for the robotics and electric transport market, where technologies are tested by quality and time, and the agreements concluded form the image of the industry for decades.

The event was supported by the regional ministries of housing, energy, industry and communications, as well as leading expert councils under the Federation Council and national energy saving unions.

Kislovodsk successfully tested the role of a landfill for environmentally friendly transport. The ElectroSphere project laid the foundation for creating a permanent infrastructure for testing and implementing robotics in the urban economy, providing the region with leadership in the implementation of high technologies.

Earlier it was reported that Kislovodsk will take "ElectroSphere".