Deployment record · ANN-PT-001
STCP autonomous shuttle service, Asprela (FABULOS)
Porto — Asprela (university and hospital district), Portugal · Announced
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Operating scope
Driverless shuttle services in the Asprela district of Porto, the university and hospital quarter, presented as Portugal's entry into the EU FABULOS pre-commercial procurement programme alongside other European cities [SRC-PT-24b, SRC-PT-24c]. Intended role, in STCP's own framing to the project: a 'last mile solution' for lower-demand parts of the network and campus distribution [SRC-PT-11].
ADS developer
Not established
Evidence
Last record update: 14 Aug 2026. “Not established” means the field was not verified in the available research; it is not a confirmed absence.
- "Status of autonomous public transport in Portugal", 27 Apr 2021 — STCP as Procuring Partner; no Portuguese pilot; legal framework named as the blocker; Despacho 2930/2019 SRC-PT-11
- "STCP vai testar autocarros sem condutor no Porto a partir do outono", 20 May 2020 SRC-PT-24b
- "STCP vai testar no outono serviços de shuttles autónomos na zona da Asprela", 20 May 2020 SRC-PT-24c
- **Decreto-Lei n.º 113/2026, de 8 de junho** — regime jurídico do licenciamento de testes de sistemas automáticos de condução. DR 1.ª série n.º 109, pp. 2–18. **IN FORCE**; read in full SRC-PT-01
- **"Portugal's Autonomous Mobility Stalled by Legislative Barriers"**, 26 Nov 2024 — Susana Sargento and Joaquim Ferreira; highway code prohibits AVs on public roads even for research; ROUTE25 SRC-PT-22