{"id":139903,"date":"2025-11-25T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/sin-categorizar\/countdown-to-the-v-16-beacon-what-you-need-to-know-before-it-becomes-mandatory-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:01:56","slug":"countdown-to-the-v-16-beacon-what-you-need-to-know-before-it-becomes-mandatory-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lavozdeibiza.com\/en\/society\/countdown-to-the-v-16-beacon-what-you-need-to-know-before-it-becomes-mandatory-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to the V-16 beacon: what you need to know before it becomes mandatory in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

The technological revolution in road technology arrives in Spain with a strict date: on January 1, 2026<\/strong>, traditional triangles will no longer be valid. In their place, only V16 beacons connected to the cloud<\/g> will be legal, a device that is already the subject of debate, controversy, business and privacy concerns. The DGT has been categorical: “There will be no extensions or exceptions”,<\/strong> warned Pere Navarro to clear any hope of delay. <\/p>\n

The rule impacts more than 30.5 million vehicles<\/strong>, but the disturbing fact is another: 80% of drivers still do not have the V-16<\/strong>, according to a study by Coyote, despite the fact that its use will be mandatory in a few weeks. The transition not only has safety implications, but also economic and technological ones. <\/p>\n

Why are triangles disappearing? A change driven by the accident rate <\/strong><\/h2>\n

The DGT’s justification is convincing: every year about twenty people<\/strong> are killed when triangles are put in place. The new device aims to eliminate this risk exposure. <\/p>\n