The procurement is intended to allow NTV to expand its existing Italo services, as well as offer services to new destinations.[28] On 3 October 2013, the first of NTV's Pendolino was publicly presented at the Expo Ferroviaria exhibition in Milan, by which point the trainset was participating in certification trials ahead of entering passenger service.[29] Further Pendolinos were ordered by NTV; as of October 2019, the company operates a fleet of 25 AGVs and 17 non-tilting Pendolinos.[9]