Monthly Archives: November 2023

On November 25-26, 2023, experts from the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Centre (CK:PAP) gave a series of lectures at the Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology as part of the Autonomous Vehicles subject. Lectures conducted by representatives of CK:PAP took place during the 10th meeting of postgraduate studies in New Mobility, carried out by the Warsaw University of Technology and the Polish Alternative Fuels Association.

Reaching new milestones in the development of autonomous driving systems brings joy to the scientific and technical community around the world, regardless of location. Poland has a great reason to be proud in this respect - on November 20, 2023, the Blees company from Gliwice began testing its autonomous BB-1 minibus, thus constituting a bright spot on the European innovation map. On November 22, 2023, CK:PAP experts participated in the demonstration of the Blees BB-1 vehicle, transporting test participants along a programmed route, located on the campus of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice.

On November 1, 2023, Aurora Innovation located in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA) announced the launch of a modern transport terminal in Houston, and thus its readiness to provide comprehensive service and supervision of cargo transport carried out by autonomous trucks on the route between the cities of Houston and Dallas. The project will involve operating a fleet of approximately 20 autonomous trucks that will transport loads without the participation of drivers, but with the support of staff from transport terminals.