Automation in aviation has gone far beyond the autopilot function. Artificial intelligence is now enabling the development of both on-board and airport systems. In early July 2024, it was reported that Japan's largest airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA), together with Toyota Industries, are beginning tests of an autonomous vehicle to tow cargo containers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
On 12 July 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence was published in the Official Journal of the European Commission. This is the first legal act in the world that comprehensively regulates issues related to the broadly understood use of artificial intelligence.
In order to improve road safety, in particular to reduce the number of road accidents resulting from human errors, the European Union is introducing regulations aimed at changing the current situation. From July 7, 2024, every new vehicle sold in European Union countries must be equipped with the following safety systems: ADDW - Advanced Driver Distraction Warning, ISA - Intelligent Speed Assist, AEB - Autonomous Emergency Braking, REIS - Reversing Information System, EDR - Event Data Recorder.
Cameras, radars, lidars and ultrasonic sensors continuously provide information that allows the vehicle to create a three-dimensional image of its surroundings. Systems need to recognize various objects in real time, including: vehicles, people, lanes and road signs. The German company ZF has proposed a proprietary solution in this area - ZF Annotate. The cloud-based AI service is designed to accelerate the development and verification of advanced driving automation systems.
The Droniada Tech by Silesian University of Technology Conference was held from June 3 to 4, 2024 at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów. The event was attended by Dr. Ewa Odachowska-Rogalska, who, as a representative of the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Center (CK:PAP), gave a presentation entitled "Psychological determinants of automation in vehicles."
Authorized testing of automated vehicles was allowed in Switzerland in 2015. Currently, permits for tests (only with the participation of the driver) are issued by the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC). As part of the amendment to the Road Traffic Act, on March 17, 2023, the Swiss Parliament granted the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) the authority to issue permits for test drives of automated vehicles in road traffic.
“Humans are responsible for 80 percent of the consequences of accidents. From the manufacturer's point of view, the idea is to eliminate this factor through safety couching.” – said Andrzej Gemra from Renault Group Poland during an expert debate co-organized by CK:PAP.
The 18th meeting of experts on automated, autonomous and connected vehicles (GRVA) was held on January 22-26, 2024 in Geneva. One of the topics discussed during the event was the legal regulations regarding automated driving in Switzerland. Switzerland is one of the first countries, apart from discussions regarding the technical requirements of Automated Driving Systems (ADS), to start implementing the approval of vehicles equipped with ADS in road traffic.
On April 9, 2024, a meeting of the subcommittee on artificial intelligence and transparency of algorithms was held in the Sejm of the Republic of Poland. The meeting concerned the regulations contained in the AI Act - an act on artificial intelligence adopted by the European Parliament on March 13, 2024.
On April 15-19, 2024, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Centre (CK:PAP) experts Anna Niedzicka and Aleksandra Rodak are joining the Dewesoft Measurement Conference 2024, taking place in Laško (Slovenia). This international event is filled with many interesting sessions, workshops and demonstrations. On the exhibition space, experts from various fields present new measurement technologies for applications including automotive area, but also monitoring the condition of structures and aerospace applications (e.g. Dewesoft and NASA have developed a modern telemetry system enabling monitoring of hundreds of thousands of parameters in real time).