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Our country is facing a paradox - on the one hand, we have outstanding engineers and are one of the leaders in the development of automotive technologies, on the other hand, regulations limit the testing of autonomous vehicles on Polish roads. An article by Jolanta Szymczyk-Przewoźna in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (DGP) of February 6, 2024 describes the barriers faced by companies wanting to test these innovative solutions.

On January 26, 2024, as part of the series of debates " Discussion at Ratuszowa Street", an expert meeting dedicated to issues related to autonomous vehicles was held. The debate was attended by: Katarzyna Dobrzańska-Junco from the Małopolska Road Safety Council and prof. Marcin Ślęzak, director of the Motor Transport Institute (ITS), head of the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Centre (CK:PAP).

The team of the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Center (CK:PAP) has joined the group of partners and co-organizers of Droniada Tech by Silesian University of Technology - a conference on robotic mobility that will take place on June 4-5, 2024 at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów. The event is part of Droniada 2024 - a multi-day meeting consisting of a technological competition, workshops, conferences and shows.

Stress accompanies drivers almost every day. While driving, if we are not stressed due to our motivation - rushing on the way to a meeting, being angry at a traffic jam - we can still be exposed to a stressful situation at any time caused by the behaviour of other road users. The phenomenon of stress is very complex. Despite many years of research and a significant number of publications in this field, detecting stress in order to reduce its negative effects on driving safety is still a challenge for the automotive sector.

Have a family and peaceful Christmas. May you stay safe and sound, having kindness to each other, especially to other road users. Wishing all your journeys to take place under the sign of safety, and may 2024 provide many reasons to be happy.

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.

Meetings of experts on automated/autonomous and connected vehicles (GRVA) are an opportunity to discuss issues related to the need of harmonizing vehicle regulations. The topics discussed during the 17th GRVA Session, which took place on September 25-29, 2023 in Geneva, included: issues related to the proposal of implementing the new UN Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to advanced driver assistance systems.