On March 19, 2024, the 2nd Seminar of the DARTS-PL: Database of Autonomous vehicles Road Testing Scenarios project, financed by the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR) under the GOSPOSTRATEG program, was held. The aim of the meeting was to present the results of the activities undertaken so far by the consortium.
The AV-PL-ROAD project "Polish Road to Automation of Road Transport" implemented in 2018-2021 by a consortium consisting of: the Ministry of Infrastructure (MI), the Motor Transport Institute (ITS) and the Warsaw University of Technology (PW) and also the activities undertaken by the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Centre (CK:PAP), which was established as part of this project resulted in the development of a draft act amending the Road Traffic Law.
The show of consumer electronics and new technologies - CES 2024 (Consumer Electronics Show) took place on January 7-12, 2024 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA). During the fair, the following items are presented: prototypes, new products or services. The event, which has been organized annually since 1967, sets trends and defines prospects for the development of innovative technologies.
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 December 14, 2023, the 1st DARTS-PL Seminar was held, during which the first effects of the project "Database of Autonomous vehicles Road Testing Scenarios", financed by NCBiR under the GOSPOSTRATEG program, were presented. The main topics of the meeting were infrastructure aspects and road traffic safety. The seminar was attended by numerous representatives of scientific units, universities, research institutes and entrepreneurs who produce elements of driving automation systems, deal with software and test autonomous solutions.
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.