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On December 18, 2025, the President of the Republic of Poland signed the amendment to the Road Traffic Act. This act constitutes a fundamental change in the Polish legal system, adapting it to the challenges associated with the implementation of autonomous vehicle technologies and defining the role of supervisory institutions.

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Representatives of the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Centre (CK:PAP) – Aleksandra Rodak and Monika Ucińska – took part in this year’s edition of International Mobility Days 2025, organised by the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. The event, considered one of the most important international meetings dedicated to modern mobility, brought together experts, business leaders and public-sector representatives from across the world, creating a platform for showcasing innovations and exchanging knowledge in the rapidly evolving transport sector.

The Motor Transport Institute hosted two delegations of journalists - from the Republic of South Africa (RSA) and the United States (USA) on November 14th. The visits were conducted under the framework of the „Brand Hub MŚP” project, which aims to promote the Polish brand of an innovative economy and the technological potential of Polish SMEs globally

On October 14, 2025, experts from the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Centre (CK:PAP) attended a meeting of the joint Infrastructure Committee and the Local Government and State Administration Committee of the Senate of the Republic of Poland. One of the key agenda items was the Act Amending the Road Traffic Act, which provides for the creation of a legal framework facilitating the testing of automated vehicles on public roads in Poland.

On 16–17 September, the International Conference “Psychology of Mobility – Shaping Future Transport Behaviors” was held, organized by the Center for EU Transport Projects, the Motor Transport Institute, and the City and Municipality of Skawina. The event, conducted within the framework of the Transport Research Observatory, gathered experts, practitioners, representatives of public administration and research institutions, as well as a broad audience of participants. The conference was held under the honorary patronage of the Ministry of Infrastructure.

The Motor Transport Institute hosted researchers from the University of Virginia (USA). Professor Matthew Panzer, an expert in injury biomechanics, and Dr. Bronisław Gepner, a specialist in human body modeling and road user protection, visited Warsaw. The meeting fostered an exchange of experience in transport safety research.

On September 12, 2025, a joint meeting of the Infrastructure Committee and the Deregulation Committee was held in the Sejm building in Warsaw, at 1 Wiejska Street, concerning planned changes to the procedures for authorizing tests of autonomous vehicles on public roads.

On 2–5 September 2025, the International Conference Transport of the 21st Century took place, serving as an important platform for the exchange of experience and presentation of achievements by national and international scientific and research institutions. The conference aimed to integrate the academic community and to outline key directions for the development of transport in both technical-technological and organizational dimensions.

In August 2025, Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., obtained from the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) the first-ever permit to conduct autonomous vehicle testing in New York City. This decision represents a significant milestone in the development of automated transport technologies under metropolitan conditions, which are widely considered among the most complex in the world due to traffic dynamics and density of interactions.