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Europe is joining forces to shape the future of autonomous driving!

07/10/2025

Expert Group on Autonomous Driving

 

On 8th of July, we hosted the second meeting of the Expert Group on Autonomous Driving as part of our Interreg project Drive2Transform – with inspiring contributions and in-depth discussions on how to scale, regulate and implement autonomous driving across Europe.

 

Key impulses came from:
• Stefan Reisinger, DigiTrans (AT): Sharing insights from the eVAN project, which tests autonomous shuttle operations under real-world conditions in Austria – including stress-testing in adverse weather, complex routing and advanced modular sensor systems.

• Martin Russ, AustriaTech: A strong voice on European regulation – highlighting the urgent need for harmonised test procedures, data policies and safety standards to ensure Europe remains globally competitive. Sharing findings from the project FAME

• Tomasz Pacan, BLEES (PL): Fascinating real-world experience from autonomous microbus pilots in Katowice, Chorzów and Gliwice – including remote operation, on-demand service models and over 5,000 passengers transported safely in public traffic.

 

In the workshop that followed, we dived deeper into:
• Regulation & standardisation
• Microbus and shuttle operation
• Fleet operations and scalable service design

 

What’s next? Two exciting events this autumn:
Automotive Transformation Conference in Bruneck (IT)   
Clusters Meet Regions in Regensburg (DE) 

A big thank you to our dedicated experts and moderators:

Doris Straub (Biz-up, Automobil-Cluster), Lukas Waidelich (Pforzheim University) and Luk Palmen (Silesia Automotive).

A successful day driven by innovation, cross-border collaboration, and a shared goal: making autonomous driving safe, scalable, and fit for real-life deployment.

 

Participants/Experts

  • Christian Schmid, Infineon Technologies Austria
  • Patrick Feucht, Patvice
  • Jens Schippl, KIT
  • Marcin Talaga, Huf Polska Sp. z o. o.
  • Martin Russ, AustriaTech
  • Jürgen Wittmann, TH Deggendorf
  • Roberto Ferrari, TTControl
  • Stefan Reisinger, DigiTrans GmbH
  • Tomasz Pacan, BLEES
  • Anne Häner, Cluster Mobility & Logistics
  • Steve Schumann, Cluster Mobility & Logistics
  • Ewa Dudzik, Silesia Automotive
  • Silvia Mihalikova, Slovak Electric Vehicle Associaction

 

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