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Questions to be answered

How can the challenges, successes, and opportunities encountered by developers, users, and accreditors of drones and self-driving vehicles in both EU and non-EU countries guide the effective standardization of legal, regulatory, and technological frameworks?

Description

This workshop's main objective is to explore how to standardize legal, regulatory, and technological pathways for autonomous vehicles and drones, while enhancing cross-fertilization between these two modalities. By addressing shared challenges—such as safety, public acceptance, and regulatory alignment—and examining unique solutions in each domain, participants will discover how innovations in one field can inspire advancements in the other.

Success stories will demonstrate how collaboration, policy frameworks, and technological breakthroughs have driven progress in both sectors. Insights from new EU policies will highlight opportunities for harmonizing regulations and accelerating innovation on a global scale.

This workshop offers a platform to learn from the challenges, successes, and strategies of developers, users, and accreditors in both fields, creating a space for knowledge exchange and synergy.

Organisation of the WS

• 08:30 - 08:40 Introduction: Outlining workshop objectives and the importance of leveraging synergies between drones and autonomous vehicles in addressing societal challenges
• 08:40 - 09:20 Presentations on critical topics, including common challenges in policy frameworks, successful case studies, cross-modal success stories, and navigating EU/global regulatory and legal landscapes (interactive with Q&A and live polls)
• 09:20 - 09:40 Panel discussion on Future Opportunities—Sustainability and Beyond: Exploring emerging trends, ethical aspects, and technology pathways for autonomous vehicles/drones
• 09:40 - 09:50 Wrap-up: Summarizing key insights, identifying actionable next steps, and setting the stage for future collaboration

Intended outcome

The workshop aims to identify actionable insights and strategies for standardizing legal, regulatory, and technological frameworks for autonomous vehicles and drones, facilitating cross-modal innovation and collaboration.

Speakers, Panelists, etc

• Benjamin van Manen - Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
• Daniel Castillo - BCN Drone Center / CATUAV, Spain
• Vassilis Agouridas - UIC2 & IDI Platform, ERTICO - ITS Europe, Belgium

Topic Groups and/or Innovation networks involved

Autonomous Navigation (https://eu-robotics.net/autonomous-navigation-topic-group/), Aerostream (https://aerostream.fer.hr/)

Projects involved

1. Horizon Europe Aerostream (https://aerostream.fer.hr/)

Further information

Organisers

• Abeje Yenehun Mersha (Saxion University of Applied Sciences), a.y.mersha@saxion.nl, website: saxion.nl/smart
• Carlos Rizzo (EURECAT), carlos.rizzo@eurecat.org, website: https://eurecat.org