As part of the 49. International MIPRO 2026 Convention in Opatija, as part of Formal Opening, a round table will bring together leading experts from industry, academia, and regulatory bodies to discuss one of the most pressing questions in contemporary mobility: how close are autonomous vehicles to widespread deployment — and what is still missing on the legal, safety, and infrastructure fronts?
 
 

The discussion will cover key technological and regulatory challenges — from AI system validation and safety architecture, through communication infrastructure (V2X, 5G/6G), to liability for autonomous vehicle accidents and compliance with the EU regulatory framework: the AI Act, the new Product Liability Directive, and national traffic legislation.

Panelisti

–     Vjekoslav Majetić — innovator, founder and owner of DOK-ING, Zagreb

–     Lovro Nobilo — Verne (formerly Project 3 Mobility / P3M), Government & Regulatory Affairs Manager

–     Academician Ivan Petrović, PhD — Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER), Zagreb

–     Damir Kljajić — Manager for Emerging Technologies at Ericsson Nikola Tesla

Moderator

- Melita Milenković, PhD, LL.M.

University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences

Key Topics:

–     safety architecture of autonomous vehicles — sensor fusion and redundancy

–     validation and verification of machine learning-based systems

–     V2X communication and cooperative perception in urban mobility

–     liability for accidents involving autonomous vehicles — who is responsible?

–     EU and Croatian regulatory framework: AI Act, Product Liability Directive, homologation

–     introductory statements by panelists (up to 5 minutes each)

–     moderated thematic discussion

–     audience Q&A and open expert discussion

The round table is intended for researchers, industry representatives, policymakers, regulators, and all professionals interested in the development and deployment of autonomous and connected vehicles at the European and national level.

The round table will be held in Croatian and simultaneously translated using AI technology.