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MIPRO 2026 - 49th Convention

AVEU - Autonomous Vehicles in the EU: Technology Is Ready — Is the Regulatory and Safety Framework Keeping Up?

Wednesday, 5/27/2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Congress hall, Grand hotel Adriatic, Opatija


Physical Event

Moderator:

Melita Milenković, mmilenkovic@fpz.hr (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia)

Panelists:
  • representative of the Croatian Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation
  • Vjekoslav Majetić (DOK-ING, Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Lovro Nobilo (Verne, formerly known as Project 3 Mobility - P3M, of Mate Rimac as a founder)
  • Ivan Petrović (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb, Croatia)
  • Damir Kljajić (Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Zagreb, Croatia)
Goals:
  • Assess the actual technological maturity of autonomous vehicles (Level 4 and Level 5)
  • Discuss methods for safety assurance and certification of AI systems
  • Analyze the role of communication infrastructure (5G/6G, V2X, edge computing)
  • Examine implications of the AI Act and new product liability rules
  • Identify prerequisites for implementing autonomous mobility in European cities
Preliminary program:
  • introductory statements by panelists
  • moderated thematic discussion
  • audience Q&A and open expert discussion
Key topics:

- safety architecture of autonomous vehicles (sensor fusion, redundancy)
- validation and verification of machine learning systems
- V2X communication and cooperative perception
- liability for accidents involving autonomous vehicles
- EU and national regulatory framework (AI Act, Product Liability, traffic law) and homologation 

Target audince:

- researchers, industry representatives, policymakers, regulators, and professionals interested in the development and deployment of autonomous and connected vehicles.


The discussion will address key technological and legal challenges of autonomous vehicles, focusing on safety architecture, AI system validation, communication infrastructure (V2X), as well as liability issues and the regulatory framework at the Croatian and EU levels.

 

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

Free access.

 

 

Location:

Opatija is the leading seaside resort of the Eastern Adriatic and one of the most famous tourist destinations on the Mediterranean. With its aristocratic architecture and style, Opatija has been attracting artists, kings, politicians, scientists, sportsmen, as well as business people, bankers and managers for more than 180 years.

The tourist offer in Opatija includes a vast number of hotels, excellent restaurants, entertainment venues, art festivals, superb modern and classical music concerts, beaches and swimming pools – this city satisfies all wishes and demands.

Opatija, the Queen of the Adriatic, is also one of the most prominent congress cities in the Mediterranean, particularly important for its ICT conventions, one of which is MIPRO, which has been held in Opatija since 1979, and attracts more than a thousand participants from over forty countries. These conventions promote Opatija as one of the most desirable technological, business, educational and scientific centers in South-eastern Europe and the European Union in general.


For more details, please visit www.opatija.hr and visitopatija.com.

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