Four and a half years (and 36h) later

Earlier today I participated in a workshop on AI and connected and automated mobility that was held in the Joint Research Centre in Seville. The workshop brought together representatives from the autonomous vehicles & smart mobility industry to discuss policy and technology challenges with JRC researchers.

I gave two presentations, the first on the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (the project I work for at the JRC) and the second on the Transport chapter of the State of Play on Digital Transformation in Selected Policy Areas report. The latter came 24 hours after a presentation in a workshop held yesterday in Ispra, focusing on input from experts on the draft chapter.

The first time I visited Seville was in February 2014, when I was interviewed for a position in the Economics of Climate Change, Energy and Transport Unit. I did not take the position.

The workshop was very successful since it allowed us to provide info on the work performed by the JRC, on the policy context on the road to connected and automated mobility, and to explore synergies with start-up companies that work in the field.