The presentation will cover: road safety issues (DEKRA yearly road safety reports, global issues, vehicle type impacts); the latest V2X connectivity technology developments, deployments (e.g. US Deployment Plan) and related safety improvements; the latest regulatory and certification situation (EU, US and others); the latest updates on testing requirements for connected and automated driving toward safety (including NCAP 2026 protocols); and the most recent developments in regional and global interest groups – challenges and outlook.

• Road safety challenges and how state-of-the-art technologies can help
• Latest improvements and implementations
• Global challenges on the way to autonomous driving