Ensuring Safe Autonomy: The Role of AI in Future Mobility

As artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems continue to transform the automotive and mobility sectors, ensuring safety, reliability, and situational awareness is more critical than ever. At Drive Forward 2025, Dr. Sadegh Soudjani, Principal Investigator and Coordinator at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, will share groundbreaking insights on safe autonomy and AI in mixed autonomy environments. 

Advancing Safe Autonomy in Smart Mobility 

Dr. Soudjani is a leading researcher in AI-driven autonomy, formal verification, and situational awareness. As a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute, his expertise lies in developing symbolic logic frameworks that enhance decision-making capabilities in autonomous and mixed-autonomy transport systems. 

His work is internationally recognized, receiving prestigious grants such as: 

• The ERC Consolidator Grant, supporting cutting-edge research in safe AI. 
• The EPSRC New Investigator Award, fostering innovation in autonomy and AI. 
• Coordination of the EIC-Pathfinder SymAware Project, focused on symbolic logic for situational awareness in autonomous mobility.

Key Topics at Drive Forward 2025 

Dr. Soudjani’s session will explore: 

• How AI can enhance safety and decision-making in smart mobility. 
• The role of symbolic logic in improving autonomous system awareness. 
• The future of safe autonomy in high-tech, connected transport ecosystems. 

With mobility systems becoming increasingly complex, integrating AI-driven autonomy into safe, scalable solutions is essential. Dr. Soudjani will highlight the technologies and strategies that can drive next-generation mobility while ensuring trust, security, and reliability. 

Looking to the Future: AI’s Role in Mobility Innovation 

• Dr. Soudjani sees several emerging trends that will shape the short- and long-term future of mobility: 
• Safe AI & Machine Learning – Ensuring reliability in autonomous decision-making. 
• Advanced Sensor Integration – Improving perception and situational awareness in vehicles. 
• AI-Driven Traffic & Mobility Management – Enhancing system efficiency in mixed-autonomy environments. 
• Formal Verification for AI in Transport – Reducing risks and increasing system trust. 

Join the Conversation at Drive Forward 2025 

The rise of AI and smart autonomy presents incredible opportunities—but also complex challenges that must be addressed now. Don’t miss the chance to hear from Dr. Sadegh Soudjani and other mobility pioneers at Drive Forward 2025. 

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