IRU’s first roundtable on technology and innovation centred on the challenges, integration and potential of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in commercial road transport. With more than ten corporate IRU members and partners in attendance, the recent IRU Technology and Innovation Roundtable, the first of its kind, provided a collaborative platform to explore new technologies, address current challenges, and anticipate how evolving regulations and standards can foster innovation without creating unnecessary barriers. From digital border processes to AI-powered route optimisation, developments like ADAS can enhance safety – human error accounts for approximately 85% of road accidents – while improving the overall driving performance. (....)