Monika Ucińska

The Institute conducts, coordinates and promotes research and deployment activities in the field of road transport. ITS began operating in 1952 under the Decree of the Minister of Road Transport and Aviation of 25 September 1951, on establishing the Motor Transport Institute. The main thematic areas of ITS 2021-2030: 1\. Safety in transport and road traffic - collecting and analysing accident data in order to identify sources of hazards, behavioural research, with particular emphasis on vulnerable road users, post-accident activities, programming of preventive measures, psychological tests, safety and technical tests of vehicles, testing of equipment for vehicle inspection and diagnostics. 2\. Transport Automation - the Institute established the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Competence Centre - an expert institution supporting the works of Polish government, in the field of connected and autonomous vehicles by centralizing the competences and implementation processes, ensuring compliance with the regulations adopted at the EU level. As of 2026 the Institute will be a National Research Coordinator for testig AVs on public roads. Moreover, the Institute caries research on human-automation relationship (HMI, driver monitoring); analysing the impact of MaaS services (Mobility as a Service) and Intelligent Transport Systems, including Smart City solutions. 3\. Climate and environmental impact - analysis of the impact of road transport on the environment; exhaust emission, noise and vibration tests; research on reducing fuel consumption by internal combustion engines of vehicles and machines, development of electric vehicles, including hydrogen and alternative fuels. 4\. Road transport economics - monitoring and analysing the transport market, researching the costs of transport companies, evaluating professional competences in transport, determining the economic effects of the negative impact of road transport on humans and their environment.