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Ing. Lukáš Kacar

2025, Transactions on Transport Sciences, 16 (3), p. 10-15), ISSN 1802-9876

This contribution discusses the issue of approaching safety issues for newly introduced autonomous rail vehicle operation systems with the GoA3/GoA4 automation level. In particular, the paper discusses the issue of normative requirements for establishing and demonstrating safety requirements that are in place today for railway systems. The paper seeks to define the minimum criteria or processes that should be met and demonstrated in order for autonomous train operation to be accepted as sufficiently safe for commercial operation.

2024, Driver-Car Interaction and Safety Conference 2023, Praha, České vysoké učení technické v Praze), p. 109-113), ISBN 978-80-01-07387-2, ISSN 2336-5382

The article describes the practical experience of testing a specific ticketing system for public transport based on blockchain technology. The testing aimed to verify the overall functionality of the complex system as well as the correct execution of the functions of its selected parts, which consist of several separately developed but closely cooperating subsystems: blockchain, clearing, and mobile application subsystem with support of bank payment system. Communication between the different parts was implemented through APIs developed for this purpose. The availability of API documentation and the implementation on Linux OS allowed the use of sophisticated tools for testing and performing both manual and automated tests. Performed tests made it possible to detect errors in the program code of the respective components and to provide the basis for their elimination. Applied approaches and tools can be used to test similar complex information-handling systems.