On November 14, 2025, we welcomed members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation staff to UW–Madison during a campus visit organized by the university’s Office of Federal Relations.

During the engineering portion of the visit, our team at Sky-Lab, together with colleagues from the CATS Lab, introduced our autonomous research vehicle and its onboard sensing, computing, and control systems. We shared how connected and autonomous vehicle research can support safer, more efficient, and more accessible transportation.

More about the broader campus visit is available in UW–Madison Federal Relations’ report.

Wisconsin congressional staff attending a briefing on federally supported research at UW–Madison

Prof. David A. Noyce briefing Wisconsin congressional staff on federally supported research at UW–Madison.

Presenting connected and autonomous transportation research to Wisconsin congressional staff

Prof. Sikai (Sky) Chen presenting connected and autonomous transportation research.

Wisconsin congressional staff arriving at the outdoor autonomous vehicle demonstration

Prof. Xiaopeng Li leading the group to the outdoor autonomous vehicle demonstration.

Connected and autonomous research vehicles displayed outside the Engineering Centers Building

Connected and autonomous research vehicles outside the Engineering Centers Building (ECB).

Wisconsin congressional staff watching an autonomous research vehicle demonstration

Watching an autonomous research vehicle demonstration.

Overview of the autonomous vehicle demonstration for Wisconsin congressional staff

An overview of the outdoor research demonstration.

Discussing onboard sensing and computing systems with Wisconsin congressional staff

Discussing onboard sensing and computing systems.

Introducing an autonomous research vehicle to members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation staff at UW–Madison

Prof. Sikai (Sky) Chen introducing our autonomous research vehicle to Wisconsin congressional staff.