The field of artificial intelligence is moving towards improving spatial understanding and autonomous driving capabilities. Researchers are focusing on developing innovative methods to enhance the ability of machines to comprehend and navigate complex environments. A key area of research is the development of formal models and safety proofs for autonomous vehicles, ensuring the preservation of safety guarantees in various scenarios. Additionally, there is a growing interest in leveraging large language models to generate personalized routes and improve scenario planning. The use of unsupervised location mapping and scenario formalisms is also becoming increasingly important in this field. Noteworthy papers include: Locations of Characters in Narratives, which introduces new datasets to test the ability of large language models to understand character locations in narratives. CORTEX-AVD, which presents an open-source framework for automatic generation of corner cases for autonomous vehicle development. PathGPT, which leverages large language models for personalized route generation, showing promising results in adapting to new scenarios without additional training.