Cooperation in the field of Automated and connected driving. In view of the Dutch presidency of the European Union

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1 Cooperation in the field of Automated and connected driving In view of the Dutch presidency of the European Union 15 September2015 Frans op de Beek Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment Rijkswaterstaat

2 1. Large-scale testing of self-driving vehicles in the Netherlands Learning by doing is a key ingredient 1. Adjustment of (inter)national law testing on public road in the Netherlands is allowed 2. Facilitate testing on public roads: Test procedure developed 3. Connect to current C-ITS activities 4. Stimulating and developing knowledge Completed studies e.g. liability, Vienna Convention, Cybersecurity, etc 5. International efforts to make deployment a reality Minister Schultz- van Haegen and King Willem-Alexander in a Coöperative self driving car on the public road 2

3 2. Important to work together on European scale Accelerate cross border implementation Avoid a patchwork of legislation: eg. Exemption procedures, different rules of distance Avoid new systems or updates when crossing borders Lots of questions in transitional phase (liability, data, privacy) Support economic growth and EUcompetitiveness 3

4 3. The Dutch EU presidency Joint effort towards a shared approach Automated and connected driving central theme for informal council with transport ministers Addressing strategic approach on automated and connected driving: Come to a shared strategic agenda (declaration?) Specific actions for cooperation (test corridors?) Show European cooperation: Demonstration automated driving with ministers European Truck platoon Challenge 4

5 4. Discussion with member states, EC and Industry Non-Paper >> Declaration: I II Key messages: Shared vision? A. Automated and connected driving an opportunity for Europe B. Time to act is now! C. Automation, connectivity and cooperation eventually come together D. The technology is not the biggest challenge, challenge is to work together E. Joint forces to come to deployment and market introduction on 4 major challenges System/Process for continuous dialogue III Specific Actions Aim is a co-creation with front running member states, EC and industry Non paper is food for discussion, we are interested in your ideas! 5

6 A. Automated and connected driving an opportunity for Europe Reduce or prevent fatalities and serious injuries on the roads; Cut emissions from road transport; More efficient use of road capacity; Support economic growth and EU-competitiveness. The possibilities of the future: Facilitate social inclusion and accessibility of road transport Use travel time for other purposes (consumers and logistics) Reduce search traffic and efficient use of (parking)space in cities 6

7 B. Time to act is now! European manufacturers have a leading position in the automotive industry, in innovative technologies and an upstream ICT industry The rules are being set now: coordination needed to prevent patchwork of rules and procedures (Member States) Other regions are closing in fast (VS and Asia) A clear and consistent policy of governments is needed to support innovation The added value does necessarily require new rules, but also focused investments guidelines and/or principles 7

8 C. Automation, connectivity and cooperation eventually come together, which will be necessary to achieve public goals Stimulate innovation and market developments: focus on deployment and market introduction To harvest the societal benefits of automated driving, adding communication and cooperation capabilities are essential Dealing with uncertainties: no fixed point on the horizon requires proactive and flexible attitude Learning by doing 8

9 D. The technology is not the biggest challenge, the challenge is to work together on European scale: MS, Commission, Industry Member States, European Commission and Industry have there own role and responsibilities Individual decisions will all have an impact on this innovation and on each others work Harmonized views are needed for deployment and stimulate innovation across orders 9

10 E. Joint forces to come to deployment and market introduction on 4 major challenges 1. Accommodate these developments by ensuring adaptive and flexible legislation on a international, European and national level (traffic law, liability) 2. Secure public and private interest: liability, data ownership and privacy, security, Stimulate innovation: Focused investments in (digital) infrastructure and V-I and V-V communication How do we make these developments attractive to consumers (enablers)? 4. Ensuring new systems and services are compatible on a EU level 10

11 III Specific actions: first ideas (1/3) Adapt Vienna convention in favour of automated and cooperative driving (1-5) Adapt national legislation suitable for automated and cooperative driving within each Member States and between member states Eg. Exemption procedures, traffic law, liability, privacy Harmonized testing and exemption procedures Adjust legislation to make better use of the possibilities which are offered by automated driving EG. Driving and resting legislation, office in the car, more accessibility for disabled. 11

12 4. Specific actions: first ideas (2/3) Coordinated and targeted investments by member states attuned to industrial developments. Eg. Road marking, DSRC, digital maps. Reliability, accuracy, security of data for automated driving Eg. maps, dynamic traffic information, intersection control. Use of probe vehicle data of the automated car for public use and services: Eg. Green waves, road maintenance and parking space detection Specification and development of automatic driving communication protocols Eg. Intersection negotiation, emergency priorisation, automatic weaving 12

13 Specific actions: first ideas (3/3) Exchange of (statistical) data and experience as result of test (evaluation). Eg. Human factors/acceptance, incidents, impact on public objectives, system performance improvement. Regard the automated and cooperative driving as a part of a eco transportsystem Eg. Car sharing, public transport, MAAS, ICT-services, How is driving behaviour following traffic law linked to automated driving procedures and traffic safety (ethical questions) Eg. Obey maximum speeds when it leads to critical situations, how to avoid obstacles in legal binding situations. 13

14 Supportive actions Define cross border corridors + network of cities to test and deploy automated and cooperative driving: Support the integration of automation and cooperative driving Focus on use cases: robotaxi, truck platooning, autopilot on the highway Build upon current activities like the C-ITS corridor Vienna-Frankfurt- Rotterdam and the C-ITS corridor Nordic Way Joint exemption (procedure) /"Code of Practice" for testing automated vehicles Harmonized deployment strategies across member states Focused EU and member states funding Focused research and development 14

15 II System/Process How to come to a continuous dialogue and cooperation? Member States Commission Industry 15

16 5. Planning 2015 Bilateral meetings (July-October) Member states European Commission Industry Schiphol meeting Member states (August) Industry (September) ITS Bordeaux (October) ITS advisory board EC Ertico session Strategic in depth meeting EC, MS, Industry (November) High level meeting Member States (December) 16

17 17 For more information: Marjolijn Sonnema Florien van der Windt Frans op de Beek