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Connected & Autonomous Vehicles
Mike Waters
Head of Transport Infrastructure, Coventry City Council (NOW)
Head of Policy & Strategy, West Midlands ITA
(APRIL>)
Drive West Midlands, 11 March 2016
The WM ITA area
Birmingham
Coventry
Solihull
WalsallWolverhampton
Sandwell
Dudley
Population
Circa +15% (up to 30% in areas)
3rd babies living to 100yrs +
Obesity
65.7% of people
Air Quality
630 premature (‘10)
£8.5-20bn pa UK
Life Expectancy
Major
disparities
3
Business Growth
Growth in GVA 3x UK wide rate
Research
70% of all UK low carbon vehicle R&D
Exports
>25% of UK GDP from Wmids2nd highest UK growth
Housing & Jobs
Multiple UK ‘top ten’ performers
Intelligent Mobility
CAV
MaaSITS
Infrastructure
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) the provision of transport via a real-time, personalised service that integrates all types of mobility choices and presents them to the customer in a completely integrated manner to get them from A to B as easily as possible, using flexible ticketing and payment mechanisms.
ITS Public Infrastructure: The provision of control systems, management of safety, regulations and capacity to enable the efficient operation of the transport network
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Automation of the features of operation and the presentation of information to vehicle occupants so as to informs and improve safety / choice / comfort / efficiency; tailored to the journey needs
Intelligent Mobility: A technology enabled system of mobility solutions supporting end-to-end journeys that balances cost, comfort, speed, and convenience against need
Intelligent Mobility
CAV
MaaSITS
Infrastructure
Why CAV?
DATA
Public Sector Insight
Policy & Strategy
Investment
Efficiency
Enabling Others
Collaborative Service Models
Commercial & Third sector
James B. Duke professor of Psychology and Behavioural Economics, Duke University
“Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it…”—Dan Ariely
CAV PLAYS A ROLE
Enabling Activity
intelligent Variable Message Systems / Dynamic Routing
Intelligent Mobility & CAV Programme:£3.4m Council funded programme, £20m+ wider partner programme
• The project will be trialling
– Mixed road types and speeds up to 70mph
– Functionality, Safety and Convenience
- Both DSRC 802.11p and LTE V
- Wi-Fi services on the move
– Road network efficiency and modelling
– Multipath broadcasting using multiple
communications methods
– Whole journey experience - Interlink between
the urban and Strategic Road Network
• Test site access
– Access for vehicle manufactures and
technology companies once operational
The Vehicle Manufacturers
& Suppliers
The consumer/ businesses and their journey experience
Local and National Highways
Authorities
Communications Companies and Infrastructure
Providers
Stakeholders
What is a Connected Corridor? Why do we need connected corridors ?
Today’s average commute is 41 minutes per day – can we make better use of this time (Randstad)
Cost of UK traffic congestion – the economic impact is £4.3B a year or £491 per household (Cebr)
Roads are congested - managed conditions are needed to improve traffic density
Lack of accurate information - better information needed by road users and network managers
Driver stress - traffic jam assist and low speed semi-autonomous driving can help but attentiveness?
Cost of roadside infrastructure is a limiting factor for more managed motorways and expressways
By providing wireless connectivity, safety and convenience services along a
connected corridor, we can enable:
The road authority to provide: Predictable travel, improved safety, driver information and potentially
convenience services
The consumer to help by: Connecting and providing anonymous node information that is invaluable in managing the network (done today by Google, MNO, TomTom)
New approaches are required for road traffic and information management
What are the Challenges ?
Can “information” be sent directly into vehicles? • Reducing the need for more physical infrastructure (road signs)
and the associated installation and maintenance costs?
• However all “information” is NOT equal!
Is there a relationship between information type and
communication technology used (LTE, DSRC, Wi-Fi)?• Do we need more than one technology and network ?
• Is the “solution” a combination of technology and networks?
Is it technically and financially feasible? • Before any major installation - Will the solution work ?
• Can a business case be built around the stakeholders ?
• What are the benefits to consumers and businesses ?
Can wireless technology be a solution to address future road network challenges
The Technology Mix
• The method of communication to and from vehicles is dependent upon the installed technology
• The content of the communication depends on BOTH the installed technology BUT also the
information type and urgency
Embedded Modem Receivers Data received directly into car
Smartphone Graphicand Audio transfer
Smartphone Audio Transfer
Safety & Autonomous V2X Communications
Connected Corridors must take into account installed technology, information type and urgency to provide near-term benefits and long-term solutions
KEY QUESTIONS & ISSUES
• Connected ’v’ Autonomy
• An ‘MC’ for the infrastructure – regulated & directed ‘v’ individually optimised…
• A constant: Innovation = Disruption
• Managing public perception
Public Perception is a critical issueOne announcement of 8 projects by Government = UK CITE gets ~160 positive press articles with a day
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