ConnectedRoads,VehiclesandPeople

AKeyNationalOpportunity

POSITIONSTATEMENT

ABOUT THE FORUM

AbouttheForumThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedbytheTransportTechnologyForumtohelpdrivemoreeffectiveandefficientmanagementofexistingandnewroadnetworks,asakeynationalopportunity.Roadtransportwillremainakeypillarofhowpeopleandgoodsmoveacrossthenation,notjustonstrategicroads.ImprovingroadtravelthroughtechnologyisacoreaimoftheForum.Weprovideaneutralmeetingplaceforseniorpolicymakersandinvestors(government,industryandnetworkoperators)whoareinvestingintechnologyforroadsmanagementandoperation.TheForumpromotesacollaborativeculturetoopenuptheopportunityandaddressthecautionwhichhashistoricallyimpededefficiencyandinnovation.

Roadsareakeypillarofhowpeopleandgoodsmoveacrossthenation

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ExecutiveSummaryTherearealreadyatleast3millionconnectedvehiclesonUKroads,withopportunitiesforadditionalsocietalanduserbenefitsfromconventionallydrivenvehicles.Incontrast,benefitsfromautonomousvehiclesliefurtherinthefutureandarelesspredictable,andrequiresignificantpenetrationandcustomeracceptance.Connectedvehiclesgiveimmediateopportunitiesforproductivity,congestion,emissions,safetyandtravelcostbenefits,includingsmarterparking,moreefficientmaintenanceofroadsandreducedinfrastructurecosts.

ThevaluetotheUKfromapplyingtechnologytoroadsisalreadyabout£7.3bnperyear.Exploitingconnectedvehiclesandothertechnologiesgivesanadditionalpotentialannual

£6.5bnvaluetotheUKinthenearterm.Thesebenefitsarenotdependentonnewvehicles,asretrofitteddevicesandsmartphonesalreadyprovidedatawithnocosttothepublicpurseforinstallationastheyareincreasinglyusedforinsuranceandnavigation.Connectingoldervehiclesbringsbiggersafety,emissionandcongestionbenefitsthanjustfromnewfleets.

Butdataavailabilityisnotenough-roadsauthoritiesneedguidancetoexploitthesedevelopmentsinthetypicalBritishtownandcity,withconfidencetomovetonewvehiclebasedsolutions.Equally,roadusersneedtoseepersonalbenefitandgainconfidenceinconnectedvehiclesandtheuseofdatafromthem.Thisconfidenceintechnologywillbevitaltouptakeoffutureautomatedvehicles.Henceusertestinganddevelopmentofbusinessmodelsisofmoreimmediatevaluethanpuretechnicalsolutionresearch.

Todeliverthisbenefit,theTransportTechnologyForum’sstrategyis:

Quickwinsviaconnectedvehiclesforimprovednetworkmanagement,productivity,economicgrowthandotherpolicyandsocietalobjectivessuchasreducedemissionsandsafety.

Connectingpeople,businessesandorganisations,especiallylubricatingtheoverlapofvehicles,roadsandparkingtechnologyandbusinesses,andsupportingspecificationsandstandardsforroadsandconnectedvehicles.HeretheForumuniquelyfillsagaptohelpbothgovernmentandindustryandfacilitateexportsaswellasUKdeployment,workingalongsidegroupslikeAESINandtheBritishParkingAssociation.

WorkingalongsideGovernmentManyservicesarereadytobeexploitedbuttherearestilltechnicalandmarketuncertainties-aroundcommunications,displayinginformationtodrivers,businessmodelsand,aboveall,understandingwhatroadusersandauthoritieswantandwilladopt.SotheForumanditscommunityisalreadyworkingsuccessfullyalongsideGovernment,bothnationalandlocal,to:

Leveroffwhatisherenowforrapidbenefit.Governmentshouldencouragecollaborationtoensureopenandinteroperableconnectedsystems.TheForumwillhelpinbringingorganisationstogetheranddistillingvalue.

Showcasebenefits.Governmentshouldpromoteuseoflearningtohelpinformspecifications,legislationandfurtherinvestmentstoensureUKwidebenefits.TheForumiswell-placedtopromotethissharingoflearning.

Developmarketandcustomer/userconfidence.Governmentneedstoensurethatconnectedvehiclesareconsideredfromtheperspectiveofallroadusers.TheForumcanbringthisperspectivetoincreaseconfidence.

Improveskills.Governmentneedstoadviseroadsauthoritiesonhowtomakethemostofopportunitiesintheshortterm.TheForumcanparticularlyhelpbyidentifyingquickwinsandbyspreadingsharedknowledge.

Valuedataaswellasinfrastructureandvehicles.TheDesignManualforRoadsandBridges,WebTAGandotherguidanceneedstobeupdated,tohelproadsauthorities’valueanddeploylinkstoconnectedvehicles.

Prepareroadsforconnectedvehicles.Thepracticalchallengestoroadoperatorsofprocurement,datasecurityandownership,datauseandpromotiontopoliticiansneedacollaborativereal-worldapproach.

Improveconnectivity.5Gmayprovideafutureanswertoconnectivity,butshort-termactiontofillgapsinexistingcommunicationswouldbringbenefitsfarbeyondthosefromconnectedvehicles.

Deploy,developanddemonstratefortheUK.Governmentneedstosupportuser-centredresearchandpre-commercialdeploymentswithmanyusersinmanytownsandcitiesofallsizes,toensurebenefitstoalltheUK.

Connectedvehiclesarenotasheadline-grabbingasautonomousvehicles,butarearealitythatneedstobefullyexploitedthroughanewmindsetfromtheroads,automotiveandparkingsectors.Roadsauthoritieswillbekeystakeholdersandenablersofproductivityandsocietalbenefits,andsoneedtobehighlyengaged.

ThefutureofbetterUKroadsisnotsimplyautonomousvehicles,butconnectiontoexistingonestoo.

CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

Connectedvehiclesandroads–akeynationalopportunityThevalueofroadtechnologyWorkbytheForumshowsthecurrentsignificanceandvalueofmanagingroadseffectivelyintheUKfromapplyingtechnologyisalreadyabout£7.3bnperyear1.ThisisderivedfromtheForum’sreviewofotherpublisheddata.Mostofthevalueisderivedfromwell-establishedinfrastructure-basedtechnologysuchasurbantrafficcontrol,motorwaymanagement,incidentdetectionandwarning.However,someisalreadyfromusingdatafromexistingconnectedvehicles.

Newconnectedvehiclesaren’tallpremiumvehicles ©Vauxhall

ThetimescalesofopportunitytobenefittheUKConnectedandautonomousvehiclesareevolvingatseparateratesandsoweseedifferentopportunitiestobenefittheUKatdifferenttimehorizons:

• Therearealreadyatleast3million2connectedvehicles3onUKroads,providingdataandreceivinginformation.Weshouldharvestthebenefitsfromthisdatafarmore.Therapidrateoftechnologydeploymentinnewvehicleswillbringfurtheropportunitiesforbetterconnectedbutconventionallydrivenvehiclesthatweshouldexploit;but

• Thesocietalbenefitsofautonomousvehiclesrequiresignificantpenetrationandcustomeracceptanceforcapacitygainswithexistingroadinfrastructure4.Safetyimprovementsarenotlikelytobeashighinitiallyassomeheadlinessuggest.Adoptionwillbeheavilyinfluencedbyuserandmarketacceptance,sotimescalesareunpredictable.Whenitdoesoccur,wideadoptioncouldofferbenefitstoUKproductivity,industryandtransportpolicyalikebutwillneedtrustanduseracceptanceintechnologythatconnectedvehiclescanhelpdevelop.

Theshort-termbenefitsTherearerealopportunitiesforbenefitstousers,authoritiesandUKPlc’sproductivitywithinthenext5yearsusingexistingconnectionstoconventionalvehiclesandfromdeployingnewones.Wecanthenusetheknowledgefromconnectedvehiclestohelpdesignanddefinehowmoreautomatedvehicleswillderivetheirpotentialonreal-worldUKroads.

TheseactionswillhelptomaximisetheuseofexistingroadinfrastructurethatcannotbeexpandedeasilyorquicklyandsupporttheRoadInvestmentStrategygoals.Theyarethereforeaquickwincomparedtophysicalinfrastructuredeployment.

Thekeyisthatasmorevehiclesbecomemoreconnected,thevolumesofdatatheyprovidecanreducerelianceonfixedinfrastructure(reducingcostsforbothstrategicandlocalroadauthorities)andimprovedatausedinroadsoperationsandassetmanagement.

Becauseofthetwospeedsanddifferentcertaintiesofdeployment,theForum’sfocusisonquickwinsviaconnectedvehiclesforimprovednetworkmanagementanddriverinformation,productivity,economicgrowthandotherpolicyandsocietalobjectivessuchasreducedemissionsandsafety.

Adoptingfurthertechnologiesgivespotentialforanadditionalannual£6.5bnofvaluetotheUK.Thiscanberealisedintheimmediateandnearfuture,socapturingthispotentialvalueisourfocus.

CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

Thisdatagoesfarbeyondalreadyprovenjourneytimemeasurementsandorigindestinationmonitoring.Itincludesthefollowingapproaches:

• Datafromvehiclesontheassetcondition—forexamplepotholes,roadpavementwearandskidresistance,andtemperatureforwintermaintenanceplanning.ThisbringssafetyandassetplanningandmanagementbenefitsreducingcostswhichtheForumconservativelyvaluesat£200mperyear5;

• Datafromvehiclestoreducecongestionandimprovetemporaryroadworkssignalsperformance6.Weseetotalcongestionsavingshelpingproductivityof£500mperyear;

• Datatoallowcreativeideasinimprovedemissionsmonitoringandmitigationmeasures.Wevaluethisat£200m.DataintovehiclestosupportSignalPhaseandTiming7(SPAT)informationcanalsoreduceemissionsbyreducingunnecessarystops;

• InformationtoandfromvehiclesforeCall,queuewarning,enhancednavigation,roadworkswarning,andalsoidentifyinghazardsinvolvingvulnerableroadusersbringingbenefitsof£100mayearfrombetterinformationandsafety;

• Usingvehiclestomonitorparkingavailability,andasmobileClosed-CircuitTVforincidentmanagement;and

• Newcustomerfacingservicestothevehicleuser,suchassmart‘one-click’parking8alongsideprovendrivercoaching,breakdownrepairmonitoring,fleetmanagementandbreakdownanalysis.WeestimatethiscouldsaveUKindustry£500mayear.

Informationintovehiclesalsooffersvaluefromvirtualvariablemessagesigns,reducingtheneedfornewroadsidetechnologyonunequippedbutnationallyimportantroads9andaidingthecustomerexperienceonSmartMotorways.Itwouldalsoreducecostsanddelaysduringinstallation.

Theseareinitialestimatesbasedonpublisheddatabutarebeingcontinuallyupdated.

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Connectingallvehiclesandcustomers,notjustnewones

50%ofallnewvehicleswillbeconnectedby202010.Butwith38mvehiclesontheUKroadsandanaverageageofjustunder8years11,wecannotrelyonnewvehicletechnologyalonetogivethevolumeofdataneededandcoveragequicklyenough,especiallyforservicesrequiringinteractionsuchasslowvehiclewarning.Useofsmartphonesand

Fromthesesources,weconservativelyestimatethenear-termvaluetotheUKtobe£1.5bnperannumfromconnectedvehicles,plusexportearningsforUKcompaniesprovidinginnovativeservices,hardwareandconsultancyof£500m.

Manyservicesareofferedbytheprivatesectorforakeypurposesuchasinsurancebutgivewiderbenefitsifthedatatheyprovideisadoptedforotheruses.Theconnectionweneedisthereforenotjustofelectronicdevicesandpeoplebutalsoofbusinessesandorganisations.

Makingthemostoftheconnectionsisthekeyroleoftheforum.

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CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

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PiggybackingonexistinginvestmentbyindustryandusersFreighthasalreadyseenthevalueofconnectivityinreducingcoststobusiness—almosteveryvehicleover3.5tonnesnowprovidesdataforfleetmanagement.TheUKleadstheworldinfleetmanagement,OBDdongleinnovation12andfloatingvehicledata13.Connectionoffreightvehiclesoffersalow-costopportunityforrapidlydeployeddistance-basedcharging,asinEasternEurope.DfTfundedandotherresearch/deploymentisnowlookingatusingconnectedvehicledataforfreight14,andreducingdelaysatsignalsbygivingprioritytoconnectedpublictransport,aswellasnewapproachesthatavoidtraditionalcentralisedsystems15andforinterurbanroads16.

Connectedvehiclespeedadvicereducesstopsatsignals©IDTLtd

Manyoftheabovedatasourcescanbeprovidedbysmartphones.Increasingly,theycanalsobeprovidedviablackboxesandOBDdevicespaidforbyprivatedrivers,theirinsurancecompaniesorrecoveryclubs.Thisisatnocosttothepublicpurseforinstallation.

So,olderandnewervehiclesandtheroadusersinthemcanbeequallyconnected.Thiscouldallowaroadsauthoritytobeseentobeinclusivetoallitscitizens,althoughnewvehiclesarelikelytooffermuchmoreintegratedanduser-friendlyservices.

Datafromconnectedvehiclescanhelpallroadusersofalltypes,notjustthoseinconnectedvehicles.Andinformationintovehiclescanalsoimprovesafetyforall.

CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

SmartparkingalreadyinuseinWestminster ©AppyParking

Thereisaneedtoprovethemarketapproachesandbusinessmodelstoexploitingthisdatasource.

IncreasingconfidenceinroadauthorityinvestmentHowever,dataavailabilityisnotenough.RoadsauthoritiesneedtoseemoreexamplesofhowdatacanbeusedandreceiveguidanceonhowtomakethemostofdevelopmentsintherealworldoftheBritishtownandcity.Theyneedsupportinmakinginvestmentdecisionsonnewtoolsandusingnewdatasources,builtfromevidencefromawiderangeofusecasesanddifferentnetworktypes.Theyneedadviceinareassuchascommunicationswhicharenotnormallyinaroadoperator’sskillset.

TheForumhasalreadystartedthis17butthereisaneedfortechnicalevidencefromUKroadsonnewcommunicationssystemsperformanceinrealdeploymentsandonhowtoconnectintolegacysystemssuchasUrbanTrafficControl.

UserexperienceandconfidenceTheUserExperienceisfundamentaltocustomeradoptionofmanyconnectedservices–iftheydon’tworkwellinusers’eyesandgiveabenefit,thentheywillfailtobetakenup.

Customeruptakethroughaclearpersonalbenefittothemwillbevitalforuseofnewinformationintovehicles,andtotheentirefutureofautomatedvehicles.Usertestinganddevelopmentofbusinessmodelstoremovebarriersisofmoreimmediatevaluethanpuretechnicalsolutionresearch.

Connectedvehiclesarenotjustcars ©Dynniq

Roadsauthoritiesneedconfidencetomoveawayfromusingonlytheinfrastructuretheyunderstand,toaddthenewbutunfamiliarbenefitsfromconnectedvehicles.

Equally,usersneedconfidenceandtrustinconnectedvehiclesandtheuseofthedatafromthem.

THE FORUM’S STRATEGY

TheForum’sStrategyOurstrategyforconnectedvehiclesis:

1) Toquicklyprovidethisconfidencethroughsupportingguidesfor

roadsoperatorsandindustryonconnectedvehicles,useoftheirdataintrafficsignalsandcommunicationschoices.Someoftheseareavailableonourwebsiteandlinkedintheappendixandwewilldevelopfurtherguidesasroadsauthoritiesneedthem.Uniquely,theForumisalreadyfillingagapbyassistingUKGovernmentandindustryandhighlightinginvestmentopportunitiesfromaroadsviewpoint.

2) Weseeourwiderandlonger-termroleashelpingconnecting

vehicles,roadsandparkingnotjusttechnicallybutinbusinessproductivity,andinstitutionaltermsthroughuserfacingdeployment.Weaimtoshowthevalueofconnectedvehiclestosupportingpolicyaimsandconsumerservicesaswellasroadusers.ThisisauniquerolefortheForumandonewheretheUKcanleadtheworld.Thisreportisthefirststepinthatrole.

3) Weseearoleinsupportingthedevelopmentofspecifications

andstandardstosupporttheconvergenceofroadsandconnectedvehicles—toperhapsmovefromaDesignManualforRoadsandBridgestoaDesignManualforRoads,BridgesandConnectedVehiclesthatsupportsallUKroadsandtheexportsofourhighwayandtrafficmanagementskillsaswellasconnectedvehicleexpertise.

Thereisaninternationalperspectivehere,wemustensurethatUKnetworkmanagementandindustrialinterestsaresupportedbytheEUandotherstandardswewillstillworkwithpostBrexit.Equallywecanlearnfrominternationalprojectsandbeinvolvedinsettingtheinternationalagendaespeciallyforconnectionstoroads.Wehaveaspecificworkstrandtoassistthedevelopmentandchoiceofstandardsandspecificationstobridgethegapbetweenautomotive,roadsandparkingandaNetworkUserGroupthatoffersinsightintothecustomerneedforroadmanagement.

Ourviewisthatforconnected—asopposedtoautonomous— vehicles,thereismoreofaneedtodevelopanddeploysolutionswiththemarket,andmoreuserfocusedresearchthanpureresearchintotechnicalsolutions.Henceourfocusisontheshort-termbenefitsto2023.

MovingforwardTherearestillsometechnicalandmarketquestionstoaddress.Examplesincludespeedofdeliveryofdataandcoveragebetweendifferentcommunicationsoptions,howtosafelyshowinformationtoUKdriversandthebusinessmodelsforsupplyofnewdata.Thereisafurtherneedtomakesurethedataprovidedissecure,privateandcanbeaccessedforthepublicgoodviaavarietyofmodels.

Andaboveall,understandingwhatroadusersandroadauthoritieswantandwilladoptisneeded.

ConnectedvehicledatamappinglogisticsactivityinLondon ©TRGSouthampton

THE FORUM’S STRATEGY

Butdespitetheseunknowns,thestrategicopportunitiesareclear.Manyservicesarealreadyinplaceandreadytobeexploited.Thisistrueforbothnewandoldervehiclesandmuchworkisunderwaylookingatlongertermsolutions,butweshouldnotletaimingforacompleteanswergetinthewayofcapturingtheearlybenefits.

Keyareaswhereearlybenefitscanbesecuredinclude:

• Assetmanagement—helpingreducethecostofmaintenanceofallroadsandstructures.HighwaysEnglandistaskedwitha30-50%reductionincostsandweseeconnectedvehicledatahasgreatvalueinassistingthis,learninglessonsfromaviationforexample18.Incrementalimprovementwillnotdeliverthis;

• Emissionsmanagement—developinganddeployingnewcreativeideastomonitorandcontrolemissionsthroughbettertrafficmanagementanduser-facingservices;

• Congestionidentificationforinfrastructureplanning—tobetterplaninterventionsandusenewcapitalfundsforbettervaluetoaidproductivity;

• Trafficmanagement–tomonitorandincreaseperformanceofexistingtrafficsystems,withfargreaterbenefitsfromfutureconnectedvehiclestooinmodellinganddecisionmaking;

• Weatherdata–forhelpinginformonfloods,icingandroadclosures;

• Smarterparking,helpingreducecongestionandsupportingtheUKhighstreet;

• Avoidingnewroadsideinfrastructure,toreducecostsandaidnewservices;

• Roadsafety—forexampleleveringofftheECallsysteminvehiclesfrom2017;and

• Collectingfeedbackfromroadusersoncustomersatisfactionandsentiment.

Connectedvehiclesenginefaultsindicateemissionsproblems

Connectingvehiclesandtrafficsignalscouldreduceemissions©IDT Ltd

WORKING ALONGSIDE GOVERNMENT

WorkingalongsideGovernment

1. LeveroffwhatistherenowforrapidbenefitDfT’srecentCo-operativeITSpilotsareastrongstarttouseofdatafromvehiclesandtovehiclesinUKtownsandcitiesforimmediatebenefit,buttheinvestmentislowcomparedtotheresearchintovehicleautomationthathaslongerpayback.Governmentshouldsupportroadsauthoritiestoafargreaterextentintheadditionaluseofcurrentandemergingconnectionstovehicles,tomatchtheemphasisonautomatedvehicles.TheForumiswell-placedtoassistthis.Forexample,weproposethattheCentreforConnectedandAutonomousVehiclesshouldlookinitsfuturefundingtolarge-scalequick-windeploymentsinvolvinglocalroadsoperators.TheForumcanprovideadirectchanneltothese.ThiswillsettheinvestmentlandscapeforUKindustryandroadsoperatorsalikeanddevelopanexportablesetoftoolsandservices.DfTshouldalsofundfurtherprojectsthatlinkits19C-ITSdemonstratorsandseveraloftheCAV1and2projectsinvolvingconnectedvehiclessuchasUK-CITEtohelpnationalratherthanpiecemealadoption.

2.Showcasethebenefits

Governmentshouldmakeitarequirementthatforallfundsthesocietalbenefitsarecapturedinacommonlyuseableway.Thiswouldgiveotherusersconfidenceinbenefitsforfurtherinvestment.Acentraldepositoryofcostandbenefitintelligencewouldassistdecision-makingbylocalauthorities.TheForumiswell-placedtocaptureandpromotethislearning.Keyareasofbenefitareemissionsandproductivity.

3. Developthemarketandcustomer/userconfidenceThereareunknowntechnicalandmarketareasforfutureconnectedvehicles.Pilotingandtestingthesewillincreasetheabilitytoinvestandcriticallyensureuserandcustomertake-up.Governmentneedstoensurethenewconnectedvehicletechnologyisexplorednotjustfromatechnicalperspectiveandincludesallroadusers.TheForumcanbringaroadoperatorperspectivethatlooksatalignmentwiththevariouspolicyaimsofUKauthoritiesandhenceincreasemarketconfidence.

Muchoftheadoptionofsystems,suchastrafficsignalgreeninformationinthevehicle,reliesonarealuserchoice,unlikefollowingamandatorydevicelikearoadsidetrafficsignal.This‘voluntary’aspectneedsmuchmoreattentionincustomerfacingtrialsandtests—toaddressroadusers’“What’sinitforme?”questions.TheForumhasalreadyexploredmanyoftheunknownareasincustomerconfidencetohelpsteersuchtestsbuttheanswerswouldonlycomefromlargescaledeploymentonUKstreets.

ThismeansGovernmentencouragingprojectsacrosstheecosystem—withcollaborationbetweenmajorsupplierstoensureopenandinteroperableconnectedsystemsfacilitatedbytheForum.

Governmentshouldthenusethisintelligencetohelpinformdecisionsonspecificationsandlegislationandonfurtherinvestmentsandfunding.

Governmentneedstonotjustlookfordisruptionintechnologybutevolution,too.

Thetrustgainedthroughexposureofuserstoconnectedvehiclesisakeysteptofullerautonomy.

GovernmentshouldaboveallundertakeuserfocusedresearchtoanswertheunknownsoflinkingUKvehiclesandroads,andtheForumwillhelpbringingthesetogetheranddistillingvalue.

TheForumanditscommunityofmembersisreadyandabletohelpcapturethesebenefits,workingalongsideGovernmentbothnationalandlocal.Wenowhighlightareaswheretogetherwecandeliverchange:

WORKING ALONGSIDE GOVERNMENT

4. Improveskills

Movingfrominfrastructuretodatameansafurtherdemandforskillsnottraditionallyformingthecoreofroadsauthorities’expertise.Governmentneedstoadviseroadsauthoritiesonhowtomakethemostoftheopportunitiesintheshortterm.TheForumcanparticularlyhelphere,forexamplewithourrecentguides19butalsobyidentifyingquickwinsastheyemergeandspreadingsharedknowledge.Governmentcouldhelpwithretrainingofstaffwherethereareskillshortages.Equally,UKsuppliersandserviceprovidersneedtheskillstosupportexports.

6.Prepareroadsforconnectedvehicles

Connectedvehiclescanbeapracticalchallengetoroadoperatorsintermsofprocurement,datasecurityandownership,mindsetofdatauseandsellingtopoliticians.TheForumiswellplacedtoaddressthischallengeinrealworldways.Someinvestmentisalsonowrequiredbylocalroadsauthoritiestobringtheirbasetechnologyanddatasetsuptospeedandtofuture-proofitforconnectedandthenautonomousvehicles.AnexampleisTrafficManagementOrderinformationheldonpapermapsthatwillbeneededforsmartparkingandautonomousvehicles.

5. Valuedataaswellasinfrastructureandvehicles

Currenttransportplanninghasmaturewaysofassessingbenefitsfromhardinfrastructurebutnotfromuseofdata.TheDesignManualforRoadsandBridges,WebTAGandotherguidanceneedtobeupdatedtohelplocalandnationalroadsauthoritiesknowhowtovalueandthendeployconnectedvehiclesandtousethebenefitstheycandeliver.TheForum’sworkonstandardswillassisthere.

Equally,Governmentshouldnotseejustnewvehiclesasthosethatconnect,butremembertheabilityofanyvehicletobecomeconnectedtogivesocietalbenefitandimproveproductivity.

TheForumcanincreasethisconfidencethroughsharedknowledgebutGovernmenthelptoauthoritieswouldassist.

7. Improveconnectivityforall

Ofcomdatashowssignificantgapsinmobilephonedatacoverageevenonstrategicroads.Itisworseinothergeographicalareasandonotherroutes.Thisisakeyobstacle.Connectedvehiclecustomeracceptance,serviceadoptionandhencebenefitdeliveryrelyonsuchconnectivity.

Connectedvehiclesarenotjustcars,butpublictransport,freightandlogisticsvehicles,andtheconnectedvehicleconceptcanalsohelpcyclists,bikers,pedestriansandothervulnerableroadusers.ThisisakeyareaoftheForum’swork.

Thislackofinvestmentfundingisputtingusbehindourcompetitorcountriesintermsofnewservicesbutisunderstandablegiventheselackofconfidenceininvestment.

Government investment in STEMeducation inhow to exploittheopportunitywillhelplongerterm.

5Gmayprovideanswersforthefuture,butshort-termactionbyGovernmenttofilldatacoveragegapsinexistingmobileorWi-Ficommunicationswouldhavebenefitsfarbeyondconnectedvehicles.

WORKING ALONGSIDE GOVERNMENT

TheForumhasalreadyhelpedinformgovernmentonthecommunicationsoptionsforconnectivityfromanetworkoperator’sviewpoint,andwillcontinuetomonitordevelopments.

Weconsiderthatunlessthereisabaselevelof3Gand4GcoverageacrossthemajorityofUKroadstoimprovetheexistingcustomerexperience,userconfidencein5Gsolutionsmaynotdevelopenoughtosupportmarkettakeupandgeographicinclusionofruralandinterurbanroads.CityservicesalonewillnotbeenoughtowinoverUKcustomers.

8. Deploy,developanddemonstratefortheUK

UserinteractionwithconnectedvehicleserviceshassafetyandUKnetworkmanagementimplications.ThereisalsoaneedtoattractUKuserbuy-intoservicesoutoftherangeofexistingroadauthorityexpertise.Technicalresearchandwatchingdevelopmentselsewherearenotenough.

SmalluserfocusedresearchledtotwoUKservicesandexportrevenuefortheserviceproviders.

TheForumcanassistinbringingtheusercentricresultsofvariousdemonstrationstogetherasdescribedaboveforthesocietalbenefits.

ItdidthisfortheRadioDataSystem-TrafficMessageChannelinthe1990s20,toinformtheindustryandroadsauthoritiesoftheopportunityandunderstandwhatUKusersreallywant.

SiemensESCoSRoadsideUnitinNewcastle

TheCAVtestbedfortheUKhasafocusonhigherlevelsofconnectivityandautomation.ConnectedvehicledevelopmentsshouldbespreadgeographicallytoawiderangeoftownsandcitiesofallsizestodeliverbenefitstoalltheUK.

Governmentneedstosupportuser-centredresearch,demonstrationsandpre-commercialdeploymentsofconnectedvehiclesserviceswithlargeuserbases.

SiemensESCoSRoadsideUnitinNewcastle

NewcastleConnectedCorridors©NCC/OrdnanceSurvey

ConnectedvehicledatausedtoanalysetrafficinYork©INRIX

TAPPING INTO THE VALUE

ThefutureofbetterUKroadsisnotsimplyautonomousvehicles.

TappingintothevalueConnectedvehiclesarenotasheadline-grabbingasautonomousvehicles,buttheyarearealitythatneedstobefullyexploited.Muchdatacollectedtodayfromvehiclesisthrownaway21asithasnoapparentuse,yetitisoftenthesamedatathattrafficmanagershavebeenseekingformanyyears.Forexample,aPay-As-You-Goinsuranceprovidercapturesaccelerometerdatafromvehiclesbutuntilrecentlydidnotrealisethevalueofsmallverticalmovementsthatcouldprovidenewdataforadditionalpotholedetection.

UK roads can be operated and maintained better throughpiggy backing off services that road users generally pay forthemselves.

FurtherobstaclestodeploymenttheForumcanaddressare:• Awarenessofopportunitiesforroadsauthorities,bybridgingthegapbetweenroadsandautomotivesectorsduetonotknowingeachother’sbusinessdriversandconstraintsAvoiding Government re-inventing the wheel and fundingresearchofon-the-shelfservices;

• Showingroadsauthoritieshowtodeployandprocurenewservices;and

• Removingsomeoftheconcernsaboutriskofprivacyanddatasampling.

MovingtowardsfullautomationRoadsauthoritieswillbekeystakeholdersandenablersintheageofautonomy,withitsnewrevenueopportunities,costsavingsandproductivityandsocietalbenefits,andthereforeshouldbehighlyengaged.TheForumseesthechallengeofmaximisingthevaluefromconnectedvehiclesasourimmediatepriority,butofcourseweactivelysupportpilotsofhighlevelsofautonomy.

FormoreinformationcontactAndyGraham:

Andy@whitewillow.biz

TheForumiscommittedtothecollaborationneededtoconnectvehiclesandroads.

Therearemanyopportunitiestodomoreforlessbutthisrequiresanewmindsetfromtheroads,automotiveandparkingsectors.TheForumcanassistbybringingtogetherthesuppliersandusersofdataacrossautomotive,roadsandparking.

Thetargetforourwork–improvingUKroadsinthenext5yearsforallusers

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INRIXaddedtogethergivethisfigure.Googleandroidlocationdataisunknownbutlikelytobeofasimilarmagnitude3Weregardaconnectedvehicleasonethatatleastcanreportitslocationinrealtimeeitherbyanon-boarddeviceor

smartphoneapp4WorkbyAtkinsforCCAV-seehttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/530091/impacts-of-

connected-and-autonomous-vehicles-on-traffic-flow-summary-report.pdf5TTFStrategicBusinessCase–initialassessmentsnowbeingupdated6WorkintheEboracumprojectbyCityofYorkCouncilfundedbytheDfTTTRIGprogramme7Manyvariedsources–seehttp://www.cts.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/PFS_SPAT99_Final.pdfandalsohttp://

www.compass4d.eu/en/cities_02/newcastle/newcastle.htm8https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/funding-for-smart-parking-and-traffic-management-schemes9http://www.reesjeffreys.co.uk/funding-policy/10INRIXdata11SMMTdata12Trakm8andothersuppliers–seehttps://www.trakm8.com/andhttps://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/connected-car13ManycompaniessuchasINRIXuseUKdatascienceexpertiseforglobalservices14WestMidlandsC-ITSproject–seehttps://www.wmca.org.uk/media/1354/dft-c-its-application-form_tfwm.pdf15EboracumprojectworkinYork16TheA2/m2projectandUKCITE–seehttps://www.ukcite.co.uk/17TTFGuideforLocalAuthorities–seehttp://its-uk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Connected-Vehicles-for-LAs-20171.pdf18TheRollsRoyce“powerbythehour”approachusescontinuallyconnectedenginestomonitorassetperformanceusingdataon

trendsandevents,ratherthanjustatimebasedregularinspection19TTFGuideforLocalAuthorities–seehttp://its-uk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Connected-Vehicles-for-LAs-20171.pdf20ThepredecessorstoDfTfundeduserresearchina500-userpilotofsatnavthatleadto8millionUKusers,and2UKcompanieslaunching

innovativeservices.21DiscussionwithamajorOriginalEquipmentManufacturerandfleetmanagementprovide