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2020 Conference – Day Two 5th MarchSession One

• Welcome Address, Steve Gooding

• The Future of Transport, Prof Phil Blythe

• DfT Vision and Future Transport Zones, Anthony Ferguson

• State of Connection, Darren Capes

• Traffic Control Service, Jackie Davies, Bristol CC

• Opening Local Authority Data – Open Data Parking Platform, Manchester CC

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Transport Technology Forum – Day 2

Session 1

March 2020

2020 Conference 4 – 5th March Bristol

The Future of Transport

Department for TransportPhil BlytheMarch 2020


The Future of TransportProfessor Phil BlytheChief Scientific Adviser

Transport Technology ForumBristol, 5 March 2020

April 20

The CSA: Key things I do

Provide leadership on developing technology and innovation

Improve the strategy for science and innovation research and future proof decision making in the DfT

Position DfT as a leader in science across Whitehall and maximise value of the SAC

Develop stronger links between science and internal stakeholders and provide strategic science input and

evidence into analysis work programmes

Identify and deliver on a number of high priority scientific issues including:

▪ air quality, vehicle emissions and decarbonisation;

▪ intelligent infrastructure and smart condition monitoring ;

▪ older people mobility and accessibility;

▪ big data/smart Cities and MaaS;

▪ railway signalling/digital railways;

▪ drones and future flight;

▪ National Security

▪ Spaceflight/spaceports;

▪ engineering skills; and

▪ cooperative and autonomous vehicle

Support Industrial Strategy and Sector Deals

Future-proof DfT investment decisions through science

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April 20

The CSA: Key things I do

Provide leadership on developing technology and innovation

Improve the strategy for science and innovation research and future proof decision making in the DfT

Position DfT as a leader in science across Whitehall and maximise value of the SAC

Develop stronger links between science and internal stakeholders and provide strategic science input and

evidence into analysis work programmes

Identify and deliver on a number of high priority scientific issues including:

▪ air quality, vehicle emissions and decarbonisation;

▪ intelligent infrastructure and smart condition monitoring ;

▪ older people mobility and accessibility;

▪ big data/smart Cities and MaaS;

▪ railway signalling/digital railways;

▪ drones and future flight;

▪ National Security

▪ Spaceflight/spaceports;

▪ engineering skills; and

▪ cooperative and autonomous vehicle

Support Industrial Strategy and Sector Deals

Future-proof DfT investment decisions through science

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April 20

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De-silofication!!

Challenge to understand and join up the silos and

take an integrated look at smart transport and smart

cities.

For the first time digital connectivity give us the

opportunity to consider how transport modes could

be better joined together to provide a more

seamless transport system

- new business models

- access to data

- unified payment mechanism

- what do users want?

- Quantifying benefits

- Mobility as a Service

- Agnostic Logistics

- Deliver realistic and scalable

decarbonisation agenda

Provide leadership and make sure the ‘rest of the

world’ knows what we are thinking

Challenges and opportunities to the transport system

27 April 2020

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Flying cars

Drones

Electrification

Multimodal

transport

Connected

vehicles

High speed rail

Autonomous

vehicles

Why Opportunities? Why Challenges?

and

more…

27 April 2020

Rapid advances in technology and new business models are driving fundamental changes to the way in which we get around

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These changes have the potential to lead to a

transport system that is safer, more responsive to

user needs, more accessible, and more efficient. But

there are potential downsides to manage too.

Cleaner transport

Rapidly falling battery prices, improvements in

energy density and electric motors,

developments in alternative fuels

Automation

Improved sensors, increased levels of

computing power and data, Artificial

Intelligence

Data and connectivity

Allows information to go to network operators

and users in real-time and optimise fleet and

network management

Changing consumer attitudes

Users are expecting to be able to plan, book

and pay for transport through mobile

applications

New business models

New digitally enabled models of transport

provision including dynamic demand

responsive transport and Mobility as a Service

New modes

New ways of transporting people and goods,

such as drones and e-bikes

Shared mobility

Models based on shared ownership or use of

vehicles are becoming more prevalent

These changes will emerge in unpredictable ways and will pose major questions for transport policy

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Timing Predictions for when new transport

services will come to market vary

wildly

This complicates policy that is reliant

on forecasting

Infrastructure New infrastructure will be needed,

but we do not yet know what

Wrong decisions could mean

investing in infrastructure that is

obsolete before it is useful

Need to engage closely with the

market

Regulation

Trust Different groups in society respond to

technology differently

Involving people in the design of new

transport services is likely to help

public acceptance

Data/security All networked devices are vulnerable

to cyber attack

A framework will be needed to

enable data sharing while protecting

privacy and preventing anti-

competitive behaviour

Employment Approx. 1.6m people work in the

transport sector in the UK

Greater automation will influence the

labour market, create new jobs and

remove current ones

Transport regulation has grown up

piecemeal over many years and

could hamper innovation

Setting a framework for technology

that is not yet established is

challenging

The Future Mobility Grand Challenge is an opportunity to focus effort and cement the UK’s place at the forefront of transport innovation

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The Industrial Strategy established Grand Challenges to “put the UK at the forefront of the industries of the future,

ensuring that the UK takes advantage of major global changes, improving people’s lives and the country’s

productivity”

Clean growth

We will maximise the

advantages for UK

industry from the

global shift to clean

growth

Ageing

We will harness the

power of innovation to

help meet the needs of

an ageing society

We will put the UK at

the forefront of the

AI and data

revolution.

What is changing?

For many years advances in transport services have been incremental and

predictable. Fixed infrastructure, a legacy regulatory framework, and lack of

access to data created high barriers to entry for innovators.

This is no longer true. Advances in data science, artificial intelligence and

sensing technology have increased the clock speed of transport innovation.

On roads and rail, in the air and in the sea, automation, electrification and

demand-led transport services promise to improve safety, reduce emissions

and improve user experiences.

The UK was at the cutting edge of previous transport revolutions and is well

placed to lead this one too.

Artificial IntelligenceFuture of Mobility

We will become a

world leader in the way

people, goods and

services move

As well as a chance to secure better transport outcomes, this represents a massive industrial opportunity

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Ideally electric or other future

energy source

ElectricIncreased interest in shared fleets

and use of “mobility as a service”

The key to place-making benefits

Shared

FULLY automated – can move when empty

HIGHLY automated – needs a « driver »

Automated

Moves as part of system…in

time, multi-modal

DATA: The key to new network management – people and freight

Connected

Five Pillars of future ITS/Intelligent Mobility

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Pricing

Source: WSP, ITS Montreal

Making sense of the road environment

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Trends in automation

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Not limited to cars: new technologies such as last

mile delivery pods, drones, moving in to areas of

traditional transport such as trains, ships and

agriculture

Changing consumer perceptions. Consumers are

increasingly expecting information to be available

readily and easily. The smart phone is the only

thing some people need to consume transport.

A move toward a sharing economy. Asset

ownership (cars) could be diminishing. Ride

sharing and car sharing could lead to a shift

away from private car ownership.

UK ambition to be a world leader with over

£500m invested or committed

Not clear whether this will lead to more or less

vehicles on the road and thus the demand for

energy

Moving Britain Ahead

Connected Intelligent infrastructure (CITS)

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April 20

AI Summit

Moving Britain Ahead

Connected vehicles and infrastructure

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April 20

27 April 2020

PAYING FOR ROAD USE (IN THE FUTURE)

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DfT Science Advisory Council undertook a deep-dive on demand management yesterday (4/03/20)

Decarbonisation

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Recently we’ve written (or are writing) individual modal strategies and supported many others

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Since the 2017 Clean Growth Strategy we’ve published:

• Road to Zero;

• Maritime 2050;

• Light Rail and other rapid transit call for evidence

• E10 petrol, consumer protection and labelling

• The Last Mile – delivering goods more sustainably

• Future of Mobility: urban strategy; and

• Aviation 2050 Green Paper

And led international negotiations at ICAO and IMO.

In 2019 we published:

‒ Carbon Offsets for Transport call for evidence

‒ The Clean Maritime Plan; and

‒ The Aviation White Paper

Decarbonisation Plan announced 15th October 2019

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https://www.lowcvp.org.uk/news,dft-announces-uks-first-transport-decarbonisation-plan_4009.htm

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Transport and the Energy System

Network-H2 launch, Milton Keynes – 17 October 2019

Modal hydrogen opportunities

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• Commuter rail services and gaps in electrification are good

opportunities

• Hydrogen is less suited for freight or high speed rail due to

storage volume requirements

• Road freight is a relatively small proportion of transport

emissions, but is difficult to decarbonise by other means.

• Maritime presents big opportunity, but can be a difficult place

to innovate due to its fragmented nature and long life cycles.

Hydrogen and ammonia could be very beneficial here.

• The back-to-depot duty cycle of buses make them amenable

to hydrogen powertrains

Road to Zero – the need for Sustainable Electric Propulsion

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Drivers for change: environment

Improving air

quality

Cleaner,

quieter cities

Reducing

greenhouse gas

emissions

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Drivers for change: opportunity

Industrial

opportunity

Lowering costs for

consumers and

businesses

Improving energy

security

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Key challenges

Adequate vehicle supply

A strong consumer base and the right

market conditions

An infrastructure fit for purpose

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Key challenges

Over 3% market share – cars in 2019

~0.5% market share vans

~3,000 ULEV taxis on UK streets

Over 24,000 public chargepoints, 2,400 of which are “rapids”

Over 120,000 domestic chargepoints installed

Over 50 councils applied for funding to install on-street charging

Progress on vehicles and infrastructure

• £1.5 billion investment between April 2015 and March 2021

• Grants for vehicles and schemes to support charge point

infrastructure

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Working with industry

The transition to a net-zero emissions transport system can

only happen through close cooperation between

government and Industry.

Government is beginning to understand the scale of the

challenge over the next 30 years and will use all the levers it

has at its disposal to help make it happen.

These efforts will not succeed without a similar level of

commitment from Industry.

Industrial Strategy:

APC

DER

Future Flight

Faraday

Zenzic

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Beyond the road

Aviation: unique challenges to transition to

low-carbon

Battery technologies

New forms of propulsion?

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Future proofing our decision-making

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Future proofing our decision-making

• Using scenarios to ‘stress test’ policy options for the Williams Rail Review to make them resilient to future

change.

• Working with cities to future-proof investment plans as part of the co-development phase of the Transforming

Cities Fund.

• Hypothetical but plausible, aspirational

futures for passenger and goods

transport in the UK in 203

• Based on:

• Mobility as a Service,

• smart infrastructure & construction

• hybrid aviation

• Hyperloop.

• They provoke discussion on what sort of

transport system we would like to deliver

and how DfT might achieve these

positive outcomes.

To anticipate the future and achieve the best outcomes from emerging technology, we have created

Visions of the Future for 2030 for key future technologies

We are working to future-proof decisions in key areas such as the Williams Rail Review and

Transforming Cities Fund

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Other technologies that might surprise us

The tides of technology are

flowing in many other areas too,

driven by

AI, robotics, sensing and

battery technology, and

the need of big companies

create new markets and

take dominant positions

in those.

I’m going to talk about smart

infrastructure & construction,

hybrid aviation and

hyperloop.

All three have recently been

reviewed by DfT’s Science

Advisory Council. At least one

of these is already here, one is

pretty certain and one is at least

technologically plausible

I’ll review the core concepts and

will suggest some potential

policy implications.

Smart

infrastructure

and construction

Hybrid and electric

aviation

Hyperloop

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At least 19 companies are developing short range flying cars

Volocopter Airbus modular car/UAV

concept

Uber ElevateTerrafugia (a Geely group

company)

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The future and beyond…

we are on a cusp with the unprecedented rapid

advancement of technology.

vehicles, infrastructure, travellers and cities will be

fully connected.

How do we do this?

What is the vision?

What does society want, what does it expect?

Thank You

Any questions, please contact me: [email protected]

State of Connection

Department for TransportDarren CapesMarch 2020


Traffic Control ServiceBristol City Council

March 2020


Jackie Davies | Bristol Traffic Control Service | Sep 2019

Bristol’s Traffic Control Service

How to hide the bodies…


Our Aim

Aim:To facilitate the safe, sustainable and efficient movement of pedestrians, cyclists,buses, freight and general traffic on Bristol’s transport network, and also to and fromthe networks of neighbouring highway authorities.


Our Objectives

• Optimise: To ensure the network operates at optimum efficiency at alltimes.

• Monitor & Actively Manage: To monitor the Bristol transport network &proactively manage planned and unplanned disruptions as they occur.

• Inform: To provide accurate, timely traffic and travel information inappropriate formats.

• Collaborate: To improve working relationships and communicationbetween the TCS and relevant stakeholders.

• Data & Intelligence: To collect, store and utilise our traffic data toimprove the service.

• Innovate: To investigate and implement new technologies which willassist with the above.


Optimise: What We Do

Traffic Signal Control:UTC/ SCOOT with VA/ CLF and (some MOVA) fallback.We try to ensure that:- The traffic signals are well maintained- Each form of traffic control is optimised for

- Pedestrians- Buses- General traffic

- The software we use is up to date- The most appropriate form of control is in use at all times


Optimise: Problems & Solutions

Problem: The Cost of CommunicationsSolution: B-Net (Bristol’s private fibre network)

Problem: Lack of funding for regular Revalidation / Skills shortageSolution: We ‘grew our own’. This provided value for money and got around the skills shortage

Problem: Lack of funding for software upgradesSolution: Working with major projects to upgrade when funding is available



Problem: Maintenance of SCOOT DetectionSolutions Adopted:- SCOOT Detection Alternatives:

- SDE/ SA detectors- MOVA In detectors- VA X detectors- MOVA X detectors- VA/ MOVA stopline detectors

- SCOOT Detection Types:- Magnetometers- Camera detectors- AGD 645!



Problem: Maintenance of SCOOT Detection (Continued)- Reduced Detection in SCOOT:

- Reduced Detector Proxy Links (RDPL)- Reduced Detector Proxy Flow (RDPF)

- Redeployable Detection in SCOOT:- Working with Coeval and PTC LTD we developed a

redeployable SCOOT detector.- Is a plug and play SCOOT detector essentially- Is effective in long term roadworks


Closing Comments

We have hidden our skeletons!!!!

We have kept our network running on SCOOT.We have maintained working detection where it is needed.This has been done using a range of effective alternatives.

For more details please see the JCT papers presented in 2018and 2019.

We hope this assists other Local Authorities facing the samepressures


Thank you for listening

Any questions?

Manchester City Council Open Data Parking Platform

March 2020


Manchester City CouncilOpen Data Parking Platform

DfT Competition – Funding for Innovation – Opening Local Authority Data

Status Report + Potential Extension

March 2020

• Open and publish existing parking data as a base for creating online

information accessible to customers.Achieved

• Demonstrate a local authority‐led collaborative approach to end‐to‐end

online information (from information source to customer) as a potential

precursor to a wider parking data platform.

Achieved

• Bring Manchester, Salford & Liverpool data together with potential to add

other local authorities in the future.Achieved

• Create an online portal (data feed) containing up to date information on

restrictions and spaces that:All Achieved

- Brings all data together in one place

- Is open data

- Uses APDS standards to define the interfaces

- Can be accessed by innovators, information providers and customers

• Provide feedback to APDS on the standards Achieved• Add information into APDS (including potential standard messages and

protocols).• Demonstrate the potential for bringing together dynamic real time

information on availability into a single source (supplied by data from

multiple sources owned by NCP and Q‐Park) – this may include opportunities

for existing sensor data (owned by participating local authorities and others)

to be included.

Achieved

• Create a viable way of inputting, updating (cleaning) publishing static TRO

data (based on existing Parkmap installation in Manchester)Achieved

• Explore a legal framework that may enable data to be licenced (including

Open Government Licence & licencing private data).Ongoing

OBJECTIVES (From February 2019 Bid submission to DfT)


Deliverables

• Real time off street dynamic parking

availability data on City Centre NCP and

Q‐Park car parks to be made available in

open data (APDS compliant) format through

a single online portal (data feed).

• Static data on Manchester City Centre TRO

parking & kerbside (loading etc) restrictions

and spaces to be made available in open

data (APDS/TRO standardisation Project

compliant) format through a single online

portal (data feed) based on the Buchanan

Computing ParkMap information.

• Ensure that at least one potential

consumer/publisher of this data

(Parkopedia) is involved in the project,

resulting in a full proof of concept and real

(available to the public) results from the

project.

- All Delivered

Project delivered on time and on budget


Phase 1

Platform is up and running

Data Providers:On-street: Manchester TROs via ParkMap

Off street Car Parks:Manchester: NCP 18 sites

Q-Park 6 sitesSalford: NCP 2 sitesLiverpool: Q-Park 6 sites

Data Publishers:Parkopedia (online)JustPark (onboarding in process)TfGM ?TomTom?

Parking data is held in public ownership, reducing commercial conflicts, and (potentially) the need for periodic retendering of the service.

Project delivered on time and on budget


https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/carpark/piazza/m1/manchester/?arriving=202003021530&leaving=202003021730

Next Steps – Opening Local Authority Data

Link

https://www.traffwebdev.uk/troapi/demo/

Phase 1 - Extension

Platform can be expanded with the same functionality but adding:

a) TRO data from multiple local authoritiesb) Off-street data from other authorities /

private operatorsc) Additional Data Publishers / Service

Providers

Connecting additional local authorities would cost c£10k (tbc) each.Extensions could be in place in 3-6 months

Further development leads to Phase 2. It is at this point that the Platform becomes a commercial proposition as those organisations connecting to the Platform can derive a revenue.


Phase 2 - Pilot

Platform functionality extended to include: a. multi-vendor payments allowing motorists a

choice of payment provider and removing payment monopolies in local authority areas

b. capability to support enforcement by allowing instant check of vehicle status

Estimated funding requirement to specify and deliver pilot payment interface : £100k (tbc)

Timing : Could be in place by the end of 2020.

It is envisaged that the Multi Vendor Payment module will be piloted in conjunction with an existing third party payment provider.

Contribute to the development of APDS including additional standard messages and Financial Transactions.

Platform functionality could be further extended to other forms of rights such as emissions zones as part of a kerbside management and monetisation strategy.

Data held in the Platform could also be monetised using an AI tool for reporting & analysis e.g. for planning and policy purposes .


Next Steps – Opening Local Authority DataFurther Extension

Transition into a commercial product sitting in a publicly owned “Platform Company”. Operating costs funded from revenues from:

• parking operators/local authorities paying to connect to the Platform as this would allow their data to be monetised in the form of parking revenues from motorists attracted to their facilities

• Service Providers paying to access the data such that they can provide a service for which they are paid by end customers.

Third party Service Providers would be allowed to connect to the Platform following a tender process as the Platform is commercialised.

Business model needs to be fully structured and developed.

Participating local authorities would also see a return from efficiency savings in enforcement operations, and added value from reducing emissions and congestion, and improved customer experience for motorists, and benefits in the attractiveness of town and city centres.

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