australian driverless vehicle initiative

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AITPM SA - SeminarTHURSDAY, 22 October 2015

CONFIDENTIAL: SUBJECT TO NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT PROVISIONS

Rita Excell

ARRB GroupRegional Manager, SA

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Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI)

Our Vision is that the ADVI Initiative will…

“Accelerate the safe and successful introduction of driverless vehicles onto Australian roads”.

Courtesy of GM media China

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Governance

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ADVI PARTNERSHIP | 20 October 2015

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Benefits from collaboration

Better understand, manage and mitigate risks

Contribute and inform the regulatory process

Community acceptance

Access to technology and industry leaders

Opportunity to test new products in Australia

To be part of the global innovation

To develop solutions for Australian conditions with global benefits

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Why driverless vehicles?

The Benefits

~90 % reduction in crashes

30% productivity improvement for drivers

Accessibility and mobility for disadvantaged

Reduced congestion and reduced emissions

Creation of flexible and adaptive public transport services

Increased economic competitive-ness to stimulate the Australian industry

Improved air quality and other environment benefits

30% productivity

improvement for drivers

Accessibility and mobility for disadvantaged

Reduced congestion and

reduced emissions

Creation of flexible and

adaptive public

transport services

~90 % reduction in

crashes

Increased economic

competitiveness to stimulate the

Australian industry

Improved air quality and

other environmental

benefits

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Where does Australia sit?

Australia is not prepared for self-driving vehicles: Other countries are rapidly progressing towards

bringing driverless vehicles to market

Australia spends twice as much on transport than the average OECD country.

New business models required for car manufacturers and infrastructure providers

Australian law and policy

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Options to improve road safety

Without technology:– Rationalise speed limits

– Enforcement (speed, RBT, etc.)

– Rethink our cities

With Technology:

MUARC Report No. 324, September 2014, TfNSW press release 20 April 2015

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What are the ADVI phases?

Phase 0

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Preparatory Phase

Initial Demonstration Trial and Awareness Raising

Full Scale Industry Field Operational Tests, Research, Development and Investigation

Policy, Legislative, Regulatory and Operational Changes for Wide-scale Adoption

The Staged Introduction of Driverless Vehicles onto the Public Road Network

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Phase 1 | Key activities

National media launch

Partner workshops and conferences

Media interviews and articles

Awareness raising activities including

Car highway pilot

Queue assist

Autonomous vehicle demonstrations in Adelaide and Sydney

Goal: raise awareness

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Volvo Video

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Phase 2 | Key activities

To design, plan, undertake and evaluate field investigations

To continue to raise awareness and acceptance

To incubate wider industry involvement

To establish a partnership program

To inform updates to policy, legislation, practices, procedures

and design rules.

Goal: to explore issues

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Phase 2 | Issues to be explored

Safety Communications and architecture

Infrastructure and operations Human factors

Liability, risk & insurance

Energy and environment

Driver, public & stakeholder perceptions

Shared mobility & public transport

Security & privacy

Economic competitiveness

Testing, certification & licensing

Interaction with vulnerable road users

Commercial business models

Instrumentation and positioning

Proposed trials• Urban Freight• Passenger Vehicles• Valet Parking

• Vehicle and traffic management interface

• Public transport/shuttle buses• Shared self driving cars

• Regional Freight/Heavy Vehicles

• Vulnerable Road Users

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Questions for AITPM

What would it mean to have 30% less vehicles on the road?

How do we manage the mix between conventional vehicles and driverless vehicles?

How will future of parking and infrastructure development be affected?

Who wants to become an ADVI partner?

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Thank you

Rita Excell

Regional Manager, SA

Rita.Excell@arrb.com.au

+ 61 8 8235 3302

driverlesscars@arrb.com.au

https://www.arrb.com.au/advi