australian driverless vehicle initiative
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AITPM SA - SeminarTHURSDAY, 22 October 2015
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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
+ 61 8 8235 3302
https://www.arrb.com.au/advi