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

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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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