Automated vehicles on public roads Alwin Bakker On public roads No steering wheel No brake pedal No driver ? WEpods A world first From Railway Station Ede/Wageningen to Wageningen University At the WUR: Driving on the campus 25 km/h The WEpod Future mobility for everyone Roadsafety Boost regional economy And also: Spatial planning in cities Road capacity Pollution issues Why do we do this? Initially: From and to trainstations and airports On carparks, (university) campusses and industrial sites Then developing to: Small villages And eventually In the complex situation of big cities In the city to complement PT and replace the car In the countryside to complement the car and replace PT Where will it happen? The right combination of high capacity PT and self driving ride sharing vehicles will lead to 65% less cars in cities (quote from UITP congress) The businesscase Lower exploitation no driver Better punctuality no oversleeping driver Increasing road capacity safe tailgating Traffic safety health costs Europe: 500 cars/1000 inhabitants; 51% of low income households have no car. Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Full automation High automation Conditional Automation Partial Automation Assisted Non- Automated Private luxury Vehicle sharing system Technology Digital map Localization Cameras Radars Laser scanners Ultrasonic sensors Operator Technology Technical reliability Behaviour of other road users Behaviour/emotions of passengers Behaviour/emotions of residents The definition of a driver Data and data safety Legal issues Ethical dilemmas Challenges Whitepaper Aon When the car becomes autonomous An exploratory analysis of the insurance market and the new risks created by driverless vehicles Conclusions and concerns from Aon in the Netherlands Global ethic algorithms need to be established to form the basis on which driverless car takes decisions on the road Within Europe, there is currently no uniformity for liability insurance. Autonomous vehicles will reduce the risk of an accident occurring, but the consequences of an accident could be much greater (i.c. platooning) European legislation and regulations should be harmonized and amended to permit highly autonomous cars. Mobility crosses borders, so harmonised liability limits within Europe would be required. Structuring and enhancing vehicle- and drivers data will be very important for the insurance sector; focus on monitoring the impact of active safety measures on claims. Due to the shift in Liability from the driver to the car manufacturer, the regulation of an Event Data Recorder will be mandatory for all vehicles. It is therefore important for insurance companies to be actively involved in testing high autonomous and driverless cars. This gives them the opportunity to test specific scenarios that are important for understanding the risk profile of this new mobility. Local government plays a key role when it comes to drafting appropriate legislation and regulations promoting innovative mobility. European legislation (the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic from 1968) is currently insufficient. Contactperson Aon: Industry Director Automotive Planning 25 Februari 2015 Approval by PS november 2015 Start testing May 2016 Start transport of passengers June 2016 End of pilot 1st phase July 2016 Start 2 nd phase Interreg project? 20?? end 2 nd phase Consortium Projectteam Spring innovation management JOIN THE COMMUNITY! Register at