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ConnectedRoads,VehiclesandPeople
AKeyNationalOpportunity
POSITIONSTATEMENT
ABOUT THE FORUM
AbouttheForumThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedbytheTransportTechnologyForumtohelpdrivemoreeffectiveandefficientmanagementofexistingandnewroadnetworks,asakeynationalopportunity.Roadtransportwillremainakeypillarofhowpeopleandgoodsmoveacrossthenation,notjustonstrategicroads.ImprovingroadtravelthroughtechnologyisacoreaimoftheForum.Weprovideaneutralmeetingplaceforseniorpolicymakersandinvestors(government,industryandnetworkoperators)whoareinvestingintechnologyforroadsmanagementandoperation.TheForumpromotesacollaborativeculturetoopenuptheopportunityandaddressthecautionwhichhashistoricallyimpededefficiencyandinnovation.
Roadsareakeypillarofhowpeopleandgoodsmoveacrossthenation
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ExecutiveSummaryTherearealreadyatleast3millionconnectedvehiclesonUKroads,withopportunitiesforadditionalsocietalanduserbenefitsfromconventionallydrivenvehicles.Incontrast,benefitsfromautonomousvehiclesliefurtherinthefutureandarelesspredictable,andrequiresignificantpenetrationandcustomeracceptance.Connectedvehiclesgiveimmediateopportunitiesforproductivity,congestion,emissions,safetyandtravelcostbenefits,includingsmarterparking,moreefficientmaintenanceofroadsandreducedinfrastructurecosts.
ThevaluetotheUKfromapplyingtechnologytoroadsisalreadyabout£7.3bnperyear.Exploitingconnectedvehiclesandothertechnologiesgivesanadditionalpotentialannual
£6.5bnvaluetotheUKinthenearterm.Thesebenefitsarenotdependentonnewvehicles,asretrofitteddevicesandsmartphonesalreadyprovidedatawithnocosttothepublicpurseforinstallationastheyareincreasinglyusedforinsuranceandnavigation.Connectingoldervehiclesbringsbiggersafety,emissionandcongestionbenefitsthanjustfromnewfleets.
Butdataavailabilityisnotenough-roadsauthoritiesneedguidancetoexploitthesedevelopmentsinthetypicalBritishtownandcity,withconfidencetomovetonewvehiclebasedsolutions.Equally,roadusersneedtoseepersonalbenefitandgainconfidenceinconnectedvehiclesandtheuseofdatafromthem.Thisconfidenceintechnologywillbevitaltouptakeoffutureautomatedvehicles.Henceusertestinganddevelopmentofbusinessmodelsisofmoreimmediatevaluethanpuretechnicalsolutionresearch.
Todeliverthisbenefit,theTransportTechnologyForum’sstrategyis:
Quickwinsviaconnectedvehiclesforimprovednetworkmanagement,productivity,economicgrowthandotherpolicyandsocietalobjectivessuchasreducedemissionsandsafety.
Connectingpeople,businessesandorganisations,especiallylubricatingtheoverlapofvehicles,roadsandparkingtechnologyandbusinesses,andsupportingspecificationsandstandardsforroadsandconnectedvehicles.HeretheForumuniquelyfillsagaptohelpbothgovernmentandindustryandfacilitateexportsaswellasUKdeployment,workingalongsidegroupslikeAESINandtheBritishParkingAssociation.
WorkingalongsideGovernmentManyservicesarereadytobeexploitedbuttherearestilltechnicalandmarketuncertainties-aroundcommunications,displayinginformationtodrivers,businessmodelsand,aboveall,understandingwhatroadusersandauthoritieswantandwilladopt.SotheForumanditscommunityisalreadyworkingsuccessfullyalongsideGovernment,bothnationalandlocal,to:
Leveroffwhatisherenowforrapidbenefit.Governmentshouldencouragecollaborationtoensureopenandinteroperableconnectedsystems.TheForumwillhelpinbringingorganisationstogetheranddistillingvalue.
Showcasebenefits.Governmentshouldpromoteuseoflearningtohelpinformspecifications,legislationandfurtherinvestmentstoensureUKwidebenefits.TheForumiswell-placedtopromotethissharingoflearning.
Developmarketandcustomer/userconfidence.Governmentneedstoensurethatconnectedvehiclesareconsideredfromtheperspectiveofallroadusers.TheForumcanbringthisperspectivetoincreaseconfidence.
Improveskills.Governmentneedstoadviseroadsauthoritiesonhowtomakethemostofopportunitiesintheshortterm.TheForumcanparticularlyhelpbyidentifyingquickwinsandbyspreadingsharedknowledge.
Valuedataaswellasinfrastructureandvehicles.TheDesignManualforRoadsandBridges,WebTAGandotherguidanceneedstobeupdated,tohelproadsauthorities’valueanddeploylinkstoconnectedvehicles.
Prepareroadsforconnectedvehicles.Thepracticalchallengestoroadoperatorsofprocurement,datasecurityandownership,datauseandpromotiontopoliticiansneedacollaborativereal-worldapproach.
Improveconnectivity.5Gmayprovideafutureanswertoconnectivity,butshort-termactiontofillgapsinexistingcommunicationswouldbringbenefitsfarbeyondthosefromconnectedvehicles.
Deploy,developanddemonstratefortheUK.Governmentneedstosupportuser-centredresearchandpre-commercialdeploymentswithmanyusersinmanytownsandcitiesofallsizes,toensurebenefitstoalltheUK.
Connectedvehiclesarenotasheadline-grabbingasautonomousvehicles,butarearealitythatneedstobefullyexploitedthroughanewmindsetfromtheroads,automotiveandparkingsectors.Roadsauthoritieswillbekeystakeholdersandenablersofproductivityandsocietalbenefits,andsoneedtobehighlyengaged.
ThefutureofbetterUKroadsisnotsimplyautonomousvehicles,butconnectiontoexistingonestoo.
CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Connectedvehiclesandroads–akeynationalopportunityThevalueofroadtechnologyWorkbytheForumshowsthecurrentsignificanceandvalueofmanagingroadseffectivelyintheUKfromapplyingtechnologyisalreadyabout£7.3bnperyear1.ThisisderivedfromtheForum’sreviewofotherpublisheddata.Mostofthevalueisderivedfromwell-establishedinfrastructure-basedtechnologysuchasurbantrafficcontrol,motorwaymanagement,incidentdetectionandwarning.However,someisalreadyfromusingdatafromexistingconnectedvehicles.
Newconnectedvehiclesaren’tallpremiumvehicles ©Vauxhall
ThetimescalesofopportunitytobenefittheUKConnectedandautonomousvehiclesareevolvingatseparateratesandsoweseedifferentopportunitiestobenefittheUKatdifferenttimehorizons:
• Therearealreadyatleast3million2connectedvehicles3onUKroads,providingdataandreceivinginformation.Weshouldharvestthebenefitsfromthisdatafarmore.Therapidrateoftechnologydeploymentinnewvehicleswillbringfurtheropportunitiesforbetterconnectedbutconventionallydrivenvehiclesthatweshouldexploit;but
• Thesocietalbenefitsofautonomousvehiclesrequiresignificantpenetrationandcustomeracceptanceforcapacitygainswithexistingroadinfrastructure4.Safetyimprovementsarenotlikelytobeashighinitiallyassomeheadlinessuggest.Adoptionwillbeheavilyinfluencedbyuserandmarketacceptance,sotimescalesareunpredictable.Whenitdoesoccur,wideadoptioncouldofferbenefitstoUKproductivity,industryandtransportpolicyalikebutwillneedtrustanduseracceptanceintechnologythatconnectedvehiclescanhelpdevelop.
Theshort-termbenefitsTherearerealopportunitiesforbenefitstousers,authoritiesandUKPlc’sproductivitywithinthenext5yearsusingexistingconnectionstoconventionalvehiclesandfromdeployingnewones.Wecanthenusetheknowledgefromconnectedvehiclestohelpdesignanddefinehowmoreautomatedvehicleswillderivetheirpotentialonreal-worldUKroads.
TheseactionswillhelptomaximisetheuseofexistingroadinfrastructurethatcannotbeexpandedeasilyorquicklyandsupporttheRoadInvestmentStrategygoals.Theyarethereforeaquickwincomparedtophysicalinfrastructuredeployment.
Thekeyisthatasmorevehiclesbecomemoreconnected,thevolumesofdatatheyprovidecanreducerelianceonfixedinfrastructure(reducingcostsforbothstrategicandlocalroadauthorities)andimprovedatausedinroadsoperationsandassetmanagement.
Becauseofthetwospeedsanddifferentcertaintiesofdeployment,theForum’sfocusisonquickwinsviaconnectedvehiclesforimprovednetworkmanagementanddriverinformation,productivity,economicgrowthandotherpolicyandsocietalobjectivessuchasreducedemissionsandsafety.
Adoptingfurthertechnologiesgivespotentialforanadditionalannual£6.5bnofvaluetotheUK.Thiscanberealisedintheimmediateandnearfuture,socapturingthispotentialvalueisourfocus.
CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
Thisdatagoesfarbeyondalreadyprovenjourneytimemeasurementsandorigindestinationmonitoring.Itincludesthefollowingapproaches:
• Datafromvehiclesontheassetcondition—forexamplepotholes,roadpavementwearandskidresistance,andtemperatureforwintermaintenanceplanning.ThisbringssafetyandassetplanningandmanagementbenefitsreducingcostswhichtheForumconservativelyvaluesat£200mperyear5;
• Datafromvehiclestoreducecongestionandimprovetemporaryroadworkssignalsperformance6.Weseetotalcongestionsavingshelpingproductivityof£500mperyear;
• Datatoallowcreativeideasinimprovedemissionsmonitoringandmitigationmeasures.Wevaluethisat£200m.DataintovehiclestosupportSignalPhaseandTiming7(SPAT)informationcanalsoreduceemissionsbyreducingunnecessarystops;
• InformationtoandfromvehiclesforeCall,queuewarning,enhancednavigation,roadworkswarning,andalsoidentifyinghazardsinvolvingvulnerableroadusersbringingbenefitsof£100mayearfrombetterinformationandsafety;
• Usingvehiclestomonitorparkingavailability,andasmobileClosed-CircuitTVforincidentmanagement;and
• Newcustomerfacingservicestothevehicleuser,suchassmart‘one-click’parking8alongsideprovendrivercoaching,breakdownrepairmonitoring,fleetmanagementandbreakdownanalysis.WeestimatethiscouldsaveUKindustry£500mayear.
Informationintovehiclesalsooffersvaluefromvirtualvariablemessagesigns,reducingtheneedfornewroadsidetechnologyonunequippedbutnationallyimportantroads9andaidingthecustomerexperienceonSmartMotorways.Itwouldalsoreducecostsanddelaysduringinstallation.
Theseareinitialestimatesbasedonpublisheddatabutarebeingcontinuallyupdated.
VehicleDatacanassistmodellingallformsoftransport
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Connectingallvehiclesandcustomers,notjustnewones
50%ofallnewvehicleswillbeconnectedby202010.Butwith38mvehiclesontheUKroadsandanaverageageofjustunder8years11,wecannotrelyonnewvehicletechnologyalonetogivethevolumeofdataneededandcoveragequicklyenough,especiallyforservicesrequiringinteractionsuchasslowvehiclewarning.Useofsmartphonesand
Fromthesesources,weconservativelyestimatethenear-termvaluetotheUKtobe£1.5bnperannumfromconnectedvehicles,plusexportearningsforUKcompaniesprovidinginnovativeservices,hardwareandconsultancyof£500m.
Manyservicesareofferedbytheprivatesectorforakeypurposesuchasinsurancebutgivewiderbenefitsifthedatatheyprovideisadoptedforotheruses.Theconnectionweneedisthereforenotjustofelectronicdevicesandpeoplebutalsoofbusinessesandorganisations.
Makingthemostoftheconnectionsisthekeyroleoftheforum.
OBD2socketsupportsconnectingoldervehicles’sensorssupportsconnectingoldervehicles’sensors
CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
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OldervehiclescanusesmartphonestoprovidepositiondataOn-BoardDiagnostic(OBD)donglesoldervehiclestoshowtheirlocationstoothersandtocollectandreceiveinformation.Thisincreasessamplesizeandservicetake-upbypiggybackingonotherservicesandimprovingsafetyforallconnectedvehicles.
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MeasuringPotholesusingInsuranceBlackBoxData ©Trakm8
PiggybackingonexistinginvestmentbyindustryandusersFreighthasalreadyseenthevalueofconnectivityinreducingcoststobusiness—almosteveryvehicleover3.5tonnesnowprovidesdataforfleetmanagement.TheUKleadstheworldinfleetmanagement,OBDdongleinnovation12andfloatingvehicledata13.Connectionoffreightvehiclesoffersalow-costopportunityforrapidlydeployeddistance-basedcharging,asinEasternEurope.DfTfundedandotherresearch/deploymentisnowlookingatusingconnectedvehicledataforfreight14,andreducingdelaysatsignalsbygivingprioritytoconnectedpublictransport,aswellasnewapproachesthatavoidtraditionalcentralisedsystems15andforinterurbanroads16.
Connectedvehiclespeedadvicereducesstopsatsignals©IDTLtd
Manyoftheabovedatasourcescanbeprovidedbysmartphones.Increasingly,theycanalsobeprovidedviablackboxesandOBDdevicespaidforbyprivatedrivers,theirinsurancecompaniesorrecoveryclubs.Thisisatnocosttothepublicpurseforinstallation.
So,olderandnewervehiclesandtheroadusersinthemcanbeequallyconnected.Thiscouldallowaroadsauthoritytobeseentobeinclusivetoallitscitizens,althoughnewvehiclesarelikelytooffermuchmoreintegratedanduser-friendlyservices.
Datafromconnectedvehiclescanhelpallroadusersofalltypes,notjustthoseinconnectedvehicles.Andinformationintovehiclescanalsoimprovesafetyforall.
CONNECTED VEHICLES AND ROADS – A KEY NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
SmartparkingalreadyinuseinWestminster ©AppyParking
Thereisaneedtoprovethemarketapproachesandbusinessmodelstoexploitingthisdatasource.
IncreasingconfidenceinroadauthorityinvestmentHowever,dataavailabilityisnotenough.RoadsauthoritiesneedtoseemoreexamplesofhowdatacanbeusedandreceiveguidanceonhowtomakethemostofdevelopmentsintherealworldoftheBritishtownandcity.Theyneedsupportinmakinginvestmentdecisionsonnewtoolsandusingnewdatasources,builtfromevidencefromawiderangeofusecasesanddifferentnetworktypes.Theyneedadviceinareassuchascommunicationswhicharenotnormallyinaroadoperator’sskillset.
TheForumhasalreadystartedthis17butthereisaneedfortechnicalevidencefromUKroadsonnewcommunicationssystemsperformanceinrealdeploymentsandonhowtoconnectintolegacysystemssuchasUrbanTrafficControl.
UserexperienceandconfidenceTheUserExperienceisfundamentaltocustomeradoptionofmanyconnectedservices–iftheydon’tworkwellinusers’eyesandgiveabenefit,thentheywillfailtobetakenup.
Customeruptakethroughaclearpersonalbenefittothemwillbevitalforuseofnewinformationintovehicles,andtotheentirefutureofautomatedvehicles.Usertestinganddevelopmentofbusinessmodelstoremovebarriersisofmoreimmediatevaluethanpuretechnicalsolutionresearch.
Connectedvehiclesarenotjustcars ©Dynniq
Roadsauthoritiesneedconfidencetomoveawayfromusingonlytheinfrastructuretheyunderstand,toaddthenewbutunfamiliarbenefitsfromconnectedvehicles.
Equally,usersneedconfidenceandtrustinconnectedvehiclesandtheuseofthedatafromthem.
THE FORUM’S STRATEGY
TheForum’sStrategyOurstrategyforconnectedvehiclesis:
1) Toquicklyprovidethisconfidencethroughsupportingguidesfor
roadsoperatorsandindustryonconnectedvehicles,useoftheirdataintrafficsignalsandcommunicationschoices.Someoftheseareavailableonourwebsiteandlinkedintheappendixandwewilldevelopfurtherguidesasroadsauthoritiesneedthem.Uniquely,theForumisalreadyfillingagapbyassistingUKGovernmentandindustryandhighlightinginvestmentopportunitiesfromaroadsviewpoint.
2) Weseeourwiderandlonger-termroleashelpingconnecting
vehicles,roadsandparkingnotjusttechnicallybutinbusinessproductivity,andinstitutionaltermsthroughuserfacingdeployment.Weaimtoshowthevalueofconnectedvehiclestosupportingpolicyaimsandconsumerservicesaswellasroadusers.ThisisauniquerolefortheForumandonewheretheUKcanleadtheworld.Thisreportisthefirststepinthatrole.
3) Weseearoleinsupportingthedevelopmentofspecifications
andstandardstosupporttheconvergenceofroadsandconnectedvehicles—toperhapsmovefromaDesignManualforRoadsandBridgestoaDesignManualforRoads,BridgesandConnectedVehiclesthatsupportsallUKroadsandtheexportsofourhighwayandtrafficmanagementskillsaswellasconnectedvehicleexpertise.
Thereisaninternationalperspectivehere,wemustensurethatUKnetworkmanagementandindustrialinterestsaresupportedbytheEUandotherstandardswewillstillworkwithpostBrexit.Equallywecanlearnfrominternationalprojectsandbeinvolvedinsettingtheinternationalagendaespeciallyforconnectionstoroads.Wehaveaspecificworkstrandtoassistthedevelopmentandchoiceofstandardsandspecificationstobridgethegapbetweenautomotive,roadsandparkingandaNetworkUserGroupthatoffersinsightintothecustomerneedforroadmanagement.
Ourviewisthatforconnected—asopposedtoautonomous— vehicles,thereismoreofaneedtodevelopanddeploysolutionswiththemarket,andmoreuserfocusedresearchthanpureresearchintotechnicalsolutions.Henceourfocusisontheshort-termbenefitsto2023.
MovingforwardTherearestillsometechnicalandmarketquestionstoaddress.Examplesincludespeedofdeliveryofdataandcoveragebetweendifferentcommunicationsoptions,howtosafelyshowinformationtoUKdriversandthebusinessmodelsforsupplyofnewdata.Thereisafurtherneedtomakesurethedataprovidedissecure,privateandcanbeaccessedforthepublicgoodviaavarietyofmodels.
Andaboveall,understandingwhatroadusersandroadauthoritieswantandwilladoptisneeded.
ConnectedvehicledatamappinglogisticsactivityinLondon ©TRGSouthampton
THE FORUM’S STRATEGY
Butdespitetheseunknowns,thestrategicopportunitiesareclear.Manyservicesarealreadyinplaceandreadytobeexploited.Thisistrueforbothnewandoldervehiclesandmuchworkisunderwaylookingatlongertermsolutions,butweshouldnotletaimingforacompleteanswergetinthewayofcapturingtheearlybenefits.
Keyareaswhereearlybenefitscanbesecuredinclude:
• Assetmanagement—helpingreducethecostofmaintenanceofallroadsandstructures.HighwaysEnglandistaskedwitha30-50%reductionincostsandweseeconnectedvehicledatahasgreatvalueinassistingthis,learninglessonsfromaviationforexample18.Incrementalimprovementwillnotdeliverthis;
• Emissionsmanagement—developinganddeployingnewcreativeideastomonitorandcontrolemissionsthroughbettertrafficmanagementanduser-facingservices;
• Congestionidentificationforinfrastructureplanning—tobetterplaninterventionsandusenewcapitalfundsforbettervaluetoaidproductivity;
• Trafficmanagement–tomonitorandincreaseperformanceofexistingtrafficsystems,withfargreaterbenefitsfromfutureconnectedvehiclestooinmodellinganddecisionmaking;
• Weatherdata–forhelpinginformonfloods,icingandroadclosures;
• Smarterparking,helpingreducecongestionandsupportingtheUKhighstreet;
• Avoidingnewroadsideinfrastructure,toreducecostsandaidnewservices;
• Roadsafety—forexampleleveringofftheECallsysteminvehiclesfrom2017;and
• Collectingfeedbackfromroadusersoncustomersatisfactionandsentiment.
Connectedvehiclesenginefaultsindicateemissionsproblems
Connectingvehiclesandtrafficsignalscouldreduceemissions©IDT Ltd
WORKING ALONGSIDE GOVERNMENT
WorkingalongsideGovernment
1. LeveroffwhatistherenowforrapidbenefitDfT’srecentCo-operativeITSpilotsareastrongstarttouseofdatafromvehiclesandtovehiclesinUKtownsandcitiesforimmediatebenefit,buttheinvestmentislowcomparedtotheresearchintovehicleautomationthathaslongerpayback.Governmentshouldsupportroadsauthoritiestoafargreaterextentintheadditionaluseofcurrentandemergingconnectionstovehicles,tomatchtheemphasisonautomatedvehicles.TheForumiswell-placedtoassistthis.Forexample,weproposethattheCentreforConnectedandAutonomousVehiclesshouldlookinitsfuturefundingtolarge-scalequick-windeploymentsinvolvinglocalroadsoperators.TheForumcanprovideadirectchanneltothese.ThiswillsettheinvestmentlandscapeforUKindustryandroadsoperatorsalikeanddevelopanexportablesetoftoolsandservices.DfTshouldalsofundfurtherprojectsthatlinkits19C-ITSdemonstratorsandseveraloftheCAV1and2projectsinvolvingconnectedvehiclessuchasUK-CITEtohelpnationalratherthanpiecemealadoption.
2.Showcasethebenefits
Governmentshouldmakeitarequirementthatforallfundsthesocietalbenefitsarecapturedinacommonlyuseableway.Thiswouldgiveotherusersconfidenceinbenefitsforfurtherinvestment.Acentraldepositoryofcostandbenefitintelligencewouldassistdecision-makingbylocalauthorities.TheForumiswell-placedtocaptureandpromotethislearning.Keyareasofbenefitareemissionsandproductivity.
3. Developthemarketandcustomer/userconfidenceThereareunknowntechnicalandmarketareasforfutureconnectedvehicles.Pilotingandtestingthesewillincreasetheabilitytoinvestandcriticallyensureuserandcustomertake-up.Governmentneedstoensurethenewconnectedvehicletechnologyisexplorednotjustfromatechnicalperspectiveandincludesallroadusers.TheForumcanbringaroadoperatorperspectivethatlooksatalignmentwiththevariouspolicyaimsofUKauthoritiesandhenceincreasemarketconfidence.
Muchoftheadoptionofsystems,suchastrafficsignalgreeninformationinthevehicle,reliesonarealuserchoice,unlikefollowingamandatorydevicelikearoadsidetrafficsignal.This‘voluntary’aspectneedsmuchmoreattentionincustomerfacingtrialsandtests—toaddressroadusers’“What’sinitforme?”questions.TheForumhasalreadyexploredmanyoftheunknownareasincustomerconfidencetohelpsteersuchtestsbuttheanswerswouldonlycomefromlargescaledeploymentonUKstreets.
ThismeansGovernmentencouragingprojectsacrosstheecosystem—withcollaborationbetweenmajorsupplierstoensureopenandinteroperableconnectedsystemsfacilitatedbytheForum.
Governmentshouldthenusethisintelligencetohelpinformdecisionsonspecificationsandlegislationandonfurtherinvestmentsandfunding.
Governmentneedstonotjustlookfordisruptionintechnologybutevolution,too.
Thetrustgainedthroughexposureofuserstoconnectedvehiclesisakeysteptofullerautonomy.
GovernmentshouldaboveallundertakeuserfocusedresearchtoanswertheunknownsoflinkingUKvehiclesandroads,andtheForumwillhelpbringingthesetogetheranddistillingvalue.
TheForumanditscommunityofmembersisreadyandabletohelpcapturethesebenefits,workingalongsideGovernmentbothnationalandlocal.Wenowhighlightareaswheretogetherwecandeliverchange:
WORKING ALONGSIDE GOVERNMENT
4. Improveskills
Movingfrominfrastructuretodatameansafurtherdemandforskillsnottraditionallyformingthecoreofroadsauthorities’expertise.Governmentneedstoadviseroadsauthoritiesonhowtomakethemostoftheopportunitiesintheshortterm.TheForumcanparticularlyhelphere,forexamplewithourrecentguides19butalsobyidentifyingquickwinsastheyemergeandspreadingsharedknowledge.Governmentcouldhelpwithretrainingofstaffwherethereareskillshortages.Equally,UKsuppliersandserviceprovidersneedtheskillstosupportexports.
6.Prepareroadsforconnectedvehicles
Connectedvehiclescanbeapracticalchallengetoroadoperatorsintermsofprocurement,datasecurityandownership,mindsetofdatauseandsellingtopoliticians.TheForumiswellplacedtoaddressthischallengeinrealworldways.Someinvestmentisalsonowrequiredbylocalroadsauthoritiestobringtheirbasetechnologyanddatasetsuptospeedandtofuture-proofitforconnectedandthenautonomousvehicles.AnexampleisTrafficManagementOrderinformationheldonpapermapsthatwillbeneededforsmartparkingandautonomousvehicles.
5. Valuedataaswellasinfrastructureandvehicles
Currenttransportplanninghasmaturewaysofassessingbenefitsfromhardinfrastructurebutnotfromuseofdata.TheDesignManualforRoadsandBridges,WebTAGandotherguidanceneedtobeupdatedtohelplocalandnationalroadsauthoritiesknowhowtovalueandthendeployconnectedvehiclesandtousethebenefitstheycandeliver.TheForum’sworkonstandardswillassisthere.
Equally,Governmentshouldnotseejustnewvehiclesasthosethatconnect,butremembertheabilityofanyvehicletobecomeconnectedtogivesocietalbenefitandimproveproductivity.
TheForumcanincreasethisconfidencethroughsharedknowledgebutGovernmenthelptoauthoritieswouldassist.
7. Improveconnectivityforall
Ofcomdatashowssignificantgapsinmobilephonedatacoverageevenonstrategicroads.Itisworseinothergeographicalareasandonotherroutes.Thisisakeyobstacle.Connectedvehiclecustomeracceptance,serviceadoptionandhencebenefitdeliveryrelyonsuchconnectivity.
Connectedvehiclesarenotjustcars,butpublictransport,freightandlogisticsvehicles,andtheconnectedvehicleconceptcanalsohelpcyclists,bikers,pedestriansandothervulnerableroadusers.ThisisakeyareaoftheForum’swork.
Thislackofinvestmentfundingisputtingusbehindourcompetitorcountriesintermsofnewservicesbutisunderstandablegiventheselackofconfidenceininvestment.
Government investment in STEMeducation inhow to exploittheopportunitywillhelplongerterm.
5Gmayprovideanswersforthefuture,butshort-termactionbyGovernmenttofilldatacoveragegapsinexistingmobileorWi-Ficommunicationswouldhavebenefitsfarbeyondconnectedvehicles.
WORKING ALONGSIDE GOVERNMENT
TheForumhasalreadyhelpedinformgovernmentonthecommunicationsoptionsforconnectivityfromanetworkoperator’sviewpoint,andwillcontinuetomonitordevelopments.
Weconsiderthatunlessthereisabaselevelof3Gand4GcoverageacrossthemajorityofUKroadstoimprovetheexistingcustomerexperience,userconfidencein5Gsolutionsmaynotdevelopenoughtosupportmarkettakeupandgeographicinclusionofruralandinterurbanroads.CityservicesalonewillnotbeenoughtowinoverUKcustomers.
8. Deploy,developanddemonstratefortheUK
UserinteractionwithconnectedvehicleserviceshassafetyandUKnetworkmanagementimplications.ThereisalsoaneedtoattractUKuserbuy-intoservicesoutoftherangeofexistingroadauthorityexpertise.Technicalresearchandwatchingdevelopmentselsewherearenotenough.
SmalluserfocusedresearchledtotwoUKservicesandexportrevenuefortheserviceproviders.
TheForumcanassistinbringingtheusercentricresultsofvariousdemonstrationstogetherasdescribedaboveforthesocietalbenefits.
ItdidthisfortheRadioDataSystem-TrafficMessageChannelinthe1990s20,toinformtheindustryandroadsauthoritiesoftheopportunityandunderstandwhatUKusersreallywant.
SiemensESCoSRoadsideUnitinNewcastle
TheCAVtestbedfortheUKhasafocusonhigherlevelsofconnectivityandautomation.ConnectedvehicledevelopmentsshouldbespreadgeographicallytoawiderangeoftownsandcitiesofallsizestodeliverbenefitstoalltheUK.
Governmentneedstosupportuser-centredresearch,demonstrationsandpre-commercialdeploymentsofconnectedvehiclesserviceswithlargeuserbases.
SiemensESCoSRoadsideUnitinNewcastle
NewcastleConnectedCorridors©NCC/OrdnanceSurvey
ConnectedvehicledatausedtoanalysetrafficinYork©INRIX
TAPPING INTO THE VALUE
ThefutureofbetterUKroadsisnotsimplyautonomousvehicles.
TappingintothevalueConnectedvehiclesarenotasheadline-grabbingasautonomousvehicles,buttheyarearealitythatneedstobefullyexploited.Muchdatacollectedtodayfromvehiclesisthrownaway21asithasnoapparentuse,yetitisoftenthesamedatathattrafficmanagershavebeenseekingformanyyears.Forexample,aPay-As-You-Goinsuranceprovidercapturesaccelerometerdatafromvehiclesbutuntilrecentlydidnotrealisethevalueofsmallverticalmovementsthatcouldprovidenewdataforadditionalpotholedetection.
UK roads can be operated and maintained better throughpiggy backing off services that road users generally pay forthemselves.
FurtherobstaclestodeploymenttheForumcanaddressare:• Awarenessofopportunitiesforroadsauthorities,bybridgingthegapbetweenroadsandautomotivesectorsduetonotknowingeachother’sbusinessdriversandconstraintsAvoiding Government re-inventing the wheel and fundingresearchofon-the-shelfservices;
• Showingroadsauthoritieshowtodeployandprocurenewservices;and
• Removingsomeoftheconcernsaboutriskofprivacyanddatasampling.
MovingtowardsfullautomationRoadsauthoritieswillbekeystakeholdersandenablersintheageofautonomy,withitsnewrevenueopportunities,costsavingsandproductivityandsocietalbenefits,andthereforeshouldbehighlyengaged.TheForumseesthechallengeofmaximisingthevaluefromconnectedvehiclesasourimmediatepriority,butofcourseweactivelysupportpilotsofhighlevelsofautonomy.
FormoreinformationcontactAndyGraham:
TheForumiscommittedtothecollaborationneededtoconnectvehiclesandroads.
Therearemanyopportunitiestodomoreforlessbutthisrequiresanewmindsetfromtheroads,automotiveandparkingsectors.TheForumcanassistbybringingtogetherthesuppliersandusersofdataacrossautomotive,roadsandparking.
Thetargetforourwork–improvingUKroadsinthenext5yearsforallusers
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connected-and-autonomous-vehicles-on-traffic-flow-summary-report.pdf5TTFStrategicBusinessCase–initialassessmentsnowbeingupdated6WorkintheEboracumprojectbyCityofYorkCouncilfundedbytheDfTTTRIGprogramme7Manyvariedsources–seehttp://www.cts.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/PFS_SPAT99_Final.pdfandalsohttp://
www.compass4d.eu/en/cities_02/newcastle/newcastle.htm8https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/funding-for-smart-parking-and-traffic-management-schemes9http://www.reesjeffreys.co.uk/funding-policy/10INRIXdata11SMMTdata12Trakm8andothersuppliers–seehttps://www.trakm8.com/andhttps://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/connected-car13ManycompaniessuchasINRIXuseUKdatascienceexpertiseforglobalservices14WestMidlandsC-ITSproject–seehttps://www.wmca.org.uk/media/1354/dft-c-its-application-form_tfwm.pdf15EboracumprojectworkinYork16TheA2/m2projectandUKCITE–seehttps://www.ukcite.co.uk/17TTFGuideforLocalAuthorities–seehttp://its-uk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Connected-Vehicles-for-LAs-20171.pdf18TheRollsRoyce“powerbythehour”approachusescontinuallyconnectedenginestomonitorassetperformanceusingdataon
trendsandevents,ratherthanjustatimebasedregularinspection19TTFGuideforLocalAuthorities–seehttp://its-uk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Connected-Vehicles-for-LAs-20171.pdf20ThepredecessorstoDfTfundeduserresearchina500-userpilotofsatnavthatleadto8millionUKusers,and2UKcompanieslaunching
innovativeservices.21DiscussionwithamajorOriginalEquipmentManufacturerandfleetmanagementprovide
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