Driverless Cars

AITPM SA – October SeminarBeyond back to basics 2015 – What’s new?

23 October 2015

Driverless Cars

Matthew Leyson

Manager, Safer Vehicles and Technologies

Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

Driverless Cars – Is the future now?

• Timeline for introduction – or are they here?

• Expected benefits

• Technology required – Vehicles? Roads? Infrastructure? IoT?

• The human machine interface

• What the future holds for the design for our cities and homes

• Where does Australia fit in the research

• Many challenges ahead;

– legislation, liability, security, technology

• South Australia are set to be global leaders in driverless cars

– Conference, legislation, trials & research

Driverless Cars – How long to wait

• Many automated vehicle technologies are here now or scheduled for release

• Automated vehicles by 2020, common & affordable by 2025

• 2035 – 9% of vehicle sales will be driverless

• 2055 – 90% of vehicle sales will be driverless

• Driverless cars are being tested by Google, Volvo, GM, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Audi, Tesla, Ford, Toyota and others

Adelaide demonstration – 7 November 2015

Driverless Cars – Some of the benefits

• Investment & Innovation on a global scale

• Economic benefits & new opportunities for South Australian businesses

– Driverless vehicle industry will be worth $90 billion globally by 2030.

• Road Safety

• Traffic management / congestion

• Personal time / efficiency

• Estimated global savings at over $5.6 trillion per annum when the safety and efficiency

benefits of autonomous cars are fully realised in the decades to come (Morgan Stanley)

Driverless Cars – What’s needed

• Vehicle dynamics and control systems – Brakes, suspension, steering. Delivering

precise control to perceive, interpret and ultimately actuates the drivers intent

• Sensing systems – Radar, GPS, 3D cameras, Ultrasonic, Laser, connectivity

including Wi-Fi, 3G/4G/5G. Coordination of multiple sensors & systems providing

accurate vehicle spatial awareness

• Processing & Decision making – Software, driver interface. Allowing for fully-

automated cooperative vehicle control systems with the vehicle as the primary

controller – occupied or unoccupied

Today’s car sensing systems

Driverless cars into the mainstreamSAE Level Autonomy Narrative example

0 No Automation May use driver assist warnings1 Driver Assistance Assist driver – ie Active Cruise Control2 Partial Automation Specific to drive mode – ie Traffic jam assist3 Conditional Automation Limited self driving – ie Super Cruise / Valet parking4 High Automation Full self-driving or human – Driver can take control5 Full Automation All aspects – No driver controls

Driverless Cars – urban planning

Driverless Cars – Where does Australia fit?

• Research conducted in the UK, US & Australia measuring public attitudes towards driverless

cars – Australians recorded the highest positive opinion (62% of respondents were positive)

• Australians have always been early adopters of innovations and new technologies

• Australians are well-regarded internationally for being at the cutting edge of innovation

• Ten years ago neither the iPhone nor Android even existed. Today three-quarters of

Australians own smartphones and its increasing

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