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GEAR 2030 – Working Group on "highly automated and connected
vehicles"
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Will develop recommendations for the roll-out of highly
automated and connected vehicles:
A shared vision of connected and automated vehicles by 2030
A list of actions covering:
Review of the existing legal and policy framework for highly
automated and connected driving (Project Team 1)
Coordinated approach for financing R&I and large scale tests
(Project Team 2)
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GEAR 2030 – Working Group on "highly automated and connected
vehicles"
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Project Team 1 – Review of the existing legal and policy
framework for highly automated and connected driving
Chair: ERTICO/ACEA
Rapporteur: EC
Scope:
Review policy and legal issues with a focus on automation.
Coordinated approach/overview of the on-going actions, identify
sector specific issues
Give recommendations on the necessary amendments to the relevant
legal instruments and policy orientations that can support the roll
out of highly connected and automated vehicles. Focus on issues not
already covered by other fora and sector specific issues
Expected outcome: concrete recommendations to the EC by the end
of 2016 for upcoming systems (target 2020) and at the end of 2017
for highly automated vehicles (target 2030)
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GEAR 2030 – PT1 timeline
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1) 1st PT1 Workshop on 12 May 2016: define scope, expected
outcome
Review and the expected outcome on the issues on the basis of
the discussion paper, Definition of priorities for actions (tests,
upcoming systems, fully automated vehicles)
Need for dedicated teams/sessions? volunteers?
2) 2nd PT1 meeting on 13 June 2016: Continue the consideration
of the topics on the basis of the contribution received. Dedicated
session?
3) On this basis Chair/rapporteurs prepare 1st draft for
consideration by WG2
4) 3rd PT1 meeting after summer break
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Shared vision
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Fully automated
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Topic 1: Testing on open roads
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Issues:
No big legal obstacle identified even for higher levels of
automation,
Mainly national matter,
However there may be a need for harmonization/cooperation for
common criteria/return of experience
Possible outcomes for the GEAR2030 roadmap: * Studies/further
analysis of differences in existing national initiatives to allow
large scale testing. Possible recommendations for a common set of
rules for large scale testing/derogation. A distinction may be
needed between cars on open roads and public transport vehicles in
secured areas
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Topic 2: Automation and the driver/other road users
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Issues:
Traffic rules to be revised to include the possibility of having
the vehicle taking over driving tasks (up to 100%)
Conditions under which automation may be used/not be used
Driver training/social rules
Interaction between automated vehicles and other road
users/other drivers (link with vehicle regulations)
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Possible outcomes for the GEAR2030 roadmap:
* For partial automation:
• mapping of road traffic rules most important to harmonise for
enabling cross-border automation
• Identifying the needs for driver training /awareness-raising
(inattention, limits of the systems, inexperienced drivers).
* For full automation:
Decision on the role of driver and responsibility of driver.
Allowing absent/non active drivers = revision of road traffic code
on illegal distractions.
Allowing absent drivers = revising the need for licences?
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Topic 2: driver/other road users
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Topic 3: Road infrastructure
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Issues
Vehicles will have to cope with the existing infrastruture, but
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Need for specific roadsigns for automation use? Lane
markings?
Need for digital mapping of speed limits? road works ?
Electronic messages?
Possible outcomes for the GEAR2030 roadmap: • Commitment on the
road infrastructure of 2030? • Agreement on minimum data to be made
accessible/readable from/for
road infrastructure (speed limit, weight limitation, road
restriction): • Identification of minimum requirements for road
infrastructure: data
layers, roadside markings and readability of road signs, design
of secure stop areas.
• Identification of required updates of infrastructure safety
management directive and tunnel safety directive.
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Topic 4: Liability issues
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Issues:
Automated vehicles safer but new risks appear (distraction,
failure, etc)
Compulsory insurance for vehicle manufacturers if no driver?
Determining the accident responsibilities becomes more
complicated with inceasingly levels of automation?
Determining the defects becomes more complicated with higher
levels of automation?
How to ensure legal certainty for manufacturers?
Ethical issues: are there differences with the present
situation? Effect on driver aceptance
Need for event data recorder?
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Topic 4: Liability issues
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Possible outcomes for the GEAR2030 roadmap: * Recommendations on
how to deal with the liability issues for partially /highly
automated and connected vehicles. Recommendations on possible
amendments to the relevant legal framework. *Recommendations on how
to deal with ethical issues
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Topic 5: Vehicle Regulation/standards
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Issues:
Type approval issues:
10 km/ limit in Regulation 79: revision on going
How to assess the safety of automated vehicles?
How to ensure that the vehicle will cope with existing
infrastruture/traffic rules
How to ensure a good interaction vehicles/driver/other road
users
International issues/cooperation
How to implement other issues in vehicles: PTI, C-ITS, EDR,
cybersecurity, interoperability, etc
Periodical technical inspections: what to check on automated
vehicles
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Topic 5: Vehicle regulations/standards
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Possible outcomes for GEAR2030 roadmap: * Defining needs for
legislation updates in EU and UNECE legislation/standards. A
distinction may be needed between cars on open road and public
transport vehicles in secured areas * Agreement on principles for
minimum testing requirements for periodic inspections.
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Topic 6: Connectivity/data
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Issues:
Connectivity is not a prerequisite but will help for higher
levels of automation.
Which communication infrastructrure is needed to support highly
automated vehicles
How to implement data protection for vehicle data?
Which fair market for vehicle big data (ownership of data,
reusability, access, etc)
Different types of data should not be subject to the same
rules
How to ensure cybersecurity in the vehicle?
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Topic 6: Connectivity/data
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Possible outcomes for GEAR 2030 roadmap: * Identifying
safety-related data. * Interoperability recommendations
*recommendations for tackling vehicle cybersecurity
*Recommendations for data access/sharing. *Recommendations for
digital infrastructure for automation