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Driverless Car Summit 2012
Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
Richard Bishop, Automotive Lead
AUVSI
Non-profit industry association focusing on air/land/water unmanned operations 40 years 500+ corporate members expanding into civilian vehicle autonomy
Driverless Cars 2022 Initiative: stretch goal what does it take to get there?
DCS 2012 first meeting of its kind
Driverless Car Summit
Detroit, June 12-13, 2012
Agenda included: White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy USDOT (ITS JPO and NHTSA) USDOD Nevada Dept. of Motor Vehicles Google, GM, Daimler, Continental
~ 250 attendees
www.auvsi.org
Types of Automation
beyond automated longitudinal control (ACC) to add some level of automated lateral control (lane centering)
driver must still maintain vigilance as to any unusual situation on the road
How successful will these systems be in maintaining driver engagement?
Will driver monitoring become common?
Traffic Jam Assistant (full control below a speed threshold on highways)
automated urban “citycars”
Industry Representation
Car industry Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Toyota,
Volkswagen, and Volvo Cars
Suppliers Valeo, Continental, others
Ground vehicle robotics firms
Transportation engineering firms
Car Industry Perspectives
the advent of vehicle automation is by now a given
systems are being designed to handle the roads and traffic “as-is.”
The role of the infrastructure is open, as to how traffic management and mobility enhancement systems adapt.
Expanding mobility for the disabled and elderly is a motivator compelling given the aging of the Baby Boom generation
Car Industry Perspectives
Dr. Gary Smyth, General Motors significant vehicle evolution in the next decades expansion of the DNA of today’s personal mobility vehicle
to include electrification, electronics, and connectivity. “transferred control” (hands/feet off) by mid-end decade autonomous driving by the end of the decade. Super Cruise (combined lat/lon control): near term Knowledge of the driver state and vehicle capability is
essential investing significant effort into understanding transfer of
control – this has to be done successfully in 2-3 seconds
Car Industry Perspectives
Dr. Luca Delgrossi, Daimler: stepwise approach to automated driving looking at autonomous driving as their final goal F800 prototype: Traffic Jam Assistance requires driver to touch the steering wheel at regular intervals
to stay engaged
Christian Schumacher, Continental combined longitudinal and lateral control using equipment currently on the car implementing new features through sophisticated software
Industry Perspective
Chris Urmson, Google: key priority is to program the vehicle
to operate as if driven by a human. strong focus on defining performance
metrics Re introduction: “the perfect is the
enemy of the good” we should not wait for perfection
Government
States passing driving laws
USDOT assessing risks and addressing challenges
USDOD beginning deployments for specific vehicles and operational environments
Active collaboration between these DOT and DOD being explored
USDOT
John Augustine, USDOT ITS Joint Program Office “the technology is feasible and deployment achievable.” automation can help across the board in addressing road
transportation goals JPO funding multi-agency Automated Vehicle Exploratory Research
program passenger cars, heavy trucks, and transit
John Maddox, NHTSA newly defined automated driving research program stake in the ground: autonomous vehicles must be “better than
humans.” goal for automated vehicles: “crash-less … I don't think people are
willing to accept robotic error resulting in killing people.” “challenges can be met”
USDOD
Dr. Jim Overholt, US Army Tank and Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC), Ground Vehicle Robotics Innovation Center
“I want to allow soldiers to do something else while doing the mundane task of driving.”
Autonomous Robotics for Installation and Base Operations (ARIBO) program application of autonomous vehicles to real-world needs at military
bases roads and facilities at these bases can serve as a more “protected”
environment compared to the open road Army sees these bases as a good testbed for autonomous operations possible way to collaborate with USDOT for testing pursuing the use of robotic vehicles at Fort Bragg to ferry “wounded
warriors” to medical care facilities on-base
User Panel: Urban Complexity
constant interaction outside the car – other drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians
cyclists must be confident they are “seen” in entering an intersection, and they confirm this by looking at the driver
how will the self-driving car “communicate” in such a situation and share the road space appropriately?
will this new technology be designed for use by the blind to expand their mobility?
a series of demonstrations and public campaigns will be important to inspiring public confidence in automated driving.
Legal Issues Panel
change the legal infrastructure to enable automated vehicles, or change the vehicles to adapt to existing law?
general response: vehicles will adapt to the law – not realistic to seek for laws to be passed just to address liability issues with automated vehicles.
on-board data recording important use electronic discovery of evidence to prepare the way today for
lawsuits tomorrow using data to prove in court when the vehicle is not responsible
for a mishap.
significant uncertainty in the legal realm is inhibiting the industry.
Connectivity <> Automation
connected vehicles and automated vehicles are separate topics yet inter-related and complementary
in the longer term, exchange of data between vehicles promises to enhance performance overall.
cybersecurity is a significant concern
DCS12 Summary
interactive format deepened understanding and cross-industry connections
telling the story important -- we need a strategy and plan in educating the public
cross-industry issues should be addressed, for example: testing / certification state-level regulations
continue regular information sharing
2013 Driverless Car Summit
Detroit
May or June 2013
Annual meetings planned in following years