Road Vehicle Automation 11 / edited by Gereon Meyer, Sven Beiker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyer, Gereon, editor.

Beiker, Sven, editor.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Mobility, 2196-5552

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation engineering.

Traffic engineering.

Automation.

Transportation.

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.

Transportation Economics.

Local Subjects:

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.

Automation.

Transportation Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2024.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.

Summary:

This book is the eleventh volume of a sub-series on Road Vehicle Automation, published as part of the Lecture Notes in Mobility. It gathers original peer-reviewed works based on contributions to the plenary and breakout sessions of the Automated Road Transportation Symposium (ARTS 2023), held on July 9-13, 2023, in San Francisco, CA, USA. The chapters were selected and reviewed by the book editors, together with a number of experts in automated mobility, who were also involved in organizing different sessions at the above-mentioned conference. Written by researchers, engineers and analysts from around the globe, this book offers multidisciplinary perspectives on the opportunities and challenges associated with automating road transportation. It highlights innovative strategies, including public policies, infrastructure planning and automation technologies, which are expected to foster more sustainable and safer mobility in the near future, thereby addressing industry, government and research communities alike.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

Introduction: The Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2023

1 Overview

2 Keynote Talks

3 Plenary Panel Sessions

3.1 What the Pioneering Cities are Learning by Hosting Truly Driverless Ride-Hailing Operations

3.2 Implementing Best Practices for ADS Safety

3.3 Delivering the Goods: ADS in Freight Applications

3.4 European Approach to AV Regulation

3.5 Infrastructure Issues/Opportunities Panel

3.6 How Should Automated Driving Be Regulated in the U.S.?

3.7 Capital's Role in the AV Revolution

3.8 Leading Business Journalists' Perspectives on the AV Industry

4 Plenary Presentations

4.1 Presentations on Specific Cross-Cutting Topics

4.2 Unique Perspectives on AV Deployment from Specific Companies

4.3 Public Sector Developments Relevant to Automated Driving

5 Breakout Sessions

5.1 ARTS23 Breakout Sessions

6 General Cross-Cutting Observations

6.1 Real-World Experience of Driverless Automated Operations

6.2 Remote Human Interventions

6.3 Automated Driving Safety Regulations

6.4 Need for Authoritative Data

6.5 Infrastructure Support?

6.6 Economic Challenges

Part I: Public Sector and Policy Activities

RoAD to L4, Advancing Autonomy: Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment of Level 4 Driving Automation and Enhanced Mobility Services in Japan

1 Introduction of Automated Mobility Services

1.1 Prospects of Automated Mobility Services Deployment: A Strategic Approach

1.2 The First Level 4 Commercial Vehicles in Operation

2 Focused Project Themes and Initiatives in Advanced Self-driving Technologies for Passenger and Truck Services

2.1 Project Themes

2.2 MaaS with Automated Driving Technology

3 Conclusions

4 Next Steps

References.

I didn't Fight the Law, We All Won: Autonomous Vehicles and Compliance with the Rules of the Road

1 Introduction

1.1 Session Background

1.2 AVs and Traffic Law Compliance

2 Literature Review

3 Summary of the Discussion

3.1 Identifying Problems

3.2 Finding Solution

4 Conclusions

References

Public Welfare and Emerging Technology: Balancing Interests in Automated Vehicle Regulations Across Six Jurisdictions

1.1 ARTS 2023 Panel Discussion: "AV Laws Around the World: Who, What, Where and Why?"

2 Summary of the Discussion

2.1 Context and Scope

2.2 Recent Research and Trends

2.3 New Insights and Suggestions

A User Centred Approach to Designing Future Self-driving Transport Systems: Evidence from Public Trials and Engagement

1 Why a User Centred Approach is Required for the Long-Term Success of Self-driving Vehicles

1.1 Background

2 So What Do the Public Want from Self-driving Vehicles?

3 How to Ensure the Acceptable Introduction and Operation of Self-driving Vehicles

3.1 Enabling Capability

3.2 Creating Opportunity

3.3 Building Motivation

4 How to Increase Knowledge and Understanding of Self-driving Vehicles

4.1 Enabling Capability

4.2 Creating Opportunity

4.3 Building Motivation

5 Conclusion

Multidisciplinary Dialogues on Assessing the Automation-Readiness of Cities

2 Background

3 Presentations and Dialogues

3.1 Experts Presentations

3.2 Automation-Readiness Priority Statements

4 Discussion

5 Conclusions and Next Steps

Data Drive Legal Regimes for Automated Vehicles

1.1 Methods

2 Discussion: Data-Related Themes

2.1 Crash Data Form a Core

2.2 Safety

2.3 Cybersecurity

2.4 Privacy

2.5 National Security.

2.6 Liability

Part II: Business Models and Operations

Impacts of Automation in the Supply Chain

2 Perspectives on Supply Chain Automation, Activities and Considerations

2.1 Wing: Last-Mile Drone Delivery

2.2 AllianceTexas: Intermodal Inland Port

2.3 Gatik: Autonomous B2B Delivery

2.4 The Borderplex Alliance: US-Mexico Trade

3 Discussion Summary

3.1 Policy Considerations

3.2 Workforce and Economic Impact

3.3 Technology Maturity

4 Conclusions and Additional Research

Reference

Data Exchanges Enabling the Future of Automation: Opportunities and Challenges

2.2 State of the Industry and Current Research

2.3 Summary of Panel Discussion at ARTS23 Breakout Session on Data Exchanges Enabling Future of Automation: Opportunities and Challenges

3 Conclusions and Next Steps

References:

Workforce Development for 21st Century Mobility

2 Examples of Workforce Development Activities, Programs, and Research

2.1 Nuro's Upskilling Workforce Development Initiative

2.2 Beep's Workforce Development Activities

2.3 Research on Workforce Development Needs in Taxi, Transportation Network Company, and AV Services

2.4 WE-TRANSFORM: Addressing AV Workforce Needs in Europe

2.5 Kodiak Robotics: Autonomous Trucking Workforce Development Needs

2.6 Addressing Workforce Development in Minnesota

2.7 Advanced Skills Development Training at AREA X.O by Invest Ottawa

2.8 Masters in Intelligent Transportation Systems

3 Conclusions and Additional Research

Part III: Vehicle Technology Development and Testing

Human Factors Considerations of Remote Operation Supporting Level 4 Automation

1.1 Scope of the Paper

1.2 Terminology.

2 Human Factors of Remote Operation to Support Level 4 Automation: Key Insights from the Breakout Sub-sessions

2.1 Operational and Perceived Safety

2.2 Training, Certification, and Interaction with First Responders

2.3 Design of the Human-Machine Interface

2.4 Tasks, Roles, and Ratios

3 Overview of Legal and Standardization Efforts on Human Factors of Remote Operation

3.1 National and Regional Efforts

3.2 International Efforts

4 Conclusions and Next Steps

Scenarios and Scenario Databases for AV Safety Assurance

2 Scenario Methodology

2.1 Scenario-Based Safety Assurance Process

2.2 Abstracting the Reality with Scenarios

2.3 Scenario Generation for Databases

3 Scenario Database

3.1 Input Data Description Format

3.2 Scenario Identification and Scenario Management

3.3 Query and Generation of Scenarios

3.4 Key Performance Indicators

4 Data for Scenario Generation

4.1 Requirements

4.2 Classification of Public Roads Trajectory Data Sources

4.3 Drone Data

Measuring Automated Vehicle Safety

1.2 Safety Assessment

1.3 Measurements and Assessments

2 Approach

2.1 Elements: Traffic Kinematics

2.2 Safety Assessment

3 Kinematic Context

3.1 Non-Collision Events

Near-Misses

Near-Crash Events

Close-Calls

4 Collision Hazard Measure

4.1 Perception-Reaction Time

4.2 Modulation

4.3 Road/Street Grip

5 Characteristics

5.1 Comparison of Surrogate Collision Hazard Measures

6 Example SHM Data

6.1 Individual Track Example

6.2 Geo-Temporal Aggregation Example

7 Conclusions

Part IV: Transport System Planning

Transportation and Real Estate: Case Studies in Cross-Sector Collaborative Developments

1 Introduction.

2 Post-COVID Emerging Trends

2.1 Decreases in Transit Use and Increase in Private Vehicle Ownership

2.2 Telework, Changes in Commuting Patterns, and Real Estate

2.3 Rise in E-Commerce

3 The Unexpected Overlap Between Realized Impacts from COVID and Potential Impacts from AVs

3.1 Privately-Owned AVs

3.2 Shared AVs

3.3 Automated Freight

3.4 Summary of AV Use Cases and Potential Implications for Land Use

4 Case Studies

4.1 AV-Enabled "Main Street" Suburbs

4.2 Automated Valet Parking

4.3 Mobility Hubs

4.4 Mobility-Oriented Real Estate Development

5 Conclusions

Managed Lanes: Incubator for Automated Vehicles

2 Summary of Presentations

2.1 Historical Perspective

2.2 Managed Lanes as Automated Vehicle Incubators - Insights and Initiatives

2.3 Getting Connected Automation Tests off the Drawing Board and into Lanes

2.4 Accelerating Autonomous Freight with Dedicated Infrastructure

Author Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-031-67466-9