Ian Fraser Highways Agency

Co-operative Vehicle - Highway Systems Research

UK Position on CVHS

The UK is currently considering the role that Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Systems can play on its roads. The Department of Transport, Local Government & Regions (DTLR), and the Highways Agency, alongside other UK Agency organisations have set up a discussion forum to develop policy and direction in this area.

Shaping Direction

Developing the business case and direction for longer term CVHS research, leading to system development, demonstration and implementation
Guided by Highways Agency 2030 Vision Building upon the inheritance of earlier research Road Traffic Advisor User Acceptance Studies Foresight Vehicle Programme + EU Initiatives Developing CVHS in partnership with stakeholder organisations

Shaping & Integrating CVHS

Interurban Urban
POLICY & REGULATION
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & MARKET DEMAND

Partnerships National

LEGAL
COMMUNICATION

AUTOMOTIVE DEVELOPMENT INNOVATION

SOCIAL ECONOMIC
USER NEEDS & SAFETY APPLICATIONS & SERVICES

IMPLIMENTATION
INTEGRATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

European ITS Worldwide

Multimodal

LIABILITY

ENVIRONMENT
POLITICAL AGENDA

Route - Guidance Driver Information

A Target Capability?
Floating Car Data

Road User Charging Intelligent Speed Adaptation

Electronic Number Plate Recognition Longitudinal Vehicle Control Lateral Vehicle Control Collision Avoidance

Driver Monitoring

Integrated Solutions
Fully Automated Highway

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems

IEE International Conference on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Held on 17 September 2001

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems:

Approach Three stages of AHS development:

- Safety and Warning Systems - Driver Assistance Systems - Fully Automated Highway

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems: Approach

International Review Focus Groups Structured Survey Seminar and Strategy Workshop

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems: Overview

Broad acceptance of all three stages of AHS development Important variations in attitude among different social groups Degree of acceptance varied between the three stages of AHS development

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems

Safety and Warning Systems

Safety and Warning Systems: Description

Provide information/warnings visually or by voice to: inform drivers of adverse conditions assist route guidance/navigation warn of dangerous situations or collisions warn of obstacles which a driver cannot see

Safety and Warning Systems: Examples

RDS Tachographs TrafficMaster

Safety and Warning Systems: Main Findings (1)

50% of drivers already use some form of these systems which they consider to be:
- useful - reliable - good value

presentation of the information by voice is preferred to visual means

Safety and Warning Systems: Main Findings (2)

70% of drivers say they would find the systems useful:

- on unfamiliar journeys - at night - on motorways - in congested traffic

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems Driver Assistance Systems

Driver Assistance Systems: Description

Assist drivers steering, braking and acceleration to: prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit keep the vehicle at a safe distance from the vehicle in front stop and park the vehicle safely if the driver is unfit to drive

Driver Assistance Systems: Examples

Cruise Control Advanced Cruise Control Headway Control Traction Control

Driver Assistance Systems: Main Findings (1)

40% of drivers already use some form of these systems which they consider to be:
- useful - reliable - good value

stop and park was the most popular

Driver Assistance Systems: Main Findings (2)

Perceived benefits include:

increased driver confidence increased feeling of safety increased driver comfort

Driver Assistance Systems: Main Findings (3)

headway control was also popular but there was concern (especially from younger drivers) about:
- surrendering control - over-reliance - system reliability

speed control was the least popular many drivers prefer voluntary systems to compulsory systems

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems Fully Automated Highway

Fully Automated Highway: Description

Systems in which:

vehicles are fully automated such that the driver operates neither steering nor brake nor accelerator all vehicles travel at the same speed

Fully Automated Highway: Examples

Smart Cruise System 7 (Japan) Platooning (Korea)

Fully Automated Highway: Main Findings (1)

60% of drivers said they would use AHS but the least willing were the younger drivers perceived benefits were:
- no delays - ability to schedule journeys better - speed uniformity

there was little interest in:

- operation at higher speed - use of the vehicle as an office

Fully Automated Highway: Main Findings (2) Likely responses

Would make more motorway journeys 21% Would not use the motorway 4% Would use other transport which is not automated 4% Would continue with no effect 71%

Fully Automated Highway: Main Findings (3)

there were concerns about:

- system reliability (especially from younger drivers and those familiar with technology) - surrendering control - cost to the vehicle owner and taxpayer

likely to increase demand for motorway use, but likely to reduce demand for motorway use if used with tolls

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems : Summary of Key Findings

broad acceptance of all three stages of AHS development important variations in attitude among different social groups identified issues likely to affect levels of social acceptance which should be considered in the design and marketing of AHS

Seminar and Strategy Workshop: 5-6 February 2001, ICE, London

50 delegates attended papers presented by prominent experts in the field (from Europe, Japan and the US) established contacts established authority of HA on world-stage

User Attitudes to Automated Highway Systems : Acknowledgements

Highways Agency Transport and Travel Research Ltd ITS Leeds University

TRL Limited