Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International AUVSI Richard Bishop Automotive Lead AUVSI Nonprofit industry association focusing on airlandwater unmanned operations 40 years 500 corporate members ID: 593013
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Driverless Car Summit 2012
Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)
Richard Bishop, Automotive LeadSlide2
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 kindSlide3
Driverless Car Summit
Detroit, June 12-
13, 2012
Agenda included:
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
USDOT (ITS JPO and NHTSA)USDODNevada Dept. of Motor VehiclesGoogle, GM, Daimler, Continental~ 250 attendeeswww.auvsi.orgSlide4
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 roadHow 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” Slide5
Industry Representation
Car industry
Chrysler
, Daimler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo
Cars
SuppliersValeo, Continental, othersGoogleGround vehicle robotics firmsTransportation engineering firmsSlide6
Car Industry Perspectives
the
advent of vehicle automation is by now a
given
s
ystems 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 motivatorcompelling given the aging of the Baby Boom generationSlide7
Car Industry Perspectives
Dr
. Gary
Smyth, General Motors
significant
vehicle evolution in the next decadesexpansion of the DNA of today’s personal mobility vehicle to include electrification, electronics, and connectivity. “transferred control” (hands/feet off) by mid-end decadeautonomous driving by the end of the decade. Super Cruise (combined lat/lon control): near termKnowledge of the driver state and vehicle capability is essentialinvesting significant effort into understanding transfer of control – this has to be done successfully in 2-3
secondsSlide8
Car Industry Perspectives
Dr. Luca
Delgrossi
, Daimler:
stepwise
approach to automated drivinglooking at autonomous driving as their final goalF800 prototype: Traffic Jam Assistancerequires driver to touch the steering wheel at regular intervals to stay engagedChristian Schumacher, Continentalcombined longitudinal and lateral controlusing equipment currently on the carimplementing new features through sophisticated softwareSlide9
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 metricsRe introduction: “the perfect is the enemy of the good”we should not wait for perfectionSlide10
Government
States passing driving laws
USDOT assessing
risks and
addressing challenges
USDOD beginning deployments for specific vehicles and operational environmentsActive collaboration between these DOT and DOD being exploredSlide11
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 goalsJPO funding multi-agency Automated Vehicle Exploratory Research program passenger cars, heavy trucks, and transitJohn Maddox, NHTSAnewly defined automated driving research programstake 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”Slide12
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) programapplication of autonomous vehicles to real-world needs at military basesroads and facilities at these bases can serve as a more “protected” environment compared to the open roadArmy 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-
baseSlide13
User Panel: Urban Complexity
constant interaction outside the
car – other drivers, bicyclists,
pedestrians
c
yclists must be confident they are “seen” in entering an intersection, and they confirm this by looking at the driverhow 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. Slide14
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 importantuse electronic discovery of evidence to prepare the way today for lawsuits tomorrowusing data to prove in court when the vehicle is not responsible for a mishap. significant uncertainty in the legal realm is inhibiting the industry. Slide15
Connectivity <> Automation
connected
vehicles and automated vehicles are separate topics yet inter-related and
complementary
i
n the longer term, exchange of data between vehicles promises to enhance performance overall. cybersecurity is a significant concernSlide16
DCS12 Summary
interactive
format deepened understanding and cross-industry connections
telling
the
story important -- we need a strategy and plan in educating the publiccross-industry issues should be addressed, for example:testing / certificationstate-level regulationscontinue regular information sharingSlide17
2013 Driverless Car Summit
Detroit
May or June 2013
Annual meetings planned in following years