The perspective of European cities& regions

Ms Suzanne HoadleySenior Manager

Polis

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Some observations about vehicle automationdevelopments

Much optimism bias about AVs yet many uncertaintiesabout when it will arrive & in what form

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So why do we (cities/regions) need to act?

To anticipate what is to come

To build understanding of possibleimpacts at transportation & societal level

To identify where automation can deliverpositive outcomes for transport policy,where there are risks and how they canbe mitigated

To define measures (policy, financial,regulatory, etc) to maximise opportunitiesand minimise disbenefit

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Some possible impacts of AVs

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Travel behaviour Reduction in private car ownership in favour of public transport,

shared mobility & soft modes More motorised trips to detriment of soft modes and public health*

Spatial More public space created by redundancy of parking which must be

put to other functional uses* Urban sprawl and longer commuting trips

Social Enhance transport provision to persons with limited transport access

by reducing cost of service provision Increased social division and inequality where mass transit replaced

by new mobility services (car/ride-sharing, etc)

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Some possible impacts of AVs

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Road safety (i) driver distraction reduction; (ii) road rules compliance (i) Interaction with VRUs; (ii) technology infallibility

Traffic management/efficiency C-ITS approach could enable (i) richer data for traffic and asset

management; (ii) improved vehicle control Improved traffic efficiency leads to more vehicles on road “More pain than gain” in short-medium term due to co-existence and

higher safety marginsInfrastructure Investments depend on AV implementation path: autonomous, CCAV or

systems-approach Where significant investments required, new business models must be

found

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CoEXist in brief

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MAVEN in brief

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Will public transport as we know it today still be therein a fully automated future?

Dr Fastenrath, BMW, Polis TE&MWG meeting, 9/10/17

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Will public transport as we know it today still be therein a fully automated future?

Dr Fastenrath, BMW, Polis TE&MWG meeting, 9/10/17

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Will public transport as we know it today still be therein a fully automated future?

Tony Seba, economist &disruption expert,JRC workshop onconnected & automatedroad transport, 17/6/17

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Can new mobility services takeall?

Requires massive modal shift: not easy givenattachment to car for independent mobilityUnlikely that shared cars can offer capacity ofmass transit systems, even if all trips aresharedIn an open market, fleet managers will (i)drive for economic efficiency and (ii) want tooperate in most profitable (dense) city areasonlyWhat about physical activity?

Citizens and mobility in Barcelona,Creafutur

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Public transport coupled with new mobility services ismost efficient

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Automation and multimodal transport

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Transport authorities should be steering this

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Some recommendations

Keep discussions groundedPromote engagement of transportation/roadauthorities in AV discussions/developments toprepare for and steer their implementationConsider how the role and responsibilities ofthe authority may change with the advent ofautomation and new mobility servicesEnsure automation developments are notpurely industrial policy driven, but also supporttransport policyFoster partnership and dialogue

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