The document discusses the Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI) which aims to accelerate the safe introduction of driverless vehicles in Australia. It outlines the partnership's vision and potential benefits like improved safety, productivity, mobility and reduced emissions. The initiative is structured in phases starting with awareness raising and demonstrations, followed by field tests to explore issues like safety, infrastructure, regulations and public acceptance. The final phases involve policy and regulatory changes to enable widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles on public roads.

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AITPM SA - Seminar
THURSDAY, 22 October 2015
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Rita Excell
ARRB Group
Regional Manager, SA

2. Driven by:
Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative (ADVI)
Our Vision is that the ADVI Initiative will…
“Accelerate the safe and successful introduction of driverless vehicles onto Australian roads”.
Courtesy of GM media China

3. Driven by:
Governance

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ADVI PARTNERSHIP | 20 October 2015

5. Driven by:
Benefits from collaboration
 Better understand, manage and mitigate risks
 Contribute and inform the regulatory process
 Community acceptance
 Access to technology and industry leaders
 Opportunity to test new products in Australia
 To be part of the global innovation
 To develop solutions for Australian conditions with global
benefits

6. Driven by:
Why driverless vehicles?
The Benefits
~90 %
reduction in
crashes
30%
productivity
improvement
for drivers
Accessibility
and mobility
for
disadvantaged
Reduced
congestion
and reduced
emissions
Creation of
flexible and
adaptive
public
transport
services
Increased
economic
competitive-
ness to
stimulate the
Australian
industry
Improved air
quality and
other
environment
benefits
30%
productivity
improvement
for drivers
Accessibility
and mobility for
disadvantaged
Reduced
congestion and
reduced
emissions
Creation of
flexible and
adaptive
public
transport
services
~90 %
reduction in
crashes
Increased
economic
competitiveness
to stimulate the
Australian
industry
Improved air
quality and
other
environmental
benefits

7. Driven by:
Where does Australia sit?
Australia is not prepared for self-driving vehicles:
 Other countries are rapidly progressing towards
bringing driverless vehicles to market
 Australia spends twice as much on transport than
the average OECD country.
 New business models required for car
manufacturers and infrastructure providers
 Australian law and policy

8. Driven by:
Options to improve road safety
 Without technology:
– Rationalise speed limits
– Enforcement (speed, RBT, etc.)
– Rethink our cities
 With Technology:
MUARC Report No. 324, September 2014,
TfNSW press release 20 April 2015

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What are the ADVI phases?
Phase 0
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Preparatory Phase
Initial Demonstration Trial and Awareness Raising
Full Scale Industry Field Operational Tests, Research,
Development and Investigation
Policy, Legislative, Regulatory and Operational Changes for
Wide-scale Adoption
The Staged Introduction of Driverless Vehicles onto the Public
Road Network

10. Driven by:
Phase 1 | Key activities
 National media launch
 Partner workshops and conferences
 Media interviews and articles
Awareness raising activities including
 Car highway pilot
 Queue assist
Autonomous vehicle demonstrations in Adelaide and Sydney
Goal: raise awareness

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Volvo Video

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Phase 2 | Key activities
 To design, plan, undertake and evaluate field investigations
 To continue to raise awareness and acceptance
 To incubate wider industry involvement
 To establish a partnership program
 To inform updates to policy, legislation, practices, procedures
and design rules.
Goal: to explore issues

13. Driven by:
Phase 2 | Issues to be explored
Safety Communications and
architecture
Infrastructure and
operations Human factors
Liability, risk
& insurance
Energy and
environment
Driver, public &
stakeholder
perceptions
Shared mobility &
public transport
Security &
privacy
Economic
competitiveness
Testing, certification
& licensing
Interaction with
vulnerable road users
Commercial
business models
Instrumentation
and positioning
Proposed trials
• Urban Freight
• Passenger Vehicles
• Valet Parking
• Vehicle and traffic management
interface
• Public transport/shuttle buses
• Shared self driving cars
• Regional Freight/Heavy
Vehicles
• Vulnerable Road Users

14. Driven by:
Questions for AITPM
 What would it mean to have 30% less vehicles
on the road?
 How do we manage the mix between
conventional vehicles and driverless vehicles?
 How will future of parking and infrastructure
development be affected?
 Who wants to become an ADVI partner?

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Thank you
Rita Excell
Regional Manager, SA
Rita.Excell@arrb.com.au
+ 61 8 8235 3302
 driverlesscars@arrb.com.au
 https://www.arrb.com.au/advi