Safety Assessment and Autonomous Driving Regulation

UNECE is the body for international regulation of transportation. The work regarding autonomous driving is ramping-up within WP1 Traffic Safety and WP29 Vehicle Regulation and status and expectations on the work will be presented.

The Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles – GRVA – is the Working Party preparing draft regulations, guidance documents and interpretation documents for adoption by the parent body, WP.29. GRVA deals with safety provisions related to the dynamics of vehicles (braking, steering), Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Automated Driving Systems as well as Cyber Security provisions. The group supervises around eight informal working groups (IWGs) and task forces. Find out more here: https://unece.org/transport/vehicle-regulations/working-party-automatedautonomous-and-connected-vehicles-introduction

EU is behind both China and US regarding new regulation for self-driving and driverless vehicles. Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) refers to autonomous/connected vehicles or self-driving cars (vehicles that can guide themselves without human intervention). The European Commission supports the introduction and deployment of CAM on various levels.

• Policy initiatives: developing policies, roadmaps, strategies in close collaboration with stakeholders
• Developing standards at the European level
• Co-funding research & innovation projects (H2020), support actions and of infrastructure pilots
• Developing legislation at EU level when needed

So, what is the status on the legislation at EU level and in Sweden? During this meeting we got status updates, examples from European and Swedish initiatives and industry perspectives on the developments.

Agenda (see the presentations by clicking the links)

Welcome

• Introduction and purpose of the meeting
  Kent Eric Lång, RISE/Drive Sweden Thematic Area Leader Policy Development

Status on New Regulation for Autonomous Driving

• Overview of UNECE, EU and Swedish regulation
  Jenny Lundahl, RISE
• UNECE WP 1 Global Forum for Road Traffic Safety and WP29 Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
  Hans-Yngve Berg and Henrik Främmunds, Swedish Transport Agency

Industry Perspectives on New Regulation

• Per Johannessen, AB Volvo
• Mattias Johansson, Scania
• Pia Berglund, Einride
• Henrik Svanberg, NEVS
• Jan Jansson, Keolis

Discussion

• Actions needed for pro-active input to new regulations?
• Actions needed in Swedish regulation to be on par with international regulation?

FAME

• Framework for coordination of Automated Mobility in Europe (FAME)
  Erik Svanberg, Chalmers

DS Policy Lab: Future Traffic Rules

• Future Traffic Rules
  Cilli Sobiech and Jenny Lundahl, RISE
   

Do you have any questions, contact Kent Eric Lång