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Perspectives on Connectivity and Automation

AASHTO International Day at the Melbourne World Congress October 10, 2016 Craig Hutton Director General, Strategic Policy and Innovation

The future of transportation: technology inspiring innovation

“We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work, and relate to one another.”

– World Economic Forum

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“I believe the auto industry will change more in the next five to 10 years than it has in the last 50…”

– Mary Barra, CEO, General Motors

“…a revolutionary new form of transportation that’s one part Concorde, one part railgun, and one part air hockey table…it could forever change the way we think about transportation.” – Elon Musk (about Hyperloop) “The Internet has revolutionized the way we

• communicate. Can you

imagine what it can do for the supply chain? The Transport and Logistics Internet is coming…it is a game changer.” –

Jeremy Rifkin, renowned economic and social theorist

“90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone.”

– IBM

“…new business models and technologies are emerging to solve the mobility challenge.”

– McKinsey & Company

“The transportation industry is on the verge of a massive software-driven market disruption, setting the stage for a significant change in the way we think about travel, city design, and transport more broadly.” – Marc Andreessen, Entrepreneur

Connectivity and automation will have far reaching impacts on the transportation sector, and the economy as a whole

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• Large-scale exploitation of information

and communication technologies

• Growing emphasis on digitization,

data and analytics

• Intelligent, sensor-based infrastructure
• Overall movement towards the creation
• f “smart” cities
• New players, business models and

urban mobility solutions

Adapted from McKinsey Global Institute

Connectivity Automation Internet of Things Cloud Technology Car of the Future

Canadian context: key anticipated benefits of CVs and AVs

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• Efficiency: Economic cost of traffic congestion costs

Canadian economy more than $6 billion annually. CV/AVs will help increase competitiveness by reducing transportation costs and decreasing congestion

• Safety: Over 500,000 motor vehicle collisions annually,

resulting in more than 1,800 fatalities in Canada. CV/AVs will improve road safety by significantly reducing severity of these collisions

• Environment: CV/AVs have potential to reduce

environmental impacts by improving traffic flows, and movement of goods/people

• Accessibility and Mobility: AVs will improve the access

to transportation and mobility of Canadians who cannot drive a vehicle, including individuals with disabilities

Smart infrastructure to manage congestion and improve traffic flows Automated platooning to reduce fuel consumption and emissions Connected vehicle safety warning (US DOT)

Canadian context: key considerations for success

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• Collaboration will be key: Canada must work both

internationally and continentally to develop standards, regulations and deployment approaches

• Government has a role to play: Critical role with respect

to national and continental interoperability, stakeholder coordination, regulations, privacy, safety, cybersecurity and infrastructure readiness

• Canada has cutting-edge capabilities: Establish strong

competitive position by building on key areas of strength, including our world-class automotive facilities, and information technology and clean technology sectors

Forging a common approach across provinces within Canada

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Supporting complementary approaches to enhance readiness for CV/AVs

• Advance opportunities

and address challenges related to policy frameworks

• Collaboration between

industry, academia and governments Council of Ministers for Transportation Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators Transportation Association of Canada Encouraging national consistency in addressing the testing and use of CV/AVs

• Best practices for

jurisdictions to implement testing legislation and address operational aspects such as vehicle registration/licensing Addressing CV/AVs in the context of smart infrastructure needs

• Provide guidelines for

jurisdictions to help conduct pilot deployment projects

• Disseminate knowledge

and work collaboratively with road transport

• perators, including cities

Supporting Canadian centres of expertise

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Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research

• Canada’s largest automotive–academic enterprise with

synergy across IT and automotive clusters

• Developing real-time communication solutions for seamless

connectivity between vehicles, infrastructure, wireless devices Active-Aurora Project

• Unique partnership among governments, academia and industry,

consisting of 4 test-beds and 2 laboratory test environments

• Evaluating CV technologies for safety and traffic management,

and wireless communications for freight security and efficiency Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Test Centre

• Leader in testing in North America – supports development of

guidelines, standards, regulations and crash countermeasures

• Conducting research on crash avoidance and human factors

needs – sharing results with industry

Working with leading countries internationally

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G7 Working Group on CV/AVs

• Declaration on automated and connected driving –

coordinating research, promoting international standards, and evolving technical regulations within an international framework Canada-United States Regulatory Cooperation

• CVs: joint planning and priority-setting, collaborative

research projects, information exchanges and standards development

• Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: supporting

development of human factors design principles for driver-vehicle interfaces

Promoting transportation innovation in support of a long-term agenda for transportation in Canada

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Enhancing focus on new and disruptive technologies Establishing progressive and coordinated policy frameworks Better integrating governments’ work with industry and academia Test, pilot and scale technology demonstration & deployment Leveraging economic and social potential with the need for ongoing safety and security Strengthening domestic and international cooperation on transport technology issues

Concluding comments

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• Technology deployment and data-driven initiatives have the ability to

contribute solutions to today’s transportation system challenges

• New possibilities for transportation are being created through integration
• f technological innovation with existing systems to drive improvements to

safety and efficiency, environmental sustainability, expansion of mobility, and opportunities for growth, jobs and investments

• Policy, regulatory and deployment issues will continue to be key

considerations with the emergence of new transportation technologies

Thank you!

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Contact information: Craig Hutton Director General, Strategic Policy and Innovation Transport Canada craig.hutton@tc.gc.ca