Safe, Efficient and Effective Testing of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Paul Jennings. Franco-British Symposium on ITS 5 th October 2016

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1 Safe, Efficient and Effective Testing of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Paul Jennings Franco-British Symposium on ITS 5 th October 2016

2 An academic department within the science faculty Established in 1980 by Professor Lord Bhattacharyya as Warwick Manufacturing Group to facilitate technology transfer and knowledge creation for Industry 500+ people (800+ university and industry) working in 6 buildings Training over 1,500 individuals in the UK and abroad (from school to post experience) Professor Lord Bhattacharyya Founder and Chairman of WMG Co-located with Jaguar Land Rover & Tata Motors European Technical Centre

3 NAIC: National Automotive Innovation Centre 150m investment, led by private sector National focus of automotive research capability An environment to foster collaboration, cohesion and cross-fertilisation of knowledge Academic, industry (including supply chain) teams 33,000m 2 building: Design studio & support spaces Virtual engineering areas Powertrain/Hybrids dyno hall Multi-purpose drive-in engineering bays Electronics and other labs Hands on teaching areas Office space for 1,000 Collaboration space Substantial exhibition area Café Greener, lighter, smarter vehicles

4 Intelligent vehicle technology will bring benefits for all of us Why? 90% of current accidents are due to human error Improved energy efficiency and air quality Reduced congestion Greater productivity e.g. average UK driver spends 235 hours behind the wheel Independent mobility for all Huge new business opportunities for many sectors But we need to ensure that vehicles will be safe, secure and robust

5 Real World Trials UK wants to encourage national use, so our experience informs international scene ( ISO, type approval etc.. ) UK permits testing of automated vehicles - Government has published Code of Practice

6 Trials are hugely valuable but Risk Repeatability and control Cost & efficiency

7 How many miles does it take to test an autonomous vehicle? Karla N & Paddock S 2016 Driving to Safety: How Many Miles of Driving Would it Take to Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicle Reliability RAND Corporation

8 Trials are hugely valuable but Risk Repeatability and control Cost & efficiency We also need to bridge the gap between real vehicle demonstration and computer simulation, whilst still involving real people. New methods are required (amongst a continuum of approaches)

9 WMG 3xD Simulator for Intelligent Vehicles Vision: To test or evaluate any new technology (infrastructure, communications and on-vehicle) in representative real world conditions with a driver in the loop

10 WMG 3xD Simulator for Intelligent Vehicles 360 degree cylindrical screen, HD projection, surround sound and eye tracking Vehicle motion Vehicle control systems emulation to trick the car into thinking it is running Emulation of external wireless signals such as GPS, ITS, 3G/4G and p 30 mile LiDAR scanned and graphically rendered driving route urban, intra-urban and motorway routes around Coventry

11 Our early research focus Testing and evaluation Virtual design verification process and real time testing Functional safety & ISO26262 Use Case and Scenario Definition Cybersecurity Driver in the Loop Perception, acceptance and usability (user trials, HMI, sound quality, driver monitoring, distraction, user-centric design) Communications technology New business opportunities Current projects include: INTACT, UKCITE, VVIL and 8 doctoral projects

12 WMG s CAV1 projects INTACT: INnovative Testing of Autonomous Control Techniques

13 Complementary research in the wider WMG and University Visualisation Digital Health Multi-physics modelling and simulation Computer science: Machine learning Politics: Ethics (in use of technology)

14 Summary New technology and vehicles are coming sooner than we might think, bringing benefits for all of us. But we need to ensure they are secure, safe and robust in complex real world environments To do this, we will need new infrastructure, real world trials, and new methods too. WMG is developing a new and unique capability for virtual prototyping, to reduce R&D costs and accelerate commercialisation

15 Contact Details (WMG Lead for Connected & Autonomous Vehicles)

16 Recognition and interest