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AUTOMATED DRIVING –THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE AUSTRIAN MOTORWAY OPERATOR

Bernd C. DatlerERTRAC Conference 2017 Brussels, 8th of March 2017

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Content

• Automated Driving & benefits for the overall traffic• Why do we care? ASFINAG’s digital infrastructure & it´s impact• ASFINAG’s scope of testing & testing environment

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ASFINAG – Austria‘s motorway operator

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• 2.200 km network• 164 tunnels (383 km)• 5.192 bridges

• 30 billion vehicle km travelled per year

• 2.742 employees

linkingusefully

operating economically

connectingsafely

construction toll operation

3 priorities3 priorities

3 key areas3 key areas

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Additional testing on public roads under real conditions including special traffic situations should be performed

Automated driving on highways is already possible – as long as conditions are perfect

Coming

soon…

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Digital infrastructure offers lots of real time data that can support automated driving

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Digital infrastructure increases the number of situations, that can be driven automatically

vehicle sensors only

combined sensors of vehicles andinfrastructure

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automatedmanual

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Automated driving functions need a high market penetration to show positive effects on overall traffic …

2020today 20xxtestphase

share of automated vehicles

100%

0%introduction/mixed traffic

benefits for overall traffic

high saturation/common standard

… and this will take time!

10+ years

mixed tra

ffic

(safety, capacity,…)

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Different levels of automated vehicles in the network meet non automated vehicles

• New traffic management procedures required? … for mixed traffic

• Infrastructure upgrades required? … digitalisation, connectivity, …

• Adaption of legal frameworks required?… traffic- , vehicle-, testing regulations, …

• Safety in mixed traffic situation• Capacity in mixed traffic situation

Ø Road operators can/should contribute to development of AD to tackle challenges

Ø Public road testing complements other test methods

Challenges for a road operator

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1. Short term prognosis allows tests covering more different traffic situations

2. Real time monitoring of situations and infrastructure sensors while testing

3. Synchronous saving of infrastructure and vehicle data allows detailed analysis of surrounding traffic and environmental conditions

4. Extensive data about testtrack and precision map

What´s the benefit of testing on Austrian highways?

Mixed traffic automated/

non automated can be

analysed

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The first Austrian public testarea covers 20 km of the highway A2 and offers many different traffic situations

• section I: Laßnitzhöhe - Graz Ost • section II: Graz Ost – Graz West

section I section II

Videobasierte Einzelfahrzeugdetektion

Cooperation with ALP.Lab

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• Standard ASFINAG infrastructure• fibre optics along the network + IP connectivity

traffic sensors, weather sensors, VMS, …• Phase I:

• HD-video covering the whole testtrack• Videodetection integrated into traffic incident management• Virtual 3D-model of the testtrack• Integration of all static data related to the testtrack

• Phase II:• C2X-equipment on VMS-gantries and smart roadworks trailers• Integration of data from the traffic management center• Further developing the 3D-model to become an integrated

analysis tool combining all dynamic data

The Austrian testarea along the A2 is equipped with extensive digital infrastructure

2016

2017

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Vehicles can be tracked along the whole testtrackVideodetection und data for individual vehicles

A2 km 169,900Class: PKWVelocity: 120 km/h

A2 km 177,610Class: PKWVelocity: 95 km/h

A2 km 178,480Class: PKWVelocity: 114 km/h

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Analysis of test dataIntegrated 3D-model

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Next steps – What does it mean in the long run?• Testing and analysis

• Setting up additional testing areas along the highways• Perform tests with various partners• Analysis, Analysis, Analysis

• Estimate future impacts for ASFINAG• Overall capacity in mixed/full AD traffic (different levels)• Requirements for the physical/digital infrastructure• Roadworks of the future• Traffic safety in mixed/full AD traffic (different levels)• Traffic management of the future• New interactions with partners along the value chains

IT‘S JUST THE BEGINNING!

Ing. Mag. Bernd C. Datlerbernd.datler@asfinag.atTwitter: @its_center