The general trend towards increasing use of electronics and communications technology, and software replacing hardware, is continuing and will have a major impact on vehicle design and operation, and also of the transport infrastructure. All aspects of vehicle control and travel decision support are affected. The focus is on both the constituent technologies and the system integration required to merge functions together.
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10-20 years
Low cost adaptive cruise control (ACC)
Automatic emergency braking
Pedestrian sensors
Fusion of radar and vision 360° vehicle sensing
Driving development simulator
Lane keeping support
ADAS simulator for driver training (Dealer, Driving School)
Interaction support system (both vehicle and infrastructure based)
Minimum cost routing based upon knowledge of (dynamic) congestion charges.
Neural network software learns driver/car setup.
Control systems enabled by highly granular EIS/DBS
Access and Use of Vehicles
Software, sensors, electronics and telematics technology lead to significant access related benefits to both vehicle and the road infrastructure. Reduction of congestion and crime, increasing mobility, accessibility and vehicle adaptability are areas expected to benefit. These will enable new models of ownership and control to be adapted, such as driver recognition, payment for road usage and insurance.
0-5 years
5-10 years
10-20 years
Road user charging (RUC) for trucks
Black box road use logging
Automatic parking
Smart card entry
Occupant injury tolerance sensing and adaptive restraints
Automatic incident reporting to emergency services and traffic control
Biometrics driver recognition
Electronic vehicle identification
Electronic key and driving licence to reduce car crime
Full automation in e.g. heavy congestion, urban driving
Vehicle only admitted on pre-allocated priority routes
Road user charging for cars
Lease/rent rather than ownership if new energy sources are too expensive
Intelligent speed adaptation
Architecture and Reliability
Implementation of advanced electronic, software and communication technologies requires that systems can be easily integrated into the vehicle and road infrastructure.
Systems are growing in complexity and perform an increasingly mission and/or safety critical role, leading to a need for reliability and fail safe operation, whilst adaptable to particular user requirements.
0-5 years
5-10 years
10-20 years
Common architecture systems used by all manufacturers
Autonomous on-board sensors only
Electronics with low end-of life impact
Infrastructure/vehicle and vehicle/vehicle communication
Effective intermodal systems
Safety critical support
