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Final Report PRE-DRIVE C2X 29.9.2010
authorities very often base their investment decisions also on the social impact a
planned investment will have. Therefore, PRE-DRIVE C2X has developed a
dedicated tool to assess the social impact of C2X communication by application of a
cost benefit analysis adapted to the particular needs of vehicular communication.
This needs now to be applied on European level in collaboration with the authorities
of the various European member states to ensure that the results of the cost benefit
analysis are widely accepted.
2.5.2 Tasks and expectations of industry and academia
In order to drive implementation of cooperative systems technology in Europe both,
industry and academia have to fulfil certain tasks. What is expected from them is
described in the following.
2.5.2.1 Vehicle manufacturers
Vehicle manufacturers are one of the key players in the area of Cooperative
Systems technology. They are driving this technology because they regard
Cooperative Systems as a major enabler for increased traffic safety and efficiency.
The OEMs are well aware of the fact that Cooperative Systems are requesting a
high penetration rate in order to provide the expected benefits. The necessary
equipment rate can only be achieved, if the systems are either installed to vehicles
as standard equipment or are offered cheaply enough to ensure a high take rate.
Therefore they have to investigate into solutions for vehicle integration that use as
far as possible components that already exist in the vehicle. Looking at the
topologies of modern vehicles this should be feasible.
Despite the possibility to use existing vehicle components as basis for cooperative
driving functions successful market introduction of Cooperative Systems technology
requests massive investments from automotive industry, which does therefore ask
for cheap and simple systems based on existing communication technology and
making the best possible use of scale effects.
Another challenge automotive industry will be faced with is the difference of life
cycles and development times in information and communication technology and
automotive technology, the latter having far longer life cycles and development
times than the first. Solutions have to be found that do not hinder technical progress
in cooperative systems on the hand but allow use of already existing systems during
the whole vehicle lifetime on the other hand.
Therefore, automotive OEMs expect that no major technology changes take place
during the average lifetime of a vehicle and that new solutions are compatible with
elder ones in order to guarantee proper system functioning over a period of time far
longer than the life time of average consumer electronics.
As their customers do automotive industry expects, that Cooperative Systems are
not used for patronising drivers or for influencing the vehicle from the outside
against the drivers´ will. Also only those data shall be transmitted, that does not
allow to trace individual drivers and to fine them.
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