b'CONNECTED AND. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESBy Andy GrahamConnectedandautonomous. data sources allows connection today. have some new parking projects that MuldernScully. We have also done much work to lookcombinesensingspaces,navigation, Fishnchips (you can tell I am a Brit). atcellularconnection.Thebusinessand payment in a single click. They all could be one word as they flowcaseforwhatyoucallDedicatedNewercarsfittingandroidauto,for together. But many of us in the U.K.Short Range Communications (DSCR)example,meanthecellphoneison are beginning to see the need to splitandwecallITS-G5isnotprovenmost of the time, and background apps that single pronunciation. The reasonfor a city in the U.K., and the recentcanprovidedatawithoutthedriver is that many of the early benefits fromConsumerElectronicsShow(CES)pressing or doing anything.connectivity,forexamplereducedannouncementsaddtotheAmIThis means that U.K. drivers can see congestion,safety,smarterparking,buyingBetamaxdiscomfortmanyearly benefits from connectivitythey andbetterinformationaboutroadU.K. city engineers feel about DSRC.canparkmoreeasily,bewarnedof assets, can come from human-drivenUsing 3G and 4G we have been ablequeues,andgetthroughsignalson cars, not just automated ones. And in ato do manybut not allof what wegreen, but cities also see a benefitcountry where the average vehicle agecall day 1 co-operative services well.dataaboutroadcondition,weather, is nearly eight years, they need not beWe have tested Green Light Optimummissingtrafficsigns(wegetthem new vehicles either. Speed Advisory (GLOSA) using cellular,stolenalot,especiallythesignpost and it works well. inScotlandtoatowncalledLost. IntheU.K.wenowhavemanyIve taken this retrofit approach to theYes, really), emissions, and queues at localcityprojectsusingdatafromextremeandcollecteddatafromasignals. In the U.K., resources for cities vehiclesharvestedfromOnBoardsmartphoneina1914ModelTFordandtownsaretight,somakingthe DiagnosticsII(OBD2)devices(we(built in the U.S., so it has its steeringmost of what we have, such as Split callthemdongles),payasyougowheel on the wrong side). And of course,CycleOffsetOptimisationTechnique insurancedevices,fleetmanagementcolourwise, it is black. But it still can give(SCOOT)adaptivesignals,isamust units cameras, smartphones, and theme position data I can use to improvefor us (and I suspect the US too after vehicles sensors. As you might guess,traffic signal settings and is rather goodmy holiday there this yearas a traffic windscreen wipers and fog light dataat detecting potholes in the road too. Itsengineer, I dont stop looking at roads are quite useful in the U.K., as is roadthe U.K.s oldest connected vehicle while on vacation).condition and temperature. But we canmaybe even the worlds?also look at emissions and faults in theDontgetmewrong;Iseehuge vehicles pollution control as a policyMany innovative businesses are startingadditionalbenefitsfromautomation. tool to deal with Low Emission Zones.uptoexploitthisseamofuntappedButtogetpeopletobuyintoit,we In the U.K., the fleet management anddata as well as the established playersneed to show we can get the basics insuranceindustryaremature,givingsuch as INRIX exploring new uses ofright first. Hence, I think we need to access to new sources of data, as theretheir old data. The vehicle makers in thebreak up a lovely partnership, and talk is a clear business case for users (theyU.K. (yes, we still have some despiteof connected and then (pause a little) save real money). BREXIT)arealsotappingintodata,autonomous vehicles. Although vehicles take many years to beforexampleonroadcondition.WeWhat is the view over the pond? nreplaced by a buyer, smartphones andwww.johinc.comin-vehicle devices are changing muchAuthorized Distributor of GRIDSMARTmorerapidly.ThismeansnewdataAndy Graham is principal of White Willow Consulting, sources are growing every day from oura U.K. based expert consultancy in connecting roads, Our personal service provides customers with both current industry 33 million existing U.K. vehicles, as wellvehiclesandpeople.Andyfoundedthecompany as new vehicle leases (no-one in the13yearsagoafterworkingforAECOMandhastechnology and innovative products from various manufacturers. U.K. buys a car anymore). This mix ofdetailed experience of connected vehicles as a tool for transport policy and reduced costs of operations. He has worked with road operators, OEMs, data, andWe proudly stand behind all of our products, since 1973.technology companies and was awarded the ITS-UK prize for personal contribution in 2016.21 22'