Anna Sawyer
Manager Road Safety
RAC
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Anna.
Download The Latest AgendaConference Day One: Tuesday, 31 July 2018
Tuesday, July 31st, 2018
1:40 PM RAC Automated Vehicle Program – Intellibus Trial
Many vehicles now have built in AV or driverassist technologies and are rapidly becoming increasingly automated, that is, requiring less driver intervention. Since 2015, RAC has been working to test and evaluate a fully driverless, electric shuttle bus and on the 31st of August 2016, with support from WA State Government and the City of South Perth, launched Australia’s first Automated Vehicle Trial. To date, the RAC Intellibus Trial has had more than 13,200 registrations, more than 8,200 participants, driven over 11,100kms in autonomous mode and completed over 3,100 thirty minute journeys. The Intellibus Trial has three aims, three stages, and three phases along its South Perth location, with each phase increasingly in complexity. This session will provide an overview of the RAC Intellibus Trial, including challenges and learnings from the Trial so far.
3:00 PM Expert Panel Discussion: Getting the Community Onboard- Scepticism, Expectations and Ethics
Consumer trust in the concept of autonomous vehicles has seriously eroded in the wake of a few high profile and some fatal, autonomous car crashes.
While statistics and initial testing of AV suggest that its wide adoption would decrease vehicle related fatalities and keep drivers, passengers and pedestrians safer, the scepticism that surrounds AVs makes their phasing in a challenge
This panel will explore:
· Whether/ how the community understands what is coming
- Developing consumer trust through trials and manufacturers taking responsibility with insurance and warranties
- Government policies hindering adoption of AVs
- Taxes
- No incentives for consumers
- Regulation
- Who determines values/morals that form the basis of programming
Panel Members:
Ian Webb- CEO, Roads Australia
Dr Brett Dale- Chief Executive, Motor Trades Association of Queensland
Anna Sawyer- Manager Road Safety, RAC
Grant Pearce- Head of Product, Personal Lines, QBE
Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 1 August 2018
Wednesday, August 1st, 2018
4:10 PM Expert Panel Discussion: Collaborative Efforts in Ensuring Passenger Safety- What Governments, Manufacturers and Insurers Need to Consider and Implement
There have been many technological innovations from hardware and software to AI but there are still many technical challenges when it comes to autonomous vehicles; integration of smart sensors, air bags and intelligent routing systems to work seamlessly with each other to ensure active protection for passengers at all times. Vehicle telematics involve an array of technologies; automatic driving assistance systems, GPS navigation and wireless safety devices
This Panel will explore:
· AI powered driver assist features such as automatic braking, collision avoidance systems, pedestrian and cyclists’ alerts, cross-traffic alerts and intelligent cruise controls.
· Design and development of infrastructure and telecommunication systems to safely support AVs
· Effective models of insurance
· Policies and frameworks to ensure high standards of safety