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Driverless vehicles: from technology to policy
PACTS Conference, Wednesday 22nd October at Thatcham Research.
Driverless vehicles: from technology to policy will bring together vehicle technology experts and policy makers to explore how new technologies (driverless, driver assist and others) can best be exploited to reduce crashes, achieve casualty reductions and to improve safety for all road users.
Vehicle demonstrations will include the following technology:
- Queue Assist
- Low Speed Autonomous Emergency Braking (vehicle to vehicle)
- Low Speed Autonomous Emergency Braking (vehicle to pedestrian)
- Reverse Auto Brake
- Self-parking systems
The conference is timely for the Government’s review of regulations for driverless cars and the Transport Select Committee’s Motoring of the future inquiry. Delegates will have the opportunity to view new technologies and to hear and question experts.
Guest Speakers:
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- Chair: Professor Pete Thomas, Director, Transport Safety Research Centre, Loughborough University
- Claire Perry MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport
- Peter Shaw, Chief Executive, Thatcham Research
- Matthew Avery, Research Director Safety, Thatcham Research
- Scott Pendry, Policy Specialist – Road Safety, Association of British Insurers
- Dr Samantha Jamson, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
- Ian Yarnold, Head of International Vehicle Standards Division, Department for Transport
- Richard Cuerden, Technical Director for Vehicle Safety, Transport Research Laboratory
- Henrik Clasen, Technical Manager – Safety Systems, Delphi
- Anders Eugensson, Director of Governmental Affairs, Volvo Car Corporation
Conference Programme
A full conference programme is available here.
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Details
Date: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Thatcham Research, Colthrop Way, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4NR. Car parking available; shuttle bus from Thatcham train station. Click here to download map
Delegate fees:
Standard rate £249 +VAT
Public Sector / Academic £195 + VAT
PACTS/Thatcham Member £179 + VAT
Additional Delegate rate £150 + VAT
Register for this event here
If you would like to enquire about exhibitor or sponsorship opportunities, please email PACTS Events Manager, Joanne Mackel, joanne.mackel@pacts.org.uk or call 020 7222 7732.
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| Time | Topic | Speaker |
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| 09:00 | Registration, exhibitors, networking and display vehicles | |
| 10:00 | Conference opens: welcome to Thatcham, domestic arrangements, key themes. | Professor Pete Thomas, Loughborough University |
| 10.05 | Keynote speech | Claire Perry MP, Under Secretary of State for Transport |
| 10:30 | Thatcham Research and its role in vehicle safety | Peter Shaw, Chief Executive, Thatcham Research |
| 10:40 | Existing safety technology – is the driverless vehicle already here? | Matthew Avery, Research Director Safety, Thatcham Research |
| 11:00 | Questions to speakers | |
| 11:10 | Active safety: opportunities and infrastructure needs | Henrik Clasen, Technical Manager Safety Systems, Delphi |
| 11:30 | Advanced Technologies for Aiming Towards Zero Fatalities | Anders Eugensson, Director Government Affairs, Volvo Car Group |
| 11:50 | Questions to speakers | |
| 12:00 | Lunch, vehicle demo’s and facility tour – see below | |
| 14:00 | Emerging technology and the driverless car – the insurer’s perspective | Scott Pendry, Policy Specialist – road safety, Association of British Insurers |
| 14:20 | Vehicle safety technologies: the human behind the wheel | Dr. Samantha Jamson, Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds |
| 14:40 | Government initiatives for safer vehicles – with or without drivers. | Ian Yarnold, Head of International Vehicle Standards Division, Department for Transport |
| 15:00 | Panel Discussion and comments/ questions from delegates | Alex Luck, Chair, Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators |
| Richard Cuerden, Technical Director for Vehicle Safety TRL | ||
| Henrik Clasen, Technical Manager Safety Systems, Delphi | ||
| Alex Newby, consumer editor, What Car | ||
| 15:45 | The Way Forward – issues raised by the day | Professor Pete Thomas, Loughborough University |
| 16:00 | Close |
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Vehicle demonstrations will include the following technology:
- Low Speed Autonomous Emergency Braking (vehicle to pedestrian)
- Reverse Auto Brake
- Self-parking systems
The tour will take in Thatcham’s state of the art Repair Technology Centre where new vehicles are methodically stripped and rebuilt for the purpose of producing vehicle specific crash repair methods, as well as the Euro NCAP accredited Crash Laboratory, where Thatcham’s expert team run a variety of crash testing scenarios to establish European wide crash safety ratings.
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