The International Centre for Connecting Vehicles, Highways and Telecommunications

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The International Centre for Connecting
Vehicles, Highways and Telecommunications
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The Opportunity

• Telematics-based technology key to delivering
  solutions to growing societal transport related
  challenges.
• Safety
• Efficiency
• Environment
• Security
• Currently there is not a single-site ITS test
  facility in Europe which is
• Safe
• Secure
• Reference
• Robust

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The Potential

• European Automotive Telematics industry growing
  at 17 per year with RD budgets estimated to be
  worth 1.85billion a year by 2010
• Related telematics RD budgets in Highways and
  Telecoms industries conservatively predicted at
  0.75billion a year by 2010
• European ITC Framework 7 budget is 9.1 billion
  with 105 million currently allocated to CVHS
  RD under challenge 6

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The Vision

• To establish a sustainable and internationally
  recognised ITS Development centre which will
  promote research, development innovation
  leading to new products, standards and services
  in the area of Cooperative Vehicle and Highway
  Systems.
• To provide a platform for marketing and promotion
  of European ITS technology solutions / providers
  within the global ITS market to stimulate
  investment in these European organisations

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How Will This Be Achieved ?

• Being first to market with a centre to test,
  develop and demonstrate cooperative vehicle
  highway systems on one site
• Providing the required test tracks,
  infrastructure and equipment to reproduce the
  numerous telematics scenarios essential to new
  product innovation and development
• Providing a solid platform to attract
  collaborative and commercial RD

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Telematics Centre - Overview

• 30M Project
• Project 1 - City Circuit
• Project 2 - Customer demonstration suite and
  control centre
• Project 3 - High speed handling manoeuvres
  circuit
• Project 4 - Motorway
• Project 5 - Free-form dynamics platform

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When Will This Be Achieved ?
Construction
Outline Approval
Full Approval
Design and Plan
10 Jan 2008
Summer 2008
Summer 2009
Autumn 2008
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Why at MIRA ?

• MIRA offers a cost effective solution due to the
  extent of its existing infrastructure
• MIRA has a strong internationally recognised
  reputation which will help to establish the
  centres credibility quickly
• MIRA houses a major proving ground and an array
  of additional leading edge facilities, such as
  EMC, to augment the centres services to
  customers.
• The Telematics Centre will be able to leverage
  MIRAs existing skills and expertise in
  Telematics RD and other areas

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Who Benefits ?

• Automobile Manufacturers
• Provides One Stop Shop for certifying ITS
  systems
• Safe and controlled real-world ITS environment
• Ability to evaluate multiple-vehicle interactions
• Pedestrian and other road user test scenarios
• Access to UK existing world-class facilities
  services
• Enables focus on engineering rather than test
  scenario creation
• European Tier 1 Suppliers
• Access to secure shared-use facility with better
  features
• Neutral independent location for collaborative
  research/problem solving between potentially
  competing organisations
• Standards and Certification
• Development and updating of ITS standards.

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Partners
Transport telematics

Infrastructure
Vehicles
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UK Industry Consultation
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MTC - Applications and Scenarios

• Time Distance Position based charging
• Intelligent Parking
• Lane Departure Detection/Warning
• Driver Behaviour Studies
• Telematics robustness in poor reception areas
• Product and Technology Demonstrations
• National/International Forums/Events
• Port system - slot allocation
• RO-RO truck parking
• Electronic towbars platooning
• ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist Systems)
• Blind Spot Detection
• Park/Reverse Assist
• Adaptive Cruise Control
• Road edge detection
• Road Sign Detection
• Speed control
• Security - tracking

• Travel traveler Information
• Liability Framework - what if it fails
• In-car 'black box' data recorders
• Standards
• Electronic Tolling
• Cooperative Active Safety
• Collision mitigation
• Vulnerable road user detection
• Intersection safety
• eService and vehicle diagnostics
• Navigation Services
• Traffic Management
• Journey Management
• Fleet Management
• Stand-alone/autonomous vehicles/systems
• Intelligent/Variable Message Signs
• Air quality management

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What Facilities are Required ?

• To support these applications and scenarios it is
  necessary for a telematics centre to be able to
  controllably replicate the following
  environments
• City
• Motorway
• Trunk Roads
• Free-form area
• Control Centre Demonstration Suite

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What Will innovITS ADVANCE Look Like ?
Control Centre Demonstration Suite
City Circuit
Free-form Area
Trunk Road Circuit
Motorway Circuit
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City Circuit

• Features
• All new facility
• Located within the existing MIRA Ride and
  Handling Circuit
• Outer loop circumference 2060m
• Bi-directional traffic flow 2 x 3.65m wide
  lanes
• Outer loop features a variety of road edges and
  markings
• Outer loop can be used independently

645m
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City Circuit

• Features
• City grid features numerous junctions, islands
  traffic calming features
• Parking areas for on-board set-up and data review
• Simulates Line-of-sight and Urban Canyon effects
• Differential GPS positioning
• Support for numerous communications standards
• Flexible power management

645m
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City Circuit

• Applications
• Time Distance Position based charging
• Driver Behaviour Studies
• Intersection safety
• Collision mitigation
• Vulnerable road user detection
• Telematics robustness in poor reception areas
  Urban Canyon
• Road sign detection
• Traffic Management
• Park/reverse assist
• ADAS
• Intelligent/Variable Message Signs
• Air quality management
• Autonomous vehicles

645m
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Control Centre Demonstration Suite

• State-of-the-art Control Centre to manage
  infrastructure for precise replication of
  scenarios, and to monitor and record securely
  positional information, video feeds and project
  specific data for customer use
• Cutting-edge conference facilities and
  surroundings for technology and product
  demonstrations equipped with large graphic
  operations display and overlooking the MTC
• Concept and requirements still being explored and
  developed
• The best environment in the EU for showcasing
  your ITS technologies

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Conclusions

• Opportunity to establish unique European centre
• Supports a growing multi-billion Euro global
  industry
• Benefits European Automotive OEMs, Tier 1
  suppliers and non-commercial organisations
• Active in the generation and modification of test
  and certification standards
• Powerful case for investment
• Now looking to secure funding partners
• More information from these websites
• www.mira.co.uk www.innovits.com
  www.its-ktn.org.uk