Uptime for Driverless vehicles
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan - Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL) |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 6 073 187 |
| Project duration | November 2018 - June 2022 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Transport Efficiency |
| End-of-project report | 2018-02713sv.pdf(pdf, 3178 kB) (In Swedish) |
Important results from the project
The project´s overall purpose is to contribute to developing traffic-safe transport systems with high availability, which is crucial for vehicle manufacturers to be competitive. The goal has been to identify various factors and design choices that affect accessibility in a transport system with commercial driverless trucks and to come up with a possible system design for vehicle health management.
Expected long term effects
The project has shown several areas where there is an opportunity to influence the development of driverless vehicles to increase accessibility. Five thematic areas that should be considered in the design of the transport system have been identified. The project also presents proposals for actors and roles that can support vehicle health and thus support accessibility in the system. Further new knowledge about the development of remote monitoring of driverless vehicles has been developed.
Approach and implementation
Methods used in the project are taken from the design field. Two field studies, eleven semi-structured interviews and two workshops have been carried out in the project. The results from these generated several design criteria for a digital tool in a possible future remote monitoring center. It also served as a basis for developing a digital prototype which was part of the demonstrator developed in the project.