Seeking the candidate technology to drive the Automated Vehicles market

4th November 2014 Alberto Fernández Wyttenbach

European GNSS Agency (GSA)

GNSS have made a huge impact in our society…

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…and the future impact will be even greater

http://www.gsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/GNSS_Market%20Report_2013_web.pdfSource:

Cumulative core revenue by application 2012-2022

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Global GNSS market size

Core revenue (Global) Enabled revenue (Global)

CAGR: 9%

CAGR: 5%

7 bln GNSS devices by 2022 – almost one for every person on the planet

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Source : “Expert opinion forecast of connected vehicle technology”, Center for Automotive Research, USA (2012)

The automotive industry is already anticipating the leading role of GNSS

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GNSS is an enabler of several

applications in road transportation

Navigation is the most widespread application of Satellite Navigation

Satellite road traffic monitoring services collect floating car location data from vehicles and process traffic information

Fleet management solutions enable transport operators to monitor the logistics activities performance

Insurance telematics services rely on GNSS to increase transparency for insurers/subscribers

Cooperative /Connected Vehicles to enhance road safety and comfort for the driver, by enabling V2V communication

APPS

eCall system will send an emergency call to 112 in case of accident, including precise location, accelerating assistance to drivers

Digital tachographs will facilitate registration of starting-ending time of the journey

Dangerous goods tracking: robust positioning requirements uptake in EU Member States

Road User Charging GNSS supports toll operators in charging levies in compliance with the European Electronic Tolling System Directive

Regulations in Europe are accelerating the business case

POLI

In addition, Galileo signal authentication will provide trustability againstspoofing attempts; this will facilitate the process for a legal use of GNSSposition in several regulated road applications:

Payment critical applications, in which GNSS is used to go fromvehicle ownership to usage (e.g. road tolling, congestioncharging, pay as you drive, mobility as a service, etc.)

New liability applications based on GNSS will be supported(e.g.: speed control and enforcement, digital tacograph, accidentreconstruction, dangerous goods transportation, etc.)

GNSS signal authenticationINN

Proposed in the framework of the GLOVE FP7 project

Intended to overcome the limitations of classic integrity

– Cars as sensors for GNSS signal quality assessment

– GNSS observations shared by means of VANET communications

– Collaborative monitoring of GNSS signals in urban scenarios

• Spatial/temporal characterization of local signal degradations

Computation of “Local Protection Levels” ellipses

– Defined on Along-Track (AT) and Cross-Track (CT) directions

– Suitable to vehicular applications

The “Local Integrity” approach

AT

CT

INN

Source: http://www.glove-fp7.net/

The European GNSS ProgrammesCDMA: Code Division Multiple Access Open signals Military/Governmental signals * future signal

EU

USA

Russia

Japan

China

India

E6E5a

E5E5b

E1/L1

L5 L1

E6L5

L1

E6E5b L1

CDMA*CDMA*

L3 L1L5

L5

L5

CDMA

Signals used by GNSS service providers are compatible and interoperable

INTG

Multiconstellation / Multifrequency

Multi-constellation: When buildings block the signal and reduce the number of visible satellites, the availability of more constellations ensures a much more accurate final position

Multi-frequency increasesrobustness of the position against jammers, because even if a satellite is not available or providing incorrect data, a reasonable accuracy will be achieved

INTG

Combination of Computer Vision, 3D Maps and GNSS technologies are fostering new solutions not only for driving assistance but for unmanned vehicles

Typically meant the combination of GNSS, inertial navigation, odometry, map matching

Sensor fusion for integrated navigation INTG

SLAM-Simultaneous Location & Mapping: Visual odometry: Estimation of the

EgoMotion (6D camera/vehicle pose) in real time

Real time 3D scene map generation

Follow the Lane

Self Assessment Active Control of Light Conditions

Taxisat: Low-cost Autonomous Vehicles IND

Taxisat: Low-cost Autonomous Vehicles IND

Under commercialization!

Closed circuits, no regulatory barriers

Different target thanGoogle car

Limited investmenton technology withhigh performance and reliability

45.000 Euro

Manufacturing costs…?

Conclusion

Satellitepositioning (GNSS)

is the candidatetechnology to

pave the way to Automated

Vehicles

GNSS

Apps

Innovation

PoliciesIntegration

Market

Industry

Thank You

Learn more at…

Session: “Satellite navigation and positioning in a connected / automated vehicle environment”

Nov 4, 15:50 - 17:50 - Room: Stolz 1