Robbert Lohmann, Chief Commercial Officer
This will be the first certified driverless system without safety steward.
Driverless Vehicle Safety Assurance
February 6th marked the kick-off of the safety assurance process of the Driverless Vehicle project at #Rivium business park in the Netherlands. The application will be the first in the world without safety driver on board and with certification. The new law which allows a driverless vehilce on Dutch roads is expected to be active in 2019 and prevents exemptions and safety drivers being required for operations of autonomous vehicles.
The law assigns the responsibility for approval to RDW, the authority responsible for approval and validation of vehicles on Dutch roads. For the approval process RDW involves several expert organizations which evaluate 2getthere’s safety case and the application design relative to the set safety target for their own area of expertise.
Driverless: Piece of Cake
The stakeholders involved in the process include SWOV (road safety specialists), De Verkeersonderneming (Public-Private Partnership ensuring accessibility of Rotterdam region), de Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag (Regional Transit Authority), AON (insurance), Connekt (Network for Smart Mobility), local police and of the local cities of Capelle aan den IJssel and Rotterdam.
The ultimate goal is to advance the knowledge and introduction of autonomous vehicles, develop and introduce new guidelines, rules, regulations in Europe. The kick-off was both inspiring and delightful, with all stakeholders becoming aware of the challenges of the project ahead while enjoying a piece of cake.