{"id":31249,"date":"2023-03-27T10:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T09:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=31249"},"modified":"2023-03-27T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T09:43:26","slug":"groundbreaking-safety-assurance-framework-for-automated-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/groundbreaking-safety-assurance-framework-for-automated-transport\/31249\/","title":{"rendered":"Groundbreaking safety assurance framework can be applied to automated transport"},"content":{"rendered":"
Now, a new report published by researchers at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at Warwick University has proposed a groundbreaking safety assurance framework that has the potential to be applied across all automated transport modes.<\/p>\n
The report comes after more than 12 months of extensive safety research \u2013 undergoing evolution, development, and validation tests with key stakeholders across the land, sea, and air transport domains.<\/p>\n
The report, titled \u2018Cross-Domain Safety Assurance for Automated Transport Systems<\/a>,\u2019 encourages government policy to implement safety mechanisms across automated transport and contribute to the guarantee that vehicles operated by robots are entirely safe<\/a>.<\/p>\n Over the past year, 35 organisations in industry, academia, government, and regulation from the UK and internationally have contributed to the discussions which have been captured in the report.<\/p>\n The researchers highlighted the economic potential of the global automated transport ecosystem, which is projected to reach over \u00a3750bn by 2035, with a UK market share of approximately 6% \u2013representing \u00a342bn and creating up to 38,000 new jobs.<\/p>\n When it comes to the safety assurance of automated vehicles, the report suggests the need to not only establish the safety level of it, but also to communicate the safety level to all stakeholders, such as society, regulators, policymakers, and developers.<\/p>\n According to the research, communicating safety levels is critical as one of the main obstacles to the safe introduction and consumer acceptance of automated transport. The report contains key recommendations, including standardised definitions, new processes for virtual test environments, a new scalable and manageable safety assurance framework, and the critical role of independent organisations.<\/p>\n The report highlights that whilst there are differences between the safety assurance processes of autonomous ships, aircraft, or vehicles, there are also large elements of crossover. This can then be leveraged by governments, developers, and manufacturers by aligning safety artefacts across the different types of transport, allowing for greater safety and consumer acceptance.<\/p>\nSafety guarantees can encourage trust in automated transport<\/h3>\n
How can these measures be implemented?<\/h3>\n