Week 7 (lectures)

Question 1

Explain what the sharing economy is, using a few examples

Answer 1

• Rising pattern in consumption behaviour.
• GO scooters
• Temporary access
• Redistribution of material goods
• Money/space/time

Question 2

What are the different levels of automation?

Answer 2

0 - lane departure warning
1 - driver and automated systems share control of the vehicle
2 - automated vehicle takes full control of the vehicle: accelerating, breaking, steering
3 - within a specific operational design domain (highway) the car is able to drive itself. Outside the zone: you need to control yourself
4 - driver can sleep or leave the drivers seat
5 - nu human intervention required at all

Question 3

Name advantages of the sharing economy

Answer 3

• optimizing use of existing private garages as intermediate parking spots or newly develop parking lots outside center
• Avs could service the last mile between key transit stations and many more destinations than regular bus feeder services
• Avs could leverage transit by combining private and public modes in seamless moving web.

Question 4

Name a few barriers of sharing.

Answer 4

• Strong regulation
  o Ride sharing has been rejected by governments
  o Strict rules in some countries for people becoming ride sharing drivers that require a lot of checks to be completed/
   Fees and insurance levies to be paid
  o Long held norms and values that include the desire to maintain indepence: people always owned cars.
  o Lack of critical mass of users.

Question 5

What is an example of level 0 automation

Answer 5

lane departure warning

Question 6

What is an example of level 1 automation

Answer 6

• Cruisecontrol
• hands on
• Park assistance
• Recolition warning

Question 7

What is an example of level 2 automation

Answer 7

• car drives brakes etc… by itself
  ** ‘hands off’
• Driver should be ready to intervene.

Question 8

What is an example of level 3 automation

Answer 8

• Texting or watching movie.
• Eyes off
• Must be able to intervene within some limited time.
• Within specific operational design domain (highway) the car is able to drive itself. In the city the car will give a signal  control again.
• Highway chauffeur
• Automated system is a ‘co-driver’ that will alert you in an orderly fashion when its your turn to drive.

Question 9

What is an example of level 4 automation

Answer 9

• Mind off
• Driver may even go to sleep or leave the drivers seat.
• Only limited in limited spatial areas.
• Completely drive itself in certain circumstances.
• Letting go on highway scenarios.
• ‘hands on the wheel’ in city: support systems are present (level 1)/
• Transportation zone from highway to city
• Automated parking

Question 10

What is an example of level 5 automation

Answer 10

• Steering wheel optional
• Car will drive with or without driver without a steering wheel and brakes. Human intervention is not even possible no more.
• Self driving uber