Report: High-Level Dialogue on Connected and Automated Driving 2024

Aligning policy goals is essential to maximize the societal impact of Connected and Automated Driving (CAD). This involves ensuring sovereignty of local mobility policies, cybersecurity and safety, equitable access to mobility, environmental sustainability, economic efficiency, and social acceptance and inclusion. The discussions focused on collaborative frameworks, large-scale demonstration projects, and the importance of National Access Points (NAPCORE) for data access and exchange.

Key Takeaways:

1. Collaboration: Collaborative frameworks and large-scale demonstration projects are essential to advance AV adoption. Reliable and resilient transportation systems must be supported through partnerships among various stakeholders, including OEMs, logistics companies, infrastructure managers and tech players and should include both rural and urban interests, as well as both passenger and freight transport.
2. Harmonization: National Access Points (NAPCORE) play a critical role in facilitating data access and exchange, requiring EU-wide harmonization and standardization
3. Evaluation: The FAME project supports EU policy making by providing a common evaluation methodology and sharing knowledge and best practices across member states
4. Public/Private Partnerships: Adapting legislation (on national/regional/local level) to support AV deployment, with an emphasis on public/private partnerships, ensuring inclusion and public acceptance, is crucial for success
5. Regulatory Frameworks: Clear regulatory frameworks, mutual recognition of regulations among member states, and addressing biases in algorithms are necessary for effective implementation