CCAM system description

The first step in developing an evaluation plan to clearly describe the CCAM system that will be addressed in the evaluation, along with any related service concept where relevant. In projects addressing multiple CCAM systems or service concepts, each must be described individually. This chapter provides a common system description for all evaluation areas.

It is important to recognise that assessing the wider socio-economic impacts of CCAM tested in field experiments may not be meaningful if these experiments involve low technology readiness level (TRL) systems. Instead, evaluation, especially impact assessment, may focus on a higher-TRL version of the system when implemented at scale.

Therefore, two descriptions may be needed: one for the CCAM system tested in field experiments and another for a higher-TRL version of the system when CCAM is fully deployed. It is important to understand and clearly document the differences between these two descriptions. Due to the diversity of CCAM systems, each project must determine the relevant aspects to describe, using the guidelines below as a starting point.

These system descriptions guide the development of research questions, the establishment of experimental design, and the planning of data collection. They also provide context when forming conclusions from evaluations and help external stakeholders understand and interpret the study and its results.

The guidelines in the EU-CEM cover the following topics:

• How to describe the CCAM system
• How to describe the ODD of an automated driving system
• How to describe the CCAM service concept
• How to describe the gap between the CCAM system tested in field experiments and the system used for the impact assessment