Socioeconomic Impacts of Automated and Connected Vehicles (2018)

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19 the research agendas of both the European Union and the United States. She reiterated that one of the strengths of EU research and development framework programs is to be fully open to cooperation with partners beyond Europe. This is already true for Horizon 2020, and the Work- programme for the final years of Horizon 2020 offers short-term opportunities to collaborate on the sympo- sium topic. In the longer term, Horizon Europe sets out to confirm and enhance EU openness to international research partnership, thus recognizing the added value that co-creation can generate in addressing challenges of common interest. De la Torre announced the forthcoming 2nd Euro- pean Conference on Connected and Automated Driving that the European Commission will hold in Brussels on April 2–3, 2019, and invited all participants to join and contribute with inputs and insights. She concluded by reiterating her thanks to the cochairs, Barbara Lenz and Susan Shaheen; to the other members of the planning committee, Matthew W. Daus, Satu Innamaa, Alex Karner, Alexandra Millonig, Marcin Stepniak, Timothy Papandreou, and Barry Ensig; to the authors of the white paper, Johanna Zmud and Nick Reed; to the keynote speakers, Karel Martens and Michael Ableson; to the symposium rapporteur, Andrea Ricci; and to all participants for their contributions. Robert Missen expressed his appreciation for the hard work done in preparing the symposium and, most importantly, for the quality of the input it generated, which will help to shape a successful advent of CAVSM and to mitigate its adverse socioeconomic impacts. The outcome of the symposium will undoubtedly prove Closing Debate: last-ChanCe assertions Following the presentation of the breakout groups’ results, the members of the planning committee moder- ated a short debate where participants shared their final comments and suggestions. The following list summa- rizes some important issues addressed. • Public–private collaboration is a cross-cutting feature that could be included in the discussion of all themes and topics. • Road pricing schemes for CAVs could be investigated. • Additional focus is needed on the overall sustainability (economic, social, and environmental) of the transport system. • More attention could be devoted to policy challenges in the real world. • Further interaction and collaboration are required with public transport operators and local governments. • Health impacts deserve more attention. • The opportunity could be seized to explicitly include CAVSM in the EU Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. Closing Comments from the european Commission Clara de la Torre and Robert Missen Clara de la Torre congratulated the participants for the valuable inputs provided throughout the symposium, as the topic selected for the event is indeed a challenge for Clara de la Torre, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Robert Missen, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium Neil J. Pedersen, Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., USA Alasdair Cain, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C., USA Closing Session

2 0 S O C I O E C O N O M I C I M P A C T S O F A U T O M A T E D A N D C O N N E C T E D V E H I C L E S very useful in the forthcoming discussions with EU member states and with U.S. agencies, and Missen encouraged all concerned to follow up on the conclu- sions of the symposium at the next TRB Annual Meet- ing in January 2019. Closing Comments from the transportation researCh boarD Neil J. Pedersen Neil Pedersen congratulated the participants for the con- creteness of their contributions, noting that the discus- sions produced real problem statements and research ideas. He highlighted the importance of defining and agreeing upon an adequate terminology, which the sym- posium indeed contributed to, and expressed his appre- ciation for the emphasis placed on the acceptance concept and on the role of the public sector, as public awareness and education are crucial to ensure a successful transition. Pedersen also stressed the importance of case studies to collect empirical evidence and remarked that defining research priorities is a first essential step, but research results must then be used. He called for a close collabo- ration with the implementing agencies and the design of cooperative research programs. Pedersen concluded by confirming that a dedicated workshop on the symposium outcome will be organized at the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting, held January 13–17. This workshop will be an opportunity to sustain the trend that moves from the discussion on technologies to one that focuses on other aspects. TRB offers a huge outreach potential which can only be fully deployed if all parties contribute. Closing Comments from the Department of transportation Alasdair Cain Alasdair Cain expressed his appreciation for the choice of the topic of the symposium. He remarked that current research activities on CAVs focus primarily on the tech- nological side, while there is an urgent need to address the “softer side” of automation. From the perspective of EU-U.S. cooperation, he stressed that the sympo- sium outcome successfully paves the way toward the next cycle of twinning activities.