GPS World, May 2016

OUT IN FRONT 6 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM MAY 2016 WWW GPSWORLD COM EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Group Publisher Alan Cameron editor@ gpsworld com 541 984 5312 Managing Editor Tracy Cozzens tcozzens@ northcoastmedia net 541 255 3334 Senior Digital Editor Joelle Harms jharms@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3780 Digital Editor Allison Barwacz abarwacz@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3796 Art Director Charles Park EDITORIAL PRODUCITON OFFICES 1360 East 9th St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 USA 847 763 4942 Fax 847 763 9694 www gpsworld com gpsworld@ gpsworld com CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Innovation Richard Langley lang@ unb ca Defense PNT Don Jewell djewell@ gpsworld com European GNSS Tim Reynolds treynolds@ gpsworld com Professional OEM Tony Murfin Geospatial Eric Gakstatter egakstatter@ gpsworld com GeoIntelligence Art Kalinski akalinski@ gpsworld com Survey Tim Burch and Dave Zilkoski Wireless LBS Insider Kevin Dennehy kdennehy@ gpsworld com MANUSCRIPTS GPS World welcomes unsolicited articles but 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Galperin sgalperin@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3705 Editorial Directors Marisa Palmieri mpalmieri@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3764 Marty Whitford mwhitford@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3766 VP Graphic Design Production Pete Seltzer pseltzer@ northcoastmedia net 216 706 3737 Little Red Ferrari BY Alan Cameron EDITOR IN CHIEF AND GROUP PUBLISHER E urope has leapt forward in the ragged advance toward autonomous road travel The Declaration of Amsterdam Cooperation in the field of connected and automated driving signed April 14 by the 28 transport ministers of the European Union member states lays out a strong vision of road future The language shows some pretty steely resolve to see a driverless ground transport infrastructure materialize and soon Overall the ministers and the considerable might of assembled European government foresee the development of mobility as a service Not as something that individuals undertake for themselves but something that society or corporations in societys service provides Whether paid for by use or by taxes travel may soon resemble healthcare All the usual compelling reasons are cited safety efficiency reduced congestion but the declaration offers a few more that arent heard as frequently the transition towards a zero emissions society and the circular economy benefit to the aging population something everyone can relate to since were all headed that direction improved mobility in rural areas The ministers acknowledge that ahead lie challenges aplenty and not just the technological sort There are important questions to be answered regarding security social inclusion use of data privacy liability ethics public support and heres the thorniest of all in my view the co existence of connected and automated vehicles with manually controlled vehicles Three thoughts lifted from conversation with Jane Macfarlane chief scientist at HERE she appears on page 8 The ecosystem hasnt formed yet and nobody exactly knows what it looks like The map is critical to that vision We have to go much deeper into the representation of sensor data and the environment GNSS is at the absolute core of that Trust is key in a vehicle thats controlling itself Whatever the new ecosystem turns out to be this little red number may be an endangered species there Alternately networks or reserves for private driving may develop much like civil aviation in the shadow of modern airline transport Down the road a piece a brave new world awaits us Photo credit sippakorn Shutterstock com