The timescales for mass autonomous driving remain unclear. What we know is that this is not an ‘if’ scenario, merely a question of when, and in the meantime the question is one of transitioning from ADAS to fully autonomous vehicles. We’ll be exploring legal issues, questions of liability and responsibility, the benefits to society, and some of the possible shocks that could develop.
We will also explore auto industry updates on how autonomous car systems are coming to fruition, based on test and evaluation programs, reviews of pilot projects, lessons learned and plans for larger-scale deployments.
This stream will also explore how mass autonomous vehicle deployment could spell the end for high-speed rail and we’ll be asking if the investment in expensive long-distance rail projects would be better spent on developing ultra-high-speed highways for urban and inter-urban platooning, and on-demand underground and surface autonomous vehicle networks.
A theme of this session will be why autonomous cars are trains and why trains cannot compete using 200-year-old technology.
Philipp Egler
partner
Bird & Bird LLP
GERMANY
Synopsis: This presentation will address the underlying contractual relationships with the consumer/customer/supplier as well as tort law and product liability. It will also address specific difficulties that arise from a delay of roll-out of software updates between various suppliers. Software products often require constant updates, either to patch gaps in the security structure or to increase/improve customer experience. Novel questions arise as to how those constant software updates impact liability and warranty periods. Finally, the presentation will focus on recent developments regarding a possible reform of the European Product Liability Directive and its suitability for the challenges of connected and autonomous driving.
Alex Geisler
partner, transportation and automotive industry team lead
Duane Morris
UK
Synopsis: In recent times, all the woes and scandals of the automobile industry have arisen from error states in two areas: safety compliance and product compliance. This won't change with mass autonomy, but the trouble spots will be even harder to identify. This glimpse of the future will give OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers an early sight of the challenges, and will address some of the key steps that could be taken today to avoid these future pitfalls.
Katherine Sheriff
knowledge manager, automotive and mobility industry sector group
Hogan Lovells International LLP
USA
Synopsis: What would liability look like in a world with Level 5 autonomous vehicles dominating transit? The benefits and potential liabilities of Level 5 saturation will be discussed. What would liability look like on the road to Level 5? The benefits and potential liabilities of incremental upgrades through the introduction of Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous vehicles will be discussed. For each question, perspectives from the United States and the European Union will be examined.
Sebastian Polly
attorney-at-law/partner
Hogan Lovells International LLP
GERMANY
Synopsis: What would liability look like in a world with Level 5 autonomous vehicles dominating transit? The benefits and potential liabilities of Level 5 saturation will be discussed. What would liability look like on the road to Level 5? The benefits and potential liabilities of incremental upgrades through the introduction of Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous vehicles will be discussed. For each question, perspectives from the United States and the European Union will be examined.
Claude-Etienne Armingaud
partner
K&L Gates
FRANCE
Synopsis: On March 29, 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron announced his plan to turn France into a global leader in AI. This political leadership was subsequently translated into the Villani report on AI, highlighting autonomous vehicles (AVs) as a regulatory case study, and the Idrac report on AVs. Following these reports, the regulatory framework is currently being amended. This presentation will outline the key changes and how they will affect AV developments in France and in the EU.
Daniel Pauly
partner
Linklaters
GERMANY
Synopsis: This presentation will tackle several important questions concerning ‘shadow mode’ driving in AVs. Which legal implications with regard to the implementation of a 'shadow mode' have to be considered? Who owns the data? Which data is concerned? We will then ask whether OEMs or regional importers need consent. If consent is required, whose consent is it? When is such consent required? We will also discuss the consequences or implications this has with regard to OEMs' documentation (e.g. user manuals).
Maximilian Zahn
associate
Linklaters
GERMANY
Synopsis: This presentation will tackle several important questions concerning ‘shadow mode’ driving in AVs. Which legal implications with regard to the implementation of a 'shadow mode' have to be considered? Who owns the data? Which data is concerned? We will then ask whether OEMs or regional importers need consent. If consent is required, whose consent is it? When is such consent required? We will also discuss the consequences or implications this has with regard to OEMs' documentation (e.g. user manuals).
Mathias Schubert
attorney at law, principal
mnslaw&more
GERMANY
Pierre Chehwan
director of strategic alliances and institutional relationships
Navya
FRANCE
Frederic Bruneteau
managing director
Ptolemus
BELGIUM
Synopsis: Learn what insurers are doing today to prepare for ADAS and automation, and how new safety technologies will affect motor insurance. Explore the impact of ADAS on claims losses and premiums, including country- and region-specific examples, and which insurers are already adjusting premiums to ADAS. Identify which technologies will have the largest impact on insurance and how risk is calculated, plus implications for new policy types and clauses such as cybersecurity. The presentation will also address the liability question, mapping out how liability changes with automation and explaining where different auto makers and suppliers stand.
Paul Loustalan
patent attorney - partner
Reddie & Grose LLP
UK
Synopsis: Significant investment has been and is being made in the development of autonomous vehicles, and with that comes a desire to protect that investment by way of patents. As such, patent filings provide a good insight into where R&D is being carried out, and therefore into potential future technologies. We will look into the patent filing trends of the incumbent OEMs, but also of the disruptors emerging quickly into the sector from other markets. What will the core technology be, and who might end up with the key patent rights that everyone will need?
Isabella Hinterleitner
senior scientist
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH
AUSTRIA
Alex Glassbrook
barrister
Temple Garden Chambers
UK
Synopsis: Alex Glassbrook, British barrister and author, examines the legal future of Level 5 vehicles and speculates as to the law and the nature of legal procedures beyond the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018.
Stéphanie Priou
managing director
Ubiquity Consulting
SPAIN
Synopsis: Although AVs are increasingly seen on our roads, few regulations exist to pave the way for this disruptive technology. Existing laws should therefore be used as examples to support the development of adequate regulatory frameworks worldwide, supporting AV take-up while informing and protecting citizens.
Matthew Channon
lecturer in Law
University of Exeter
UK
Synopsis: This presentation will discuss some of the insurance law challenges that will be faced in the future for connected and autonomous vehicles. The UK has introduced the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018, although there are more insurance challenges in the future. This presentation will discuss some of the insurance law challenges across a number of jurisdictions.
Hans Steege
external relations and corporate responsibility
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
GERMANY
Synopsis: Autonomous driving raises numerous legal questions that result from the increase in automation as well as from the fact that vehicles can drive without passengers. Due to the missing human driver, there is no possibility of intervention, and various legal aspects must be taken into account. Increasing digitization, connectivity with the environment, data collection and storage lead to further questions. The presentation provides an overview of current legal issues relating to autonomous driving: civil liability, programming, dilemma situations, data protection (GDPR), telecommunication law, police controls, and prohibition of Level 1-4 vehicles.
Daniel Ruiz
CEO
Zenzic
UK
Synopsis: The success of future connected and automated mobility (CAM) lies in global collaboration. To accelerate the safe deployment of connected and self-driving vehicles, we need to encourage and enable global collaboration across critical areas of testing and development. Working together delivers incremental value to all stakeholders and improves coordination between leading countries in the drive to a mobile future. The UK Connected and Automated Mobility Roadmap to 2030 details developments from the present day to 2030. It presents a single vision that shows dependencies, focuses on investment and articulates the path to scaling capabilities and technologies globally. Greater alignment between countries in areas where it makes no sense to compete will enable the benefits of CAM to be realized at scale more quickly.