1 UNECE – Transport Division Eva Molnar, Director, UNECE May 2010 Automobiles and Sustainable Mobility FISITA World Congress

2 UNECE – Transport Division Outline Past and Future Transport Trends Transport Challenges and UNECE responses Summary

3 UNECE – Transport Division Past and Future Transport Trends

4 UNECE – Transport Division WHAT COMES NEXT?

5 UNECE – Transport Division Will there be a new mode of transport, and if so what will it be? Cargo Cap/Cargo Tube - new mode of transport? What kind of freight and passenger mobility technology?

6 UNECE – Transport Division Transport Challenges and the UNECE Responses

7 UNECE – Transport Division What is UNECE ? Regional Economic Commission of the UN 57 countries Inland Transport Committee - with Working Parties - with global outreach Centre of International Transport Agreements

8 UNECE – Transport Division The sustainability challenge

9 UNECE – Transport Division Pillars of sustainable transport development Access Affordability Safety Environment

10 UNECE – Transport Division The climate change challenge

11 UNECE – Transport Division Global issues: Climate change Prioritize But not without data Need for specific tools And what about transport?

12 UNECE – Transport Division International Transport Forum (2008) 50 by50 Initiative ITF- UNEP - FIA UNECE WP.29 ( 2008 ) - a possible strategy for climate change mitigation : 2015: 30% increase of energy efficiency of all new vehicles with the current combustion engine technology 2020: full introduction into the global market of new environmentally friendly vehicles (e.g. plug-in hybrid electric vehicles hydrogen and fuel-cell vehicles) 2040: full introduction into the global market of electric vehicles The World Forum and a possible strategy for climate change mitigation

13 UNECE – Transport Division UNECE Working Parties and the World Forum on Vehicle Regulations

14 UNECE – Transport Division Contracting parties to the 1958 and/or the 1998 « Vehicle » Agreements

15 UNECE – Transport Division Hope for success: Vehicle emissions regulations (cars)

16 UNECE – Transport Division Climate change and land transport – UNDA project

17 UNECE – Transport Division The road traffic safety challenge

18 UNECE – Transport Division 18 The Road Safety Challenge

19 UNECE – Transport Division UNECE - promoter of road safety - 60 years ANNIVERSARY SESSION, 2010 Infrastructure (standards and parameters, tunnel safety, all land modes) Vehicles Regulations Drivers’ License Dangerous Goods Statistics Road Traffic Rules Road Signs and Signals Social Rules (driving and rest hours) Insurance (Green Card)

20 UNECE – Transport Division UN Conventions on Road Safety Road Signs and Signals, 1968Road Signs and Signals, 1949 Road Traffic, 1949Road Traffic, 1968

21 UNECE – Transport Division The ITS Challenge

22 UNECE – Transport Division ITS gap – development gap ITS for efficiency, safety and environment BUT Will ITS reverse or deepen the development gap? (Km of Motorways per 1000 km2 )

23 UNECE – Transport Division ITS is a reality in UNECE work AETR and the digital tachograph (UNECE SC.1) Vienna Conventions (UNECE WP.1) Revolutionary innovations supported by UNECE WP.29 regulations –Electronic Stability Control Systems –ABS –Cruise Control –On Board Diagnostic –Adaptive Front-Lighting Systems –Airbags –Automatically commanded braking –Cornering lamps –Brake assist systems (BAS) Controversial issues, e.g. Lane Departure Warning system (LDW)

24 UNECE – Transport Division ITS Messy World of Today Inter-operability and compatibility No common definition for ITS ITS achievements are under-utilized What is needed to promote ITS deployment?

25 UNECE – Transport Division Hurdles and issues for ITS Where is the limit? How much can be or how much is allowed to be automated? Who is responsible, who is liable? Controllability of vehicle Variable message signs The three dimensions: –Within vehicle –Vehicle to Vehicle –Vehicle to Infrastructure

26 UNECE – Transport Division UNECE Road Map to promote ITS use At the stage of asking questions: Is it a question of level of economic development? Is it a question of financing capacity? Is it a question of institutional capacity? Is it a question of legal framework? Is it a question of information architecture? Is it a question of clear liability provisions? Is it a question of generation gap? Is it a question of public – private dialogue?

27 UNECE – Transport Division Summary Big Time for Technological Changes –FISITA members can make a change UNECE – your partner –As Centre of regulations and multilateral agreements Vehicle regulations –As mover and shaker for analytical and TA work For Road Safety For global warming and inland transport solutions –As Promoter of ITS deployment

28 UNECE – Transport Division Thank you for your attention!