797. Assessing Societal Impacts of Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM): The European Common Evaluation Methodology (EU-CEM) for CCAM
Invited abstract in session MD-57: Smart mobility: Exploring the Potential of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, stream Transportation.
Monday, 14:30-16:00Room: Liberty 1.12
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Steve O'Hern
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Abstract
Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) promises safer, efficient, and sustainable transport. However, fragmented evaluation practices hinder comparability and policy integration. To address this, the Horizon Europe-funded FAME project developed the European Common Evaluation Methodology (EU-CEM) for CCAM, a standardised framework for assessing CCAM’s direct and indirect impacts on users, vehicles, the transport system, and society.
The EU-CEM promotes consistency in CCAM impact assessments through structured guidance, a common vocabulary, and best practice examples. It follows key principles such as collaboration, flexibility, and a comply-or-explain approach, allowing adaptability while maintaining transparency.
Targeting large-scale CCAM testing but applicable to smaller studies, the EU-CEM focuses on impact assessment of SAE Level 3 automation and above in real-world deployment. It includes standardised performance indicators across 18 impact areas. Six of these focus on wider society: land use, liveability, economic activity and employment, socioeconomics, equity, and sustainability.
By providing a harmonised evaluation framework, the EU-CEM enhances the reliability of CCAM impact assessments, supporting policymakers, industry, and researchers.
This presentation will introduce the EU-CEM for CCAM methodology, focusing on the guidance for setting up an evaluation and discussing the societal impact areas.
Keywords
- Transportation
Status: accepted
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