Activities of Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL related to 2015/2103(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on Civil Law Rules on Robotic
Amendments (7)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. notes that automated vehicles can play an important role in developing sustainable transport (for example, through the potential for making savings in emissions) and calls on the Commission and Member States to pay attention to upcoming technical progress; stresses the importance of increasing energy efficiency by encouraging the use of powertrains using renewable fuels in automated vehicles; notes that automated vehicles could help increase road capacity and reduce traffic congestion due to the shorter safety distances needed between vehicles and the ability to better manage traffic flows, which would result in greater energy and environmental efficiency;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. calls on the Commission and Member States to conduct further research to assess the safety and environmental implications of automated vehicles, and invites them to create a knowledge-sharing system to record the outcomes of tests and pilot schemes; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that the safety of automated vehicles is considered to be essential or a sine qua non for a progressive integration in the market;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. notes that the development of automated vehicles requires a proactive and committed institutional approach on the part of the Union and Member States as well as the involvement of technology centres and of the automotive industry;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. notes that the development of automated vehicles should always take into account Union legislation on personal data protection;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. supports the impetus to the development and commercialization of automated and connected vehicles in the Union from 2019, in line with the Amsterdam Declaration of April 2016, and calls for the establishment of an appropriate Union technical and regulatory framework;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. notes that a potential authorization of the use of automated vehicles needs to have as a prerequisite certain regulatory and legislative changes. Some of those changes should be focused on insurance law and civil liability;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. concerning unmanned aircraft, recalls the measures set out in Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 20 February 2008, on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency1a to ensure homogeneity and safety; ________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (OJ L 79, 19.3.2008, p. 1).