13 Amendments of Liisa JAAKONSAARI related to 2018/2089(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on an EU strategy for mobility of the future; acknowledges its potential for all autonomous private and public means of road, rail, waterborne and air transport, the spill-over effects on many sectors and the new business models enabled by automated driverless mobility, which will bring benefits for companies with a view to making Europe a leader in vehicle technologies; draws attention also to its implications for users, including persons with special needs or disabilities and the visually impaired;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that while the deployment of connected and automated mobility canould contribute to road safety, help to reduce road fatalities to zero in Europe by 2050, and favour lower emissions, social inclusion and overall transport efficiency; stresses that, societal acceptance will be achieved only if autonomous vehicles can offer the highest safety and security standards, are guaranteed;s well as more and better travel options, which are affordable and environmentally-friendly.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that technological innovations cannot solve, in isolation, environmental issues, and that studies have shown that autonomous driving could make congestion and pollution worse; calls on authorities to develop policies that will ensure that autonomous vehicles will increase and improve travel options for all citizens, without negatively affecting the demand for and investments in public transport.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that clear information about the automated features of a vehicle must be made available to potential consumers before they acquire a vehicle and during its lifetime, and that a level playing field and fair access to, non-discriminatory, direct, real-time, technology-neutral and open access to in-vehicle data and resources for different market players offering repair and maintenance is essential to ensure fair and undistorted competition, especially for independent SMEs, to protect consumer rights, to ensure the service quality for consumers and to promote innovation;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Commission to publish a legislative proposal on access to in-vehicle data and resources by the end of 2018; Emphasises that clear information about the automated features of a vehicle must be made available to potential consumers before they acquire a vehicle and during its lifetime, and that a level playing field and fair access to different market players offering repair and maintenance is essential to ensure fair competition, especially for independent SMEs;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of users being inhaving control of their personal data collected by connected and automated carsand access to their data, both personal and in-vehicle generated that is produced and collected by connected and automated cars; points out that future in-vehicle systems should be designed in a manner that ensures free consumer choice and allows users to directly select from competing service providers which service provider shall be authorised the direct access and use of the data of their vehicle for a given service; emphasises the importance of the transmission and storage of data between vehicles and connected infrastructure being protected by a minimum set of security measures, including encryption, software updates and strong authentication mechanisms, while respecting data protection legislation and the principle of privacy, providing the highest levels of security by design and by default; stresses that consumers must be offered the maximum level of protection against hacking and cyber attacks;
Amendment 29 #
5. Affirms that technical standards adapted by different brands must be aligned with global guidelines, be drafted using a technology-neutral approach and ensure interoperability; stresses that the forthcoming UNECE Regulations on Cybersecurity and on Over-the-air software updates become a benchmark for future European legislation;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that autonomous vehicles are technologically complex and differ substantially from current motor vehicles on the road; for legal certainty, better safeguards of consumer rights and to prevent that unknown risks are borne by injured parties, it is necessary to have a review of the current EU legislative framework for liability rules and insurance for autonomous vehicles, addressing the limitations of laws as regards the shift in responsibility to the introduction of new rules for covering new types of risks.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that data recorders and access to the recorder are an essential tool to clarify the actual cause of events leading to damage or incident; welcomes the Commission’s proposal published on 17 May 2018 to regulate data recorders for automated vehicles as part of the revision of the General Safety Regulation and Motor Insurance Directive to further address the issue of liability for automated vehicles in case of accident.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all stakeholders, including vehicle manufacturers, component suppliers and software and design services, as well as Members States and authorities involved to cooperate in fostering innovation, in ensuring investment in infrastructure fit for automated mobility, both on highways and on city roads, and in facilitating cross- border testing.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges all stakeholders, Members States and authorities involved to cooperate in fostering innovation, in ensuring investment in infrastructure fit for automated mobility and in facilitating cross-border testing; calls for investment in extensive research on artificial intelligence and ethics for autonomous and connected transport.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Warns that autonomous driving threatens to disrupt the job opportunities and lives of millions of workers in the transport sector, without also creating significant numbers of secure and quality jobs through innovation and new technology; recalls that the anticipated savings in labour costs should not be a pretext for a reduction in workers’ rights, pay, conditions and safety.