Horizon 2020 Commission Expert Group to advise on specific ethical issues raised by driverless mobility (Ethics CAD) - Hoofdinhoud

Deze expertgroep [EU] i (nr. E03659) adviseert de Europese Commissie (Directoraat-generaal Onderzoek en Innovatie (RTD) i) bij het opstellen van nieuwe wetgeving en nieuw beleid. Expertgroepen zijn samengesteld uit deskundigen van nationale overheden, vertegenwoordigers van belangenorganisaties en/of experts uit het bedrijfsleven.

Details

Abbreviation: Ethics CAD

Policy Area: Research and Innovation

Transport

Lead DG: RTD - DG Research and Innovation

Type: Informal, Temporary

Scope: Limited

Mission: In its Communication “On the road to automated mobility: An EU strategy for mobility of the future”, the European Commission has announced the creation of a dedicated Expert Group to address specific ethical issues raised by driverless mobility, specifically connected and automated driving related to road transport. This group of experts is expected to work in liaison with the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE), the European AI Alliance and the Ethics Task Force (established by the member states at the second High Level Meeting of EU Transport Ministers on Connected and Automated Driving in Frankfurt in September 2017) in order to stimulate a discussion at both cross-sectoral and supranational level. The Expert Group will help to address legitimate societal and ethical concerns that are essential for securing public acceptance and trust, by assisting policymakers and designers in the safe, sustainable and efficient transition to connected and automated mobility.

Task: Assist the Commission in relation to the implementation of existing Union legislation, programmes and policies

Contact: RTD-ETHICS-CAD@ec.europa.eu

Publication in RegExp: 11 Apr 2019

Last updated: 04 Oct 2019

Additional Information

Selection Procedure (members) The experts have been selected from the Experts Management Participant Portal (EMPP) database of experts on the basis of the open call for applications published in OJ C342/03 of 22 November 'Call addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of prospective independent experts to assist commission services with tasks in connection with Horizon 2020- the Framework programme for Research and innovation.

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/support/h2020_call-indi...

Internal Rules of Procedure The rules of procedure of the group are defined under points 3. Working approach and methodology, 4. Distribution of the work among the experts and 5. Meetings, reporting and deadlines of the attached ToRs - Ares(2019)3326608 - 21/05/2019

Annex II - Terms of Reference.docx.pdf (approx. 402 kb)

Other Terms of Reference

Annex II - Terms of Reference.docx.pdf (approx. 402 kb)

Other The Commission Expert Group to advise on specific ethical issues raised by driverless mobility is mentioned in the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 - Part 11. Smart, green and integrated transport adopted on 18 March 2019 (European Commission Decision C(2019)1849 of 18 March 2019) - Other actions - 3. External expertise to advise on EU research and innovation policy -page 105

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/...

h2020-wp1820-transport_en.pdf (approx. 1,190 kb)

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