Australia is a leader in autonomous systems technology, particularly in the mining industry, borne from necessity in a geographically dispersed and complex natural environment. Increasingly advanced autonomous systems are becoming more prevalent in Australia, particularly as the safety, environmental and efficiency benefits become better understood, and the increasing sophistication of technology improves capability and availability. Increasing use of these systems, including in the maritime domain and air domain, is placing pressure on the national safety regulators, who must either continue to apply their traditional regulatory approach requiring exemptions to enable operation of emerging technology, or seize the opportunity to put in place an agile and adaptive approach better suited to the rapid developments of the twenty first century. In Australia the key national safety regulators have demonstrated an appetite for working with industry to facilitate innovation, but their limited resources mean progress is slow. There is a critical role to be played by third parties from industry, government, and academia who can work together to develop, test and publish new assurance and accreditation frameworks for trusted autonomous systems, and assist in the transition to an adaptive and agile regulatory philosophy. This is necessary to ensure the benefits of autonomous systems can be realised, without compromising safety. This paper will identify the growing use cases for autonomous systems in Australia, in the maritime, air and land domains, assess the current regulatory framework, argue that Australia's regulatory approach needs to become more agile and anticipatory, and investigate how third party projects could positively impact the assurance and accreditation process for autonomous systems in the future.
翻译:澳大利亚是自主系统技术的领头国,特别是在采矿业,在地理分散和复杂的自然环境中,这是必要的。澳大利亚日益先进的自主系统越来越普遍,特别是在安全、环境和效率效益得到更好的了解,技术日益精密,能力和可用性得到提高。越来越多的使用这些系统,包括在海洋领域和航空领域,给国家安全监管者造成压力,他们要么继续采用其传统的监管方法,要求豁免使用新兴技术,要么抓住机会,制定更适应21世纪迅速发展的灵活适应方法。澳大利亚主要国家安全监管者表现出愿意与产业合作,促进创新,但其有限的资源意味着进展缓慢。来自工业界、政府和学术界的第三方可以发挥至关重要的作用,他们可以共同努力开发、测试和公布对可信赖的自主系统的新的保证和认证框架,协助向适应和灵活监管理念过渡。这对确保自主系统的好处能够实现,同时又不损害安全。本文件将查明澳大利亚自主系统越来越多地用于促进创新,但它们有限的资源意味着进展缓慢。来自工业界、政府和学术界的第三方,他们可以合作开发、测试和发布新的保证框架,协助向适应和灵活监管理念过渡。这对确保自主系统的好处是必要的,同时确保能够实现自主系统的好处,同时又实现安全。本文件将查明澳大利亚自治系统在现行监管、航空和航空和航空和陆地框架中不断评估的自动应用过程中如何进行积极评估。