EPM 2173 -
EXECUTING THE PROJECT
TOPIC:
“PROJECT STATUS REPORT”
GROUP NAME: Group 1
Names Student I. D
Ankit Chaplot C0928913
Jaya Kirsten Dizon
Jagrati Avtani C0927709
Kit Mixel C0924427
Mary Grace C0904526
Rahul Dabas C0924871
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Company Overview:..................................................................................3
Scope & Purpose of Case Study:.....................................................................3
Milestones:............................................................................................3
Review / Highlight Report:...........................................................................3
Schedule Overview....................................................................................4
Challenges:......................................................................................................... 5
Risk Analysis:.....................................................................................5
Company Overview:
Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., was created in 2009 to develop and deploy autonomous technology for the
Google Drive car project. The company operates in a few cities in the United States, like Phoenix and San
Francisco, but hasn’t set up any base in Canada.
Scope & Purpose of Case Study:
The purpose of the case study is to track the project's progress, checking compliance with the regulatory
environment, challenges, and the prospects for deploying Google self-drive cars in Canada.
Milestones:
Their initial deployment took place in Phoenix, Arizona, where the first successful ride of a Google
driverless car was observed.
Waymo has also announced its intentions to expand the autonomous vehicle service to other cities in the
U.S., including Los Angeles and Austin. However, there is still no update on their official launch in
Canadian cities.
Transport Canada is working closely on the framework to allow autonomous vehicles on Canadian
highways, yet no autonomous vehicle project has been initiated on Canadian highways.
Project Name Google Driver Less Car Project (IT/AI/Electrical Engg)
Reporting Period 2009-2023
Created by Project Manager, Waymo
Reviewed by Vice president, Waymo
Review / Highlight Report:
Project Heath Portfolio Actual Spend Risk Analysis Last Update on:
Trend Budget
$JAYA$ June 8th, 2024
Current Status: (Amber) – The Study growth
company focuses on existing
operations activities.
Schedule Overview
While there is no official timeline for the Google Driverless Car launch in Canada, the
predicted steps include:
Regulatory Approvals: Securing necessary regulatory approvals from
Transport Canada and provincial authorities. (2009)
Pilot Projects: Pilot projects are initiated to test autonomous vehicle
technology under Canadian road conditions. (2016 - 2018)
Commercial Launch: Launching commercial services following successful
pilot projects and regulatory approvals, similar to the Google Driverless Car
One service in the U.S. (2022 - 2023)
Status: Red Amber Green
Challenges:
Regulatory Approvals Ensuring compliance with Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards
Addressing liability, licensing, and insurance issues.
Safety and Cybersecurity We are developing robust safety measures and protections against
potential cybersecurity threats.
Public Acceptance We are building public trust and acceptance of autonomous
vehicles through education and transparent communication about
safety benefits.
Quality Report:
Category Key Quality Quality Assurance Current Quality
Metrics Measures Initiatives
Artificial Model Accuracy: Robust Training: Diverse Expanding datasets
Intelligence 99.7% for object and extensive datasets for with more diverse
(AI) Quality detection AI training driving conditions
Real-World Performance Monitoring: Incorporating user
Performance: 98% Real-time AI performance feedback for
correlation with monitoring continuous refinement
simulation results
Autonomous System Uptime: Rigorous Testing: Continual feedback
Driving 99.99% Simulation, Closed- loop and self-learning
Software Course, and Real-world capabilities
driving.
Autonomous Vehicle Rigorous Testing: private Improve behavioral
Driving Functionality test tracks, labs, and competencies when
Hardware Certified simulation. driving using data
from PATH.
Component Function Testing: Brakes, Perform extensive
Reliability Steering, headlights, and testing on extreme
Certified doors. weather conditions.
Vision and Sensor Rigorous Testing: Stimulus detecting test
Accuracy: 99% Environmental and on traffic lights with
simulated test on every different lighting
component conditions, signages,
and pedestrians.
Safety and Base Vehicle Compliance Checks: Certification by
Compliance Safety Continuous monitoring Federal Motor Vehicle
Certification and updates Safety Standards
(FMVSS)
Crash Avoidance Collision Test: Thousands Collaborating
Capability of simulated tests are NHTSA’s fatal crash
Certification performed on private test database with other
tracks. extensive data sources
Reliability and Unique Stress tests: Analyze data from
Durability Ultraviolet radiation, failures and improve
Certification water pressure, extreme designs to anticipate
temperature exposure, and potential risks.
other environmental
stresses.
Overall Quality Achievements:
Recent Achievements Next Steps Quality Risks and
Mitigation
Demonstrated SAE Level Refine AI algorithms to Data Quality: Rigorous data
4 capabilities expand core competencies in validation processes
both breadth and depth
Increased usage of fully Expand testing to diverse AI Robustness: Continuous
autonomous driving locations and weather updates and retraining
vehicles by 10% conditions
Improved sensor fusion Increase public road testing Hardware Durability: High-
accuracy and AI decision- for more real-world data quality components and
making regular maintenance
Risk Analysis:
Risk Category Risk description Prob- Impact
ability
1. Potential cyberattacks, including system Time Cost Quality
hacks or data breaches will raise safety 3-6 Months>5M Failure to
Technical Risk issues 65% address this
and damage the company's goodwill. risk will lead
to data
2. Reliability of sensors installed in the car.
breaches an
accidents.
1. Inadequate resource allocation like Inadequate
funds, employees, machinery, etc., may resource
Management affect the 40% 1-3 Months1M – 5Mallocation or
Risk progress of the Project. managemen
changes will
2. Changes in high-level Executives or any delay the pr
change at the project management level and ultimate
may quality will b
affect the decision-making process and compromise
will
delay the overall project schedule.
The AI cars or autonomous vehicle Potential
industry is compromise
Commercial growing at a rapid speed. Waymo will face 50% 1-3 Months1M – 5Mon quality to
Risk tough competition from other players in meet the
the project
market who are heavily investing in R&D. schedule.
1. Public perception and acceptance of Failure to
autonomous vehicles and negative obtain
External Risk perceptions 55% 3-6 Months>5M regulatory
about AI cars can pose a significant risk to approvals or
project success. public
acceptance
2. Delays or lack of progress in obtaining autonomous
approvals from Canada Transport and cars will
other regulatory bodies will also pose a compromise
significant safety.
risk of delay in project completion
Considering the above risk analysis table, the project risk status would be “Amber,” a
moderate level of risk. However, some critical areas require attention, like technical and
external risks, which require close monitoring to prevent these risks from converting into
more severe issues as these can become roadblocks to project success if not addressed
effectively.
