35. The expert from France introduced TRANSPOLIS (WP.29-178-11), a proving ground providing services for engineering, simulation and testing of the safety and data protection of automated and connected vehicles (including heavy duty vehicles). He introduced the facilities that are available on the proving ground and shared findings of his organization related to the need to establish a list of critical scenarios for the evaluation of automated vehicles though both simulation and physical testing in a safe and controlled environment. He also shared with the audience the view that connectivity, commonly referred to as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure, might have to be based on a necessary mix of technology to make automated and connected systems mores accurate and safer.