News: Road Safety
By the end of this decade it is predicted that 6G wireless networks will be offering not only lightning-fast communications but also the ability for the network to sense the position of objects within it , opening up a new world of possibilities for transportation management systems. In this...
Robust driver monitoring is coming under ever sharper scrutiny as more capable assistance features reach the market - and the most advanced systems could offer advantages beyond occupant safety. An on-line article in ADAS and Autonomous Vehicle International highlights the safety benefits of DMS.
In an exclusive feature first published in the January 2024 issue of ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International , Anthony James investigates how a UK project seeks to boost autonomous driving on rural and urban residential roads, partly by training AVs to act more assertively
Nissan is playing a...
The Kings Speech included an announcement that government would introduce an Automoted Vehicles Bill including new legal frameworks to support the safe commercial development of emerging industries, such as self-driving vehicles...'
Self-driving vehicles will make transport safer, more...
A new report from SMMT highlights that UK rollout of connected and automated mobility (CAM) technology could help save 3,900 lives and prevent 60,000 serious accidents by 2040.
It also shows that the British public could benefit from potentially lower insurance premiums, less stressful...
UK rollout of connected and automated mobility (CAM) technology poised to deliver annual economic benefit as high as £66 billion by 2040, major new report from SMMT shows.
Tech could help save 3,900 lives and prevent 60,000 serious accidents - while adding 342,000 additional jobs, with 12,250...
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced the suspension of Cruise's driverless vehicles after a hit-and-run incident where a woman was further injured by the autonomous vehicle's (AV) safety manoeuvre response to the crash.
A human driver struck the woman with their car...
A world where computers operate vehicles instead of humans has long been imagined. In the air, auto-pilots have taken the controls for decades, similarly in rail transport. Recent technological developments mean that there are now roads where vehicles travel with no human at the wheel. Many...
EVITATE Policy Support Tool (PST), which has been produced within the LEVITATE European research project, funded within the Horizons 2020 Programme of the European Commission, is the go-to, one-stop-shop to support decisions on Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) related...
A novel study undertaken by the University of Nottingham has found that, in the absence of someone in the driving seat, pedestrians trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians...
A updated version of the Self Driving Toolkit is now available. The toolkit provides a set of clear definitions, terminologies and explanations, using plain language for use in self-driving vehicle marketing. It contains specific guidance on how the first commercially available self-driving...
The tech-driven roads of tomorrow: Advancing safety, efficiency and sustainability in the road ecosystem. Opinion Piece.
'The impact of AV technology on road safety is truly exciting, bringing both remarkable advancements and important challenges to address,' says Gonzalo Alcaraz, Deputy...
Data collected from connected vehicles can be used to help identify dangerous stretches of road before anyone is killed or seriously injured on them.
This is just one of the many valuable applications of data collected by cars and other vehicles including cycles as they use the road network....
A new project has become the first to operate a convoy autonomously on an open Australian highway.
The Army, along with the NTRO and Deakin University as partners, has been trialling autonomous leader-follower technology for the past 12 months.
It has previously been trialled on armed forces...
A toolkit has been updated to provide a set of clear definitions, terminologies and explanations, using plain language for use in self-driving vehicle marketing. It contains specific guidance on how the first commercially available self-driving feature - AUTOMATED LANE KEEPING SYSTEM technology -...
A group of connected vehicle experts are undertaking a new project to give emergency services and road operators in the UK essential data about road crashes in real time, with the aim of assisting with faster response times and providing more detailed information on incidents.
Until now, eCall,...
Cyclists represent a significant proportion of all VRUS especially in Europe and America. New vehicle technologies are now being developed to increase their safety. This CV-2X (connected vehicle to everything) technology is now becoming available. Learn more here.
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RoadSafe is delighted to be a media partner for MOVE a world-leading technology show - a specialised and focused event dedicated to safer, smarter and more sustainable mobility. 21-22 June in London.
The show will provide an opportunity to see how many connected safety...
Cameras featuring artificial intelligence technology are becoming increasingly available in the marketplace, giving operators the opportunity to improve the safety of their drivers and vehicles, as well as save time and money.
The manufacturers of AI dashcams and outside cameras say the big...
Source: No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are
No One Knows How Safe New Driver-Assistance Systems Really Are
Tesla's Autopilot and other automotive safety features are involved in plenty of car crashes. But thanks to spotty data, it's still not clear how many, or...
Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/push-for-new-body-to-probe-half-human-vehicle-crashes-20220323-p5a76p.html
Australia should set up a US-style investigation body to examine road incidents involving automated vehicles, two experts say, after a woman who claimed to be driving a Tesla in...
Changes to The Highway Code will help ensure the first wave of self-driving vehicles are used safely on UK roads.
government sets out changes to The Highway Code to ensure the first self-driving vehicles are introduced safely on UK roads
changes clarify drivers' responsibilities in self-driving...
Source: Wales247.co.uk
The world's first rating system for the safety of autonomous cars is being developed by accident experts in Britain.
Crash testers at Thatcham Research outside Reading have worked with global systems engineers, car makers and the Law Commission to draw up the safety...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is developing a new ratings program that evaluates the safeguards that vehicles with partial automation employ to help drivers stay focused on the road.
The safeguards will be rated good, acceptable, marginal or poor. To earn a good rating, systems...
Source: Autonomous Vehicle
Volvo Cars customers in the state of California will be the first to be able to take advantage of its unsupervised autonomous driving feature, Ride Pilot, following the completion of an extensive testing program.
The new feature will enable drivers to free up...
Fleet News reports: The Government is increasingly using the term automated technology rather than full driverless cars when referring to the options for use on public roads, according to Isobel Pastor, head of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) at the Department for...
Source: BBC = How driverless cars will change our world
It's a late night in the Metro area of Phoenix, Arizona. Under the artificial glare of street lamps, a car can be seen slowly approaching. Active sensors on the vehicle radiate a low hum. A green and blue 'W' glows from the windscreen,...
Source: European Transport Safety Council
The world's first regulatory standard for Intelligent Speed Assistance technology has been published in the official journal of the European Union , the final legal step before mandatory fitment in new types of vehicle from next July.
ETSC is calling...
Independent research has shown that ADAS features can be linked to a reduction in collisions. Accordingly the insurance industry has shown keen interest in understanding their impact as a 'loss cost'. Research findings from LexisNexis Risk Solutions provide critical insights on the impact of...
Source: Traffic Technology Today
The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed its passenger car platooning project will move into a live trials phase in Q1 2022, in collaboration with European automotive engineering consultancy, Horiba Mira and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)...
Source: Future Car
Audi's year-long deployment of next-generation cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies in Virginia to help improve safety in highway work zones has yielded a wealth of new insights and safety benefits for drivers, passengers, and vulnerable roadside workers, the...
SOURCE: Thatcham Research
UK leads development of future independent consumer safety rating scheme
World-first consumer rating to support the safe introduction, adoption and use of Automated Driving Systems on UK roads - starting with Automated Lane Keeping Systems (ALKS)
Project brings...
Zenzic, the organisation dedicated to accelerating the self-driving revolution in the UK, has announced funding for a proof-of-concept consumer safety rating for Automated Driving Systems , via Thatcham Research and CAM Testbed partners.
Initially, the independent rating will focus on Automated...
TERMINOLOGY
3G, 4G, 5G - third, fourth, fifth generation mobile communications networks
ADAS - advanced driver assistance systems
CAM - connected and automated mobility
CAV - connected and automated vehicle
CCAV - UK government Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
V2V, V2I,...
Source: Intelligent Transport
Project Endeavour arrives in Birmingham this week, with the UK's second largest city hosting the next phase of autonomous vehicle trials on public roads.
The trials offer the Project Endeavour partners the opportunity to refine local deployment approaches as well...
Source: Autocar
The UK government is developing legislation to permit autonomous cars to drive on public roads, which will address a range of issues such as insurance, liability and cybersecurity and establish a legal framework to govern driverless vehicles.
Known as the Automated and Electric...
Source: Motherboard Tech by Vice.com
For most people, self-driving cars are not real. They are theoretical devices hyped in the media and by investors hoping to cash in at some future date when the technology matures, a date which continues to be indefinitely postponed.
But for Brian...
Source: Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Intellias has released a report on how technology can enhance pedestrian detection to ensure autonomous vehicle safety within populated urban environments.
With urbanization on the rise, cities are experiencing increased car traffic alongside an increasing...
Source:
https://www.roadsafe.com/resources/website/?link=governmenttoallowuseofselfdrivingtechonukroadsthisyear&version=current
The Government has confirmed it will legalise the use of 'self-driving' driver assistance systems before the end of the year.
Under the new proposals, drivers of...
Source: https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/news/5g-and-mobile-edge-computing-trial-to-improve-safety-for-everyone-sharing-the-road
Honda and Verizon are researching how 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) could help improve safety for connected and autonomous vehicles.In partnership with the...
Bosch turns connected devices into personal guardian angels with Help Connect - an app for automatic emergency assistance - on the road and at home.
Integrated solution: Help Connect combines automatic accident detection, emergency call function, and personal emergency response system
Now...
Source: Connectivity is Key to Advancing Safety for Everyone Sharing the Road
Over the last few years, we have witnessed extraordinary advances in technology that are revolutionizing vehicle safety. There's a great deal of well-deserved excitement in the media for the onset of autonomous...
The Safety Case Framework: Guidance Edition provides direction for the safe testing and trialing of connected and automated mobility (CAM) in the UK. Authored by HORIBA MIRA, TRL and WMG, and compiled by Zenzic, it aims to help trialling organisations and reviewers save time and money, with a...
Source https://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news/autonomous-vehicles/uks-cam-think-tank-zenzic-announces-new-code-of-practice-for-self-driving-vehicle-trials.html
Zenzic - the public-private collaboration to promote connected and autonomous mobility (CAM) in the UK - has today announced the...
The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Innovate UK have published a series of case studies of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) projects in the UK.
They include case studies detailing:
Europe's first full-sized autonomous bus.
Nissan LEAF completes self-navigated 230 mile...
Source: The RAC Foundation.
A new study by the University of Nottingham and the RAC Foundation suggests that behavioural training for drivers is paramount for the transition into the next stage of automated vehicles, known as level 3 automation.
A team from the University's Human Factors...
Story by Kevin Roberts for Automative World.
The rapid rate of innovation on technologies such as artificial intelligence has shifted the narrative regarding autonomous vehicles (AVs) from whether such vehicles are even possible, to how fast companies can bring commercially viable AVs to...
BSI has released a new specification setting out minimum requirements for managing safety during development testing and when trialling automated vehicles both on and off public roads.
The organsisation produced the specification PAS 1881 Assuring Safety of Automated Vehicle Trials and Testing...
Do you know someone that seems to be progressively forgetting things and their mind cannot remain focused on matters at-hand?
Typically, regrettably, as we get older, humans tend to genuinely have a kind of mental decay and their brains sadly begin to deteriorate.
There are an estimated 5...
Japanese tyre manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has developed a solution to remotely monitor the tyre pressure of an unoccupied vehicle in preparation for the widespread deployment of self-driving mobility services.
In a crucial step towards ensuring the safety of connected and...
The excitement around the prospect of safe, self-driving vehicle fleets soon appearing on our roads is rising. Many large organisations such as Tesla and Ford are taking interest in making autonomous fleets safer, and the worldwide autonomous vehicle market is estimated to be worth around US$54...
While students enjoy using VR and find it engaging, limited or one-off exposure to road safety education is unlikely to bring about ‘meaningful changes in attitudes’, according to evaluation of a Scottish road safety programme.
driVR is a 50-minute classroom intervention, aimed at 16-18 year...
Story by Domnic Browne.
The Department for Transport (DfT) is working on plans to provide local authorities with more financial flexibility on capital and revenue spending, as it seeks to make local roads 'autonomous vehicle ready'.
Speaking at a session of the Transport Select Committee,...
This week the EU agreed a provisional deal on new vehicle safety standards for 2022. One of the new requirements is to fit an overridable Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) system as standard. The ISA will support drivers to drive within the speed limit and is part of a package of vehicle safety...
Story by David Emm, Principal Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab for techradar.pro.
The Department for Transport claimed it wants to see fully autonomous cars tested on UK roads by 2021 . Astonishingly, this expectation was set out after several fatal crashes in Arizona, outlining a very real...
Intelligent Transport spoke with Adam Warnes, Khristian Gutierrez and Anil Mahendra from Passport to learn how cities can address wider policy goals, like tackling congestion and poor air quality, by better managing their curb-side operations.
Click here to find out more.
Research launched today shows that 71% of drivers around the world believe they can purchase a self-driving car right now. The astonishing finding is just one of many worrying perceptions uncovered by the study, which also showed that one in 10 drivers would be tempted to have a nap while using...
2018 has been an extremely busy year for OLEV so far, with publication of the Government’s Road to Zero strategy in July 2018, the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act passing into the statute book, and the UK’s International Zero Emission Vehicle Summit in September.
To read the full update on...
This study considered a scenario where traditional and autonomous vehicles coexist on UK roads – looking specifically at one and two vehicle collisions.
It concluded 22% of collisions – in which one of the vehicles was replaced by a ‘level 4’ automated vehicle – could be avoided.
This type of...
