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Paper Title:
Intelligent Transport
Systems: Update on the TAC SafeCar Project
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Authors:
Michael Regan, Eve Mitsopoulos,
Nebojsa Tomasevic, Tom Triggs, David Healy
Abstract:
In November 2000 the
Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC), in Melbourne Australia,
launched the (TAC SafeCar) project, which is a collaborative research
initiative involving the TAC, the Monash University Accident Research
Centre (MUARC) and the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The ultimate
aim of the project is to stimulate demand - initially by corporate
passenger car fleet vehicle owners - for in-vehicle intelligent
transport system (ITS) technologies that have the potential to significantly
reduce road trauma in Victoria and elswhere in Australia.
The project has four
phases. In Phase 1, several in-vehicle ITS technologies with significant
potential to reduce road trauma in Victoria were identified. These
were: intelligent speed adaptation (two variants, "informative"
and "actively supporting"); forward collision warning;
breath alcohol "sniffer" system; seat belt reminder system;
reverse collision warning system; emergency notification (mayday)
system; in-vehicle route navigation system; and smart daytime running
lights. During Phase 2 of the project, which commenced in February
2000 and is still underway, two prototype vehicles (Ford Fairmont
Ghias) were equipped with the chosen technologies and were evaluated
in readiness for future phases of the project.
This paper will provide
an update on project progress to date and describe the various methods
used to evaluate the prototype vehicles in Phase 2 of the study.
These include acceptance testing, usability testing, and training
needs analysis. The methods used are being monitored closely by
members of the Internationals Standards Organization (ISO) who are
currently developing draft standards for designing and evaluating
in-vehicle ITS technologies.
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