* Europe - E-call set to be compulsory?
Brussels,Belgium -Fleet Europe, by Tim Harrup -5 July 2012: -- The European Commission has approved a proposal which would add another piece of compulsory equipment to cars in the field of safety. It has proposed that in view of the failure of the voluntary scheme, all cars should be fitted with the eCall system which automatically alerts the emergency authorities in case of an accident. The system would use the emergency ‘112’ network... The objective is to save lives by enabling emergency services to arrive at an accident scene more quickly...
* Ohio / USA - Battelle, COTA demonstrating connected vehicle applications on buses
(Photo: The the Mobileye Collision Avoidance System)
Columbus,OH,USA -Green Car Congress -17 July 2012: -- Engineers from Battelle Memorial Institute, working with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) as part of the United States Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Connected Vehicle research program, have developed and are demonstrating a forward-collision-avoidance system for buses. Battelle is
also working on similar connected commercial vehicle safety applications for Class 8 trucks (Connected Commercial Vehicle program)... The required on-board equipment includes 5.9 GHz dedicated short range communication (DSRC) radio, DGPS receiver, Linux-based computer, safety applications, vehicle data interface, and driver vehicle interface (DVI)—a tablet computer...
* Minnesota - Safe Teen Car technology targets risky driving behavior
(Photo: The Safe Teen Car provides drivers with audio feedback supported by an icon display)
Saint Paul,MINN,USA -ITS Institute -July 17, 2012: -- Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), about 3,000 teens, age 15–19, were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2009... In addition to having less experience, teens are more likely to engage in risky driving behaviors—speeding, cell phone use, excessive maneuvers—than older drivers. And they’re less likely to wear their seat belts, which increases the odds of injury or death if they do crash... The Safe Teen Car provides drivers with audio feedback supported by an icon display.
In a NHTSA-sponsored project, the University of Minnesota and Maryland-based research organization Westat have developed a vehicle-based technology solution to reduce teen driver crashes. The team, has recently completed testing of its prototype driver support system—called the Safe Teen Car (STC)—that provides feedback to drivers when risky behaviors are detected... Labels: techno trucks
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