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First Annual Report: Automotive Collision Avoidance System Field Operational Test
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2002-05-01
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By General Motors Corporation ...
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Alternative Title:Automotive collision avoidance system field operational test : first annual report
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Abstract:In June of 1999, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration entered into a cooperative research agreement with General Motors to advance the state-of-the-art of rear-end collision warning technology and conduct a field operational test of a fleet of passenger vehicles outfitted with a prototype rear-end collision warning system and adaptive cruise control. The goal of the research program was to demonstrate the state-of-the-art of rear-end collision warning systems and measure system performance and effectiveness using lay drivers on public roads in the United States. The five-year program consists of a 2-year development phase during which refinement of component technologies will continue and be integrated into a prototype test vehicle. In the 3-year period of the second program phase, a fleet of ten vehicles will be constructed and outfitted with rear-end collision warning and adaptive cruise control systems and given to volunteer drivers to drive over a period of several weeks. Data collected from on-board vehicle instrumentation will be analyzed and used to estimate potential safety benefits and obtain information on the driving experiences of the volunteer drivers and their acceptance of this next-generation safety technology. The operational test will last approximately one year. This document reports on the activities and results from the first year of this research program.
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