Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for all

Date: 4/3/2010

Source: ‘Assistance for all’, Vision Zero international, January 2010, pg. 56-57

Camera and radar-based driver assistance systems have been shown to be invaluable for increasing road safety, but awareness of such technologies and their high costs are still impeding their deployment. Driver Assist
Systems (DAS) not only minimise the number of accidents, but also reduce fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions.  Estimates from the Dutch government suggest that if just 3% of vehicles were fitted with Adaptive Cruise Control, 4,000 rear-end accidents would be prevented per year.

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) provides a warning when a car drives off course and LDW together with automatic emergency braking will become mandatory in-vehicle system for trucks in Europe from October 2013.

Keywords: Freight, Incident, In-vehicle systems, Safety