Integrated Vehicle Based

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Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems
Jack Ference, IVBSS Technical Manager ITS America
Annual Meeting May, 2005
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What is IVBSS?

• A New Tier I Initiative
• Vision
• All vehicles would be equipped with integrated
  driver assistance systems to help drivers avoid
  the most common types of crashes.
• Goal
• To work with industry to accelerate introduction
  of integrated vehicle-based safety systems into
  the U.S. vehicle fleet.
• Addresses 3 Crash Types
• Rear End
• Road Departure
• Lane Change

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Whos Involved
Program Manager Jack Ference
Program Coordinator Mike Schagrin, FHWA ITS JPO
Evaluation Leader Wassim Najm
Transit Vehicle Lead Brian Cronin
Commercial Vehicle Lead Tim Johnson
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Why is Integration Important?
Program Motivation

• Increased safety benefits
• Better overall system performance
• Reduced system cost (economies of scale)
• Improved driver and fleet acceptance
• Enhanced marketability
• Rear-end, run-off-road, and lane change crash
  countermeasure systems could prevent over 48 or
  1,836,000 target crashes.

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Target Crash Problems
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IVBSS Objectives

• Establish Government-Industry Partnership
• Facilitate introduction and commercialization of
  effective integrated systems
• Support the Governments role in advancing safety
  product deployment

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Leveraging Prior Work

• Government-Industry Partnerships
• Performance Specifications
• Objective Test Procedures
• Field Operational Tests
• Enabling and Enhancing Technologies
• Independent Evaluations

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U.S. DOTs Going in Assumptions

• Program is feasible industry supports it
• Program will be conducted by consortium
• Common sensor set and DVI concepts
• Level of system performance, RD, size of field
  test(s) and other activities determines total
  project cost - tradeoffs
• Program will be carried out FY05-FY09

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Program Timeline
Partner-led activity
Govt-initiated activity
7/04
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Program Activities
Partner-led activity
Govt-Industry activity
Govt-initiated activity
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Public Meeting

• Was held in Detroit September 21, 2004 to gather
  input from all stakeholders
• Information is published online by ITS America
  http//www.itsa.org/ivbss.html
• Meeting was set up to be highly participatory in
  a workshop format so that all of the stakeholders
  would have a chance to provide input on the
  program

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Public Meeting Summary

• Real World Validation crucial
• Timeline is aggressive
• Human Factors issues are critical
• DVI design is challenging dont add complexity
• More research needed to create the most effective
  Driver-vehicle interface (DVI)
• Account for unintended consequences
• Consumer Education and Training important

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Current Status

• Preparatory Analyses completed
• RFA to be issued in May-June
• Pre bidders conference 2-4 weeks after RFA issued
• Applications due 60 days after RFA issued
• Selection will be made by end FY05
• System Design will start early FY06

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Contact

• Jack Ference
• U.S. DOT /NHTSA
• [phone]
• jack.ference_at_nhtsa.dot.gov