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    Can Confuse Drivers in Critical Situations. Prevent, Together With The Eu-Funded Aide Integrated Project

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    A new European initiative called PReVENT is working to accelerate the adoption of active safety systems in vehicles and infrastructure to improve road safety. PReVENT aims to simplify the architecture of safety applications to make them less expensive and overwhelming for drivers. It is investigating how to best present information to drivers through the human-machine interface without confusing them in critical situations. The goal is to identify dangers and provide warnings or interventions to help meet the European Union's goal of reducing accidents caused by human error.

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    A new European initiative called PReVENT is working to accelerate the adoption of active safety systems in vehicles and infrastructure to improve road safety. PReVENT aims to simplify the architecture of safety applications to make them less expensive and overwhelming for drivers. It is investigating how to best present information to drivers through the human-machine interface without confusing them in critical situations. The goal is to identify dangers and provide warnings or interventions to help meet the European Union's goal of reducing accidents caused by human error.

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    A new European initiative called PReVENT is working to accelerate the adoption of active safety systems in vehicles and infrastructure to improve road safety. PReVENT aims to simplify the architecture of safety applications to make them less expensive and overwhelming for drivers. It is investigating how to best present information to drivers through the human-machine interface without confusing them in critical situations. The goal is to identify dangers and provide warnings or interventions to help meet the European Union's goal of reducing accidents caused by human error.

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    Can Confuse Drivers in Critical Situations. Prevent, Together With The Eu-Funded Aide Integrated Project

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    With safety a major priority for European carmakers

    and for the EU, a new initiative is working to accelerate


    the uptake of new active safety systems in road vehicles
    and infrastructure.
    Current safe vehicles face two related problems. First,
    the traditional architecture of safety applications one
    sensor for one application with one human interaction is
    expensive and limiting. Second, too many safety applications
    can confuse drivers in critical situations. PReVENT,
    together with the EU-funded AIDE integrated project,

    is

    investigating how and when information is


    brought to the
    driver via the human-machine interface. The new
    system
    will identify dangers and provide information,
    warning or
    intervention without overloading the driver.
    Meeting critical safety goals
    If every vehicle on every road were equipped with the
    existing safety technology, we could reach the goals outlined
    in the eSafety report, says Flament, but the situation
    is not simple. Many parameters have to be taken
    into account, including vehicle life cycles, market introductions,
    product differentiation, and political priorities.
    But by simplifying the architecture and working on critical
    safety applications, PReVENT is certainly contributing to
    the more rapid introduction of safety applications in all
    classes of vehicle.
    According to the 2002 report of the EUs eSafety Working
    Group, about 95% of road accidents involve some level

    of human error, while 75% are caused by human error


    alone. This means improving road safety must involve
    finding ways to make it easier to drive safely. Although a
    drivers state of mind and level of alertness are obviously
    crucial, safety-optimised vehicles and infrastructure can
    also play a major role.
    There are many existing preventive and active safety
    technologies that could contribute to reducing road fatalities
    in Europe, explains Maxime Flament of ERTICO ITS
    Europe. These include seat belt warnings, alcohol locks,
    anti-lock braking systems, electronic stability programmes
    (ESP), and eCall, which automatically calls emergency
    services in the event of an accident. Newer technologies
    are also set to come on line in the near future, including
    Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Keeping Systems
    (LKS) and vehicle-based speed assistance.
    New European initiative leads the way
    PReVENT is an Integrated Project representing a combined
    investment of some 55 million by the European automotive
    industry and the EU. The applications and technologies
    developed within PReVENT are the next steps towards
    safer and more intelligent cars, says Flament.

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