NTL Record

Title Independent Evaluation of Light-Vehicle Safety Applications Based on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Used in the 2012–2013 Safety Pilot Model Deployment
Record ID 60548
Personal Name
Creator
Nodine, Emily; Stevens, Scott; Lam, Andy; Jackson, Chris; Najm, Wassim G.
Source 129p.
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication Date 20151200
Language English
Abstract This report presents the methodology and results of the independent evaluation of safety applications for passenger vehicles in the 2012-2013 Safety Pilot Model Deployment, part of the United States Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems research program. In 2012, the pilot model deployed approximately 2,800 vehicles equipped with designated short-range-communication-based vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure technology in a real-world driving environment. The goals of the independent evaluation were to characterize the capability, assess unintended consequences, and gauge driver acceptance of the V2V safety applications. The evaluation is based on naturalistic driving by 127 participants who drove passenger vehicles with fully integrated V2V communication systems for 6 months each. Additionally, 293 participants drove passenger cars with aftermarket communication systems for 12 months each. The 127 integrated-vehicle and 293 aftermarket-device participant’s vehicles were equipped with a suite of V2V safety applications that issued alerts to participants in potential crash scenarios. The results of the analysis suggest that V2V safety applications work in a real-world environment and issue valid alerts in driving conflicts, but improvements in their ability to correctly differentiate imminent threats from various normal driving situations are needed so as to reduce nuisance warnings. Results from the model deployment will help shape future research direction.
Rosap ID dot:12394
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12394
TRT Terms Vehicle to infrastructure communications; Intelligent transportation systems; Advanced vehicle control systems; Dedicated short range communications; Vehicle to vehicle communications; Evaluation; Crash avoidance systems
General Subjects Safety Pilot Model Deployment
Classification NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Collision Avoidance Systems (Vehicles);
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS;
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Crash Prevention and Safety;
NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Driver Assistance Systems (Vehicles);
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design
Geographical
Coverage
Michigan
TRIS Online
Accession No
1620258
Contract Number DRNH22-11-0065; HS63
Report Number DOT HS 812 222; DOT-VNTSC-NHTSA-14-02
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/60000/60500/60548/812222-EvalLightVehicleSafetyAppsBasedV2V.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository