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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
An Overview of NHTSAs Vehicle Safety Research Priorities
Nathaniel Beuse Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research
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Fatalities and Fatality Rate, by Year
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Motor vehicle crashes cost nearly $836 billion
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Many Recent Advances in Safety• Standards recently just taking full effect or soon to take effect
– Upgraded Side Impact Standard– Electronic Stability Control for Light and Heavy– Improved Roof Crush Resistance– Ejection Mitigation– Improved Rear Visibility– Motorcoach Seat Belts
• Enhancements to Consumer Information– Driving improved performance without regulation– New tests, rating protocol, and new advanced
technologies
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• Help Drivers Before the Crash
Safety Opportunities
INJURY MITIGATION MEDICAL ATTENTIONSEVERITY REDUCTIONPREVENTION
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• Secretary Foxx (May 2015, Mountain View, CA):– “The Department wants to speed the nation toward an
era when vehicle safety isn’t just about surviving crashes; it’s about avoiding them;”
– “Connected, automated vehicles that can sense the environment around them and communicate with other vehicles and with infrastructure have the potential to revolutionize road safety and save thousands of lives.”
US Committed to Accelerate Safe Introduction
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Available Technologies
COMPLEMENTARY TECHNOLOGIES
Onb
oard
Cam
era
Rada
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V2V
Self driving
AVAILABILITY
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Automatic Emergency Braking ~Level 1 Automation
• January Announcement to include in US NCAP– Include two types ~ Crash Imminent and Dynamic
Brake Support; continue pedestrian research
– Final Decision Soon• September 11 Announcement by Several
Automakers to make AEB standard equipment.
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Research on Higher Levels of Automation
Human Factors Research•Human factors evaluation of Level 2 and Level 3 automated driving concepts• Initial human factors design principles for L2/L3
Electronic Control Systems Safety (including Cybersecurity)•Functional safety of safety-critical automotive systems and extensions to L2-L4 •Cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, countermeasures assessment
System Performance Requirements•System performance requirements framework •Objective test procedures
Benefits Assessment•Target crash population estimation for automated vehicles L2-L4•Multi-modal benefits framework development
Testing and Evaluation•Controlled test track studies•Field operational tests
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NHTSA Decision on Vehicle to Vehicle On February 3, 2014 DOT Secretary
Anthony Foxx and NHTSA Acting Administrator Friedman announcement.− Intend to require an onboard DSRC-
based V2V communications technology
Advanced proposal published in August 2014
Request for Information on Security system followed
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking~2016
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• Unprecedented and Transformative Technology– New safety and untold mobility, and environmental features – Provides awareness of hazards not visible to the driver– Improves current systems– Supports vehicle automation– Extendable to other vehicle types, road users, and
infrastructure
• Market needs – Everyone to “speak” same language– Wide deployment– Trust
• US can lead deployment and requirements
Why Require V2V ?
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Protecting People In Crashes Still Important
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Further Improvements to Crash Safety
CIREN case Crash Test
Small Overlap•Overlap ≈ 15%•Angle ≈ 7-15 degrees•Theoretical DV = 30 mph
THOR Dummy
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Seat Belt Interlock Systems
• Effective but not being used• New Area of Work for Industry and NHTSA
– Human Factors• How will Drivers use them?
– System reliability and integrity assessment • True Interlock or other Alternatives?
– Implications for Regulations
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End Goal: A non-invasive, seamless technology to measure driver BAC and reduce the incidence of drunk driving
New Five-year, cooperative program between NHTSA and Industry intended to support a non-regulatory, market-based approach to preventing drunk driving
• Development undertaken as a step-by-step, data-driven process to ensure that effective technologies are developed
• Devices are intended to prevent alcohol-impaired drivers (BAC ≥ 0.08) from driving their vehicles
Driver Alcohol Detection System
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Safer Drivers. Safer Cars. Safer Roads.
Thanks For Your Attention