The Technologies


The euroFOT field testing is focusing in particular on 8 distinct functions that assist the driver in detecting hazards and preventing accidents:

Assisting the driver in forward/rear directional safety - longitudinal control functions:

Adaptive Cruise Control
Forward Collision Warning
Speed Control System

Assisting the driver to detect hazards at the sides of the car - lateral control functions:

     Blind Spot Information System
Lane departure warning / Lane assist / Impairment warning

Advanced applications:

  Curve Speed Warning
Fuel Efficiency Adviser
Safe Human/Machine Interface

1000 vehicles from 9 European vehicle manufacturers...

These eight functions are being tested in over 1000 vehicles from 9 European OEM brands. A total of 460 data loggers will be distributed across 500 vehicles (some loggers will be rotated between vehicles).

 

An additional 300 vehicles will be studied though questionnaires for the LDW functions, and an additional 50 vehicles will use the telematics capabilities of a fleet-management system for gathering fuel-efficiency data. The data loggers are of three types:

 

  275 CAN-only data loggers
  150 CAN+Video data loggers, and
 
35 CAN+Video+Extra sensing data loggers