1. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 1 Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems Jack Ference, IVBSS Technical Manager ITS America Annual Meeting May, 2005

2. ITS America 2005Slide 2 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

3. Who’s Involved Program Manager: Jack Ference Program Coordinator: Mike Schagrin, FHWA ITS JPO Commercial Vehicle Lead: Tim Johnson Evaluation Leader: Wassim Najm Transit Vehicle Lead: Brian Cronin

4. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 4 Why is Integration Important? 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. Program Motivation

5. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 5 Target Crash Problems Buses* 21,000 crashes 8,000 injured 17 killed Medium/Heavy Trucks* 218,000 crashes 75,000 injured 1,336 killed Light vehicles* 3,659,000 crashes 1,535,000 injured 19,106 killed * Numbers represent rear-end, lane change, and run-off-road crashes only.

6. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 6 IVBSS Objectives Establish Government-Industry Partnership Facilitate introduction and commercialization of effective integrated systems Support the Government’s role in advancing safety product deployment

7. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 7 Leveraging Prior Work Government-Industry Partnerships Performance Specifications Objective Test Procedures Field Operational Tests Enabling and Enhancing Technologies Independent Evaluations

8. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 8 Program is feasible – industry supports it Program will be conducted by consortium Common sensor set and DVI concepts Level of system performance, R&D, size of field test(s) and other activities determines total project cost - tradeoffs Program will be carried out FY05-FY09 U.S. DOT’s “Going in” Assumptions

9. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 9 Program Timeline 7/04 10/0910/054/0610/064/0710/074/0810/084/09 System Design Performance Specifications Test Procedures Build and validate prototype vehicles Vehicle Validation Conduct FOT FOT Start FOT End Perform independent evaluation Benefits Gov’t-initiated activity Partner-led activity Preparatory Analyses Partner Selection Go/No Go

10. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 10 Program Activities Prepare program execution strategy Solicit stakeholder input Develop functional & evaluation requirements Conduct technical review Investigate preliminary DVI concepts Assess business case/ deployment potential Develop performance specifications Design, build, & test sensor subsystems Design, build, & test threat assessment algo. Design, build, & test DVI Develop objective test procedures Design & build data acquisition systems Integrate subsystems & build prototype vehicles Conduct objective test procedures Validate performance of prototype vehicles Finalize design & build FOT-ready vehicles Develop operational concepts Develop performance specifications and test procedures Build and validate prototype vehicles Preparatory AnalysesConduct FOT Perform evaluation System Design Gov’t-initiated activity Partner-led activity Devise FOT Concepts Recruit test subjects Build vehicle fleet Conduct pilot test Conduct FOT Devise evaluation strategy Develop evaluation plan Develop analysis methods Build database & tools Analyze data & write report Gov’t-Industry activity

11. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 11 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

12. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 12 Public Meeting Summary Real World Validation crucial Timeline is aggressive Human Factors issues are critical: –DVI design is challenging: don’t add complexity –More research needed to create the most effective Driver-vehicle interface (DVI) –Account for unintended consequences Consumer Education and Training important

13. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 13 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 FY’05 System Design will start early FY’06

14. May, 2005ITS America 2005Slide 14 Contact: Jack Ference U.S. DOT /NHTSA (202) 366-0168 jack.ference@nhtsa.dot.gov