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NHTSA seeks to develop a test vehicle incorporating adaptive interface technology to help it understand the safety benefits such a system might achieve and the requirements necessary to achieve such benefits. The development of such a vehicle will also spur ongoing industry efforts and create a...
Volpe’s work in alcohol countermeasures helps NHTSA in its efforts to reduce the rate of intoxicated driving.
Volpe economists and environmental scientists assessed time delays and carbon emissions from truck accidents to give federal regulators a clear picture of the environmental costs.
Connected vehicle policy analysis supports research and analysis into critical policy and institutional issues that may influence or determine the successful deployment of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies.
For almost 40 years, auto usage, as measured by vehicle miles traveled (VMT), closely tracked real gross domestic product. VMT dropped during the most recent recession, and it still hasn't recovered.
According to the official blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, FastLane, connected vehicle technology could prevent or reduce the severity of up to 80 percent of all crashes involving non-impaired drivers.
A new iPhone application has made it easier for consumers to make important vehicle safety decisions in real time.The SaferCar app allows users to search vehicle 5-Star Safety Ratings, locate child seat installation help, file a vehicle safety complaint, and receive automatic notices.
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and electric vehicles (EV) operating at low speeds may be a hazard to pedestrians and bicyclists. Research by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) found that the incidence rate of pedestrian crashes was higher for HEVs than for internal combustion...
Researchers who conduct naturalistic driving studies to understand driver performance face the proverbial needle-in-the-haystack problem. Cars outfitted with sensors and video cameras record driver behavior and road and traffic conditions, providing massive amounts of naturalistic data. To shed...
Imagine that a car ahead of you on the highway sends an alert to your vehicle, warning you of upcoming slippery conditions that are causing drivers to slam on their brakes. This is only one of the wireless technologies being tested that could transform automotive safety.