Michigan experience with Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Field Operational Test Final Program Report
Summary Information
This document presents results from the light-vehicle and heavy-truck field operational tests performed as part of the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems (IVBSS) program. The findings are the result of analyses performed by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute to examine the effects of a prototype integrated crash warning system on driver behavior and driver acceptance. Both platforms included three integrated crash-warning subsystems: forward crash; lateral drift; and lane-change/merge crash warnings. The light-vehicle platform also included curve-speed warning.
Findings
- Eight drivers reported that the integrated system prevented them from having a crash.
- The integrated system had a statistically significant effect on the frequency of lane departures, decreasing the rate from 14.6 departures per 100 miles during baseline driving to 7.6 departures per 100 miles during the treatment condition.