DRIVER ASSISTANCE: BMW SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF INDIVIDUAL MOBILITY

Throughout the last decade a number of advanced system concepts for improving safety, efficiency, environmental compatibility, economy or comfort of driving have emerged. Research programs like PROMETHEUS, DRIVE in Europe, ITS in America or VERTIS in Japan have been or are still the driving forces behind this development. Many concepts address automation of parts of the driving tasks leaving to the driver what still can not be automated for technical reasons. Some concern exists about potential human factors problems as well as on legal and liability aspects in case of system malfunctions. BMW has developed a somewhat different approach, which is called driver assistance. The driver remains fully responsible for the driving task but will be assisted in the tasks of longitudinal and lateral stabilization, in the selection of set values adequate for the current driving situation as well as in decision making and planning. Results of tests showed high acceptance by potential customers and high effectiveness with respect to the above mentioned goals. The technical concept of some prototypical systems will be explained, the underlying human factors and safety considerations will be outlined and some test results will demonstrate the high potential of this approach.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full conference proceedings available only on CD.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Reichart, G
  • Haller, R
  • Naab, K
• Conference:
  • Intelligent Transportation: Realizing the Future. Abstracts of the Third World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: Orlando, Florida
  • Date: 1996-10-14 to 1996-10-18
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Automobile drivers; Decision making; Driver support systems; Driving; Human factors; Intelligent transportation systems; Personality; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral stability; Responsibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Driving tasks; Longitudinal stability
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741785
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1997 12:00AM