Impact Analysis: Microsimulation Tools Have Helped Those Involved in the eIMPACT Intelligent Vehicles Project Visualize How Traffic, Safety and the Environment All Interact

In the Socioeconomic Impact Assessment of Standalone and Cooperative Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems in Europe (eIMPACT) project, microsimulation was used to evaluate advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and intelligent vehicle safety systems (IVSS) for their socioeconomic effects as well as their impact on traffic safety and efficiency. Through microsimulation, primary effects such as the influence on vehicle movements and traffic flow, and secondary effects, such as the mitigation of traffic accidents, were assessed. This article gives a brief overview of the project's framework and examples of results. Using the assessments, a cost benefit analysis of ADAS and IVSS can be made.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/32663949
• Authors:
  • Benz, Thomas
• Publication Date: 2008-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Illustrations; Photos;
• Pagination: p 61
• Serial:
  • Traffic Technology International
  • Publisher: AutoIntermediates Limited
  • ISSN: 1356-9252
  • Serial URL: http://www.ukipme.com/mag_traffic.htm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Crashes; Incident management; Intelligent transportation systems; Intelligent vehicles; Traffic safety; Traffic simulation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I70: Traffic and Transport; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01111638
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 2008 3:15PM