# Presentation: 130982

## Advanced Safety Vehicle Project

- < Japan >

- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport

**National IVI Meeting**
**June 26, 2003**
**Presented by: Hiroshi Nishida**
**Director, JASIC Washington Office**

## What is  ASV ?

- ASV = Advanced Safety Vehicle
- Vehicles equipped with systems assisting the driver’s safe driving, utilizing ITS technology
- Driving assistance: Providing information, warning, and control
- Goal: To drastically reduce accidents caused by driver error

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## The ASV Project

- ASV involves the part of the technological platform of ITS known as “Vehicle intelligence”
- Promotes research and development of ASV technologies through the concerted cooperation of the government, academics, and industries
- Promotes practical application and dissemination of ASVs
- Aims at practical application and dissemination early in the 21st century

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## <ASV Project> - Past and Future -

- Phase1

- Phase2

- Phase3

- 1991-1995

- 1996-2000

- 2001-2005

- Study of Promoting Popularization

- New Technology Development

- Research and
- Development for
- Commercialization

- Study of
- Technological
- Possibility

- ・Providing information to users
- ・Analyzing the effects
- ・Improving social acceptance

- ・Progress of autonomous safety
-   technologies
- ・Promotion of utilizing
-   communication
-   technology

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##      Demo 2000  - Achievements of Phase 2 -

- Scene of Demo 2000

*     **Demo 2000**  *- Achievements of Phase 2 -

- Technology developed through the project was announced to the public in November 2000
- 35 ASVs participated from 13 vehicle manufacturers
- Also demonstrated: a vehicle-to-road information communication system

## Design Principles of the ASV

- - Achievements of Phase 2 -

**Driver assistance **
- The first priority is given to the driver’s will.  Then, the minimum required assistance is performed within the limits of the driver’s will.
**Driver acceptance**
- To achieve a user-friendly system, a human-machine interface design should be appropriately implemented.
**Social acceptance**
- A social consensus should be obtained.

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## <ASV Project> - Past and Future -

- Phase1

- Phase2

- Phase3

- 1991-1995

- 1996-2000

- 2001-2005

- Study of Promoting Popularization

- New Technology Development

- Research and
- Development for
- Commercialization

- Study of
- Technological
- Possibility

- ・Providing information to users
- ・Analyzing the effects
- ・Improving social acceptance

- ・Progress of Autonomous safety
-   technologies
- ・Promotion of utilizing
-   communication
-   technology

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## <ASV into the Market> - Status -

- (Example)

- <ASV into the Market> - Status -

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## Need for Solutions for Negative Aspects

- In the ASV project, the following has been proposed as one of the necessary concepts to be considered:
- =>	The system should inspire a proper amount of confidence in the driver, _not_ causing the driver to place _too much confidence_ nor distrust in the system.

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## Example 1

- Provides information/warning to driver

- System predicts the **Possibility of collision**

- Brakes automatically

- Avoids collision

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## Example 2

- The system judges that collision cannot be avoided.

- The system brakes hard automatically

- Collision takes place, but damage will be reduced.

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## Example 2 (cont.)

- Effects of the Damage Mitigating Brakes

- The AIS value can be lowered by one rank by reducing the collision speed by 20 km/h.

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##  Comparison of Examples 1 & 2

***Forward obstacle collision prevention support system****:*
-  Can avoid damages due to collisions.
-  On the other hand, as a result of the use of this system, there is a risk of driver’s _*“overconfidence”*_ in the system.
***Damage mitigating brakes*** :
-  Will not cause the driver to have _*“overconfidence.”*_
-  Keep the driver cautious for dangers that cannot be handled by the system   (e.g. sudden cutting-in from   the next lane).

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## International Cooperation     - Need for “common understanding” -

- Driver may become overconfident in the ASV technologies, thus neglecting his/her primary responsibilities.  As a result, safety is degraded.

- When new technologies may present a negative effect, each country should work together to reach a consistent approach to solution.

- To reach a consistent solution, it is necessary to have a “common understanding” of safety under the concerted cooperation of respective countries.

**International Cooperation****     - Need for “common understanding” -**

## Advantage of a Common Understanding

- A common understanding between countries to cope with problems that may occur when ASV technologies are introduced into the market.

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- Reduced R&D risk of the auto manufacturers.
- Accelerated introduction of ASV technologies into the market.

**Advantage of a Common Understanding**

## How to achieve a common understanding?- Points to be considered based on the ASV’s experience  -

- Cooperation between governments, academics, and industries
- Encouraging industry activities
- The principles of:
- Driver Assistance  (based on driver responsibility)
- Driver Acceptance
- Social Acceptance
- Suitable international forums:
- WP29 for the role of government related to safety technology
- IHRA for harmonization of research for safety technology

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## Thank you.

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**e-mail: nishida@jasic.org**