2011 AASHTO Annual Meeting
The Vehicle of the Future: Greener, Safer, Smarter
Eric
Eiswerth
Safety Research Project Manager
FORD AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY OFFICE
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There were 33,808 U.S. traffic fatalities in 2009,
“the lowest number of deaths since 1950.” – DOT HS 811363
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There were 33,808 U.S. traffic fatalities in 2009,
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BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM
ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
CURVE CONTROL SYSTEM
CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT
COLLISION WARNING
WITH BRAKE SUPPORT
Connected Vehicles
“The
Network”
E-payment
Transactions
Signal Phase and
Timing Information
Opportunity for
Innovation
 Real Time Network Data
Situation Relevant Information
V2V Safety
Messages
Probe
Data
Infrastructure
Communications
Opportunity for Safer Driving
Greater situational awareness
• Your vehicle can “see” nearby vehicles
and knows roadway conditions you can’t
see
Reduce or even eliminate crashes thru:
• Driver Advisories
• Driver Warnings
• Vehicle Control
Vehicle to vehicle communications has
the potential to address 82% of the
vehicle crash scenarios involving
unimpaired drivers
Work Zone
Notification
Intersection Collision Avoidance
Blocked View Intersection
Lane Change Warning
Intersection Crash Problem
• Intersection crashes account for 27.3%
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of all police-reported crashes, or 1.72
million crashes annually in the US.
Straight Crossing Path crashes
comprise 37% of the intersection crash
problem or 636,400 crashes per year
(resulting in ~$18 Billion societal harm
annually)
2700 fatalities per year
Signal Violation: 1200 Fatalities
Stop sign Violation: 1500 Fatalities
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Vehicle to Infrastructure Communication
Vehicle to Vehicle Communication
• Enhances existing obstacle detection based driver assistance systems
• Offers new features not possible with existing obstacle detection based driver assistance
systems
urbanization
congestion
Congestion Costs Chicago
Drivers Annually
70 Hours
52 GALLONS
$1,738
Texas Transportation Institute, (TTI) 2010 Urban Mobility Report
Simpler. Safer. Smarter.
MKZ HYBRID
40+
MPG
FUSION HYBRID
2012 FOCUS
FIESTA
UNIQUE
APPEARANCE
100%
SUSTAINABLE
MATERIALS
Intelligent Vehicles
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DOUBLING INVESTMENT
FOR INTELLIGENT VEHICLES