Testing the technologies that keep pedestrians safe

Date: 
28/01/2016

The ASPECSS system looks at likely pedestrian injury and calculates how this would be reduced by autonomous emergency braking, or by the design of the front of the car (known as passive safety protection).

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New technologies claiming to protect pedestrians and cyclists in the event of a collision are being developed all the time. They could reduce pedestrian fatalities by 15-20%. But how do we know which systems are effective? How can we compare them? An EU-funded project drew up harmonised test and assessment procedures for pedestrian safety systems.
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http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/testing-technologies-keep-pedestrians-safe

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