1. The Automated Highway System (AHS) and The Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI)

2. AHS – The Vision

3. AHS – The Vision Removal of human error from the task of driving
Efficiency improvements (increased flow)
Safety improvements (decreased accidents)
Environmental improvements (decreased fuel use and emissions)

4. AHS – The Vision (California Style)
Dedicated AHS lanes
Cars following in closely spaced platoons
Automated merging / diverging
Increased lane capacity x 2

5. AHS – The Vision
HOW?
Technology to allow removal of reaction time and distance
Decrease in following distance = increase in capacity
Safety maintained by technology
Internal platoons = low speed differential crashes
Space between platoons = decrease in severity of crash between platoons

6. AHS Platooning Concept
AHS Lane
Regular Lane

7. AHS – The Technology Automated Check-in Automated Check-out
Lateral and Longitudinal Controls
Malfunction Management and Analysis
Commercial (& transit) Vehicle Needs
Deployment Issues

8. San Diego Tests Mandated by Congress
Took place in San Diego in 1997 on a barrier separated HOV lane
Systems built by Automated Highway Systems Consortium
A partnership between government / universities / car companies

9. San Diego Test Results AHS is feasible AHS is not currently practical
Various AHS technologies are marketable
AHS technologies have significant positive safety implications

10. Intelligent Vehicle Initiative
The result of the AHS Findings
Very heavy safety orientation
Use new technology on roadside and in vehicles to make roadways safer

21. IVI Technologies Currently on the market
ABS (Anti-lock braking systems)
Night vision systems
GPS
Adaptive cruise control
Front end collision warning systems
Automated mayday systems

22. IVI Technologies Future Systems (under active development)
In-vehicle signing of
Dangerous conditions
Approaching emergency vehicle
Side collision avoidance systems
Rear object warning systems
Lane departure warning systems

23. IVI Technologies Future Technologies (continued)
Remote control vehicles
Snow plows
“Guard” vehicles for maintenance (unmanned crash attenuator vehicles)
Multi-vehicle “trains” (1 driver, multiple vehicles) for commercial trucks on barrier separated roads

24. IVI Technologies Future Technologies (continued)
Drowsy driver recognition
Intoxication detection
Automated steering control
Automated collision avoidance
Lane following
Obstacle recognition
Intersection collision warning systems

25. IVI Technologies Human factors is a big deal
Do people trust the technology
Will people over-compensate for the technology (or misunderstand its capabilities)
ABS
4-wheel drive in the snow

26. IVI Technology Deployment is a big issue
Public infrastructure versus private system
Chicken and egg problem