Effectiveness of low speed autonomous emergency braking in real-world rear-end crashes

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-29

  Fildes, B ^a   Keall, M ^b   Bos, N ^c   Lie, A ^d   Page, Y ^e   Pastor, C ^f   Pennisi, L ^g   Rizzi, M ^h   Thomas, P ⁱ   Tingvall, C ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c SWOV INSTITUTE FOR ROAD SAFETY RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^d SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^e RENAULT   (France)

^f Bundesanstalt fuer Strassenwesen   (Germany)

^g Automobile Club d'Italia ^*  (Italy)

^h Stockholm and Folksam Research   (Sweden)

ⁱ LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AEB technology; Effectiveness; Meta analysis; Real world; Rear end crashes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BRAKING; CRASHWORTHINESS; FLEET OPERATIONS; VEHICLES;

EFFECTIVENESS; INDUCED EXPOSURE; META ANALYSIS; PASSENGER VEHICLES; REAL-WORLD; REAR-END CRASHES; STANDARD ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL EVIDENCE;

ACCIDENTS;

ACCELERATION; AUTOMATION; CAR; EMERGENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SURVIVAL; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILES; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84928738151     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2015.03.029     Document Type: Article

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