An integrated countermeasure system could prevent over 48 percent of rear-end, run-off-road, and lane change crashes. Through the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems initiative,
the U.S. DOT is seeking to establish a partnership with the automotive and commercial vehicle industries to accelerate the introduction of integrated vehicle-based safety systems into the nation’s vehicle fleet.
Blending lane change warning, lane departure warning, and forward collision warning into a seamless system with an integrated driver-vehicle interface makes for a powerful combination of safety tools – theoretically.
Now the IVBSS system, developed under the leadership of the University of Michigan, will be evaluated with fleet testing on the open road in the second phase of the program, which has just been approved.