Effectiveness of low speed autonomous emergency braking in real-world rear-end crashes.
This study set out to evaluate the effectiveness of low speed autonomous emergency braking (AEB) technology in current model passenger vehicles, based on real-world crash experience. The validating vehicle safety through meta-analysis (VVSMA) group comprising a collaboration of government, industry consumer organisations and researchers, pooled data from a number of countries using a standard analysis format and the established MUND approach. Induced exposure methods were adopted to control for any extraneous effects. The findings showed a 38 percent overall reduction in rear-end crashes for vehicles fitted with AEB compared to a comparison sample of similar vehicles. There was no statistical evidence of any difference in effect between urban (≤60 km/h) and rural (>60 km/h) speed zones. Areas requiring further research were identified and widespread fitment through the vehicle fleet is recommended.
Monash University Accident Research Centre, Australia. Electronic address: brian.fildes@monash.edu.
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Fildes
University of Otago, New Zealand.
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Keall
SWOV, Institute for Road Safety Research, The Netherlands.
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Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), Sweden.
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Lie
European Automobile Manufacturer's Association, Renault, France.
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Page
Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt), Germany.
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Pastor
Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI), Italy.
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Pennisi
Folksam Insurance, Sweden.
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Rizzi
Loughborough University, UK.
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Thomas
Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket), Sweden.
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Tingvall
D000054:Acceleration; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001331:Automation; D001336:Automobiles; D004630:Emergencies; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011482:Protective Devices; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control
AEB technology; Effectiveness; Meta-analysis; Real-world; Rear-end crashes