Human factors are the primary catalyst for traffic accidents. Among different factors, fatigue,
distraction, drunkenness, and/or recklessness are the most common types of abnormal …

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) are the key enabling technology for intelligent
transportation systems. Carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) …

Occupant safety remains one of the most challenging and significant design considerations
in the automotive and transportation industry. Nevertheless, independently developed active …

In road traffic, critical situations pass by as quickly as they appear. Within the blink of an eye,
one has to come to a decision, which can make the difference between a low severity, high …

This paper presents a novel risk assessment approach that allows to control the behaviour
of self driving cars. This novel continuous real-time risk assessment considers uncertainties …

The emergence of Internet of Things technology and recent advancement in sensor
networks enabled transportation systems to a new dimension called Intelligent …

Making the right decisions milliseconds before an unavoidable car accident is a challenging,
nearly impossible task for a human driver. While it is difficult enough to choose a proper …

The objective in the development of passive vehicle safety systems is to protect the
occupants in case of an accident. The severity of injuries experienced by the occupants are …

The threat assessment process is a crucial part of intelligent vehicles (IVs) for evaluating the
levels of criticality and taking possible measures to avoid the collision, especially for the …

With the rapid development of car crash sensing and identification technology, the
application of pre-triggering airbag system is becoming an important option to improve …