High-Technology Safety Components To Undergo Three-Year Field Tests
Safety technologies will be tested on the road in the next three years, with the federal government kicking in $12.7 million to go along with $7.7 million in private money to fund four truck safety pilot projects.
The programs, which involve academic, private and government institutions, are part of the Department of Transportation-sponsored Intelligent Vehicle Initiative.
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The government hopes the tests will show that high-tech systems for collision warning, rollover warning, lane guidance and electronic braking offer a substantial edge in safety. Several truck manufacturers are poised to put the equipment on new vehicles even before the final outcomes of these evaluations are known.
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“Partnering with the private sector increases the likelihood that new technologies will be adopted,” said Susan Slye, transportation specialist with the joint intelligent transportation system program office in Washington, D.C.
