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Research and Testing to Accelerate the Adoption of Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Systems in Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs)
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: To determine the technical and market barriers to nationwide adoption of AEB systems and to recommend measures to overcome those barriers in order to accelerate adoption of AEB on commercial vehicles (in all segments) weighing more than 10,000...Research and Recommendations for Improving FMCSA’s HM Cargo Tank Facilities Monitoring and Enforcement Program
Goal: To develop recommendations for how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) can better meet the requirements for tracking and monitoring the safety performance of cargo tank facilities. Background: FMCSA built a system for collecting and evaluating information on...Analysis of Naturalistic Driving Data to Assess Distraction and Drowsiness in Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles
Project Goal: To Analyze the collected naturalistic driving data from the Onboard Monitoring System (OBMS) Field Operational Test (FOT) in order to assess fatigue and distraction as it relates to crash risk.Multi-Modal Driver Distraction and Fatigue Detection and Warning System, Phase II (SBIR)
Goal: To provide innovative, practical, fast, and reliable detection of driver fatigue and distraction under a wide variety of operating conditions. Background: Fatigue and distraction are among the major risk factors associated with commercial motor vehicle (CMV) crashes. The effects of...Examining FMCSA Vision Standard for CMV Drivers and Waiver Program
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To re-examine the vision standard for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and evaluate the efficacy of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s vision waiver program.Background:Visual inputs are essential for driving a CMV. It is difficult...Effectiveness of Weigh Station Pre-Clearance/E-Screening Systems
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: To research available weigh station pre-clearance/e-screening systems to determine their effectiveness related to roadside enforcement efforts, commercial vehicle safety, crash reduction, injuries avoided, and lives saved. Background: The...Development of Baseline Safety Performance Measures for Highly Automated Commercial Vehicles
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal: To analyze and evaluate data from previous naturalistic driving studies to determine parameters that should be included in future automated commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and truck platoon naturalistic driving studies and pilot tests....Cybersecurity Best Practices for Integration/Retrofit of Telematics and Aftermarket Electronic Systems into Heavy Vehicles
.auto-style1 { text-align: center; } Goal:To develop a set of best practices and guidelines focused on minimizing cyber risks for aftermarket electronic systems intended for use in the commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry.
Background:Heavy vehicle fleet operators...