1 euroFOT: LARGE SCALE FIELD OPERATIONAL TESTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT

This paper discusses the approach for impact assessment that will be applied in the euroFOT project. The euroFOT project aims to investigate the impacts of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and to encourage the deployment of these. Started within the seventh framework programme the euroFOT project will establish a comprehensive, technical and socio / economic assessment program for evaluating the impact of ADAS on safety, environment and user-acceptance in real environment. The approach is based on the FESTA handbook, which provides guidelines for the conduction of field operational tests (FOTs). The handbook is adapted according to the specific requirements of the euroFOT project. The impacts on traffic efficiency, safety, environment as well as user acceptance and driver behaviour of the systems installed in the vehicles are studied