Road Safety – A Better Way Forward

Safety is a key element in new vehicle design and active safety, together with driver distraction prevention, has become one of the most talked about issues in the mobility industry. This book features 20 SAE technical papers, originally published in 2009 and 2010, which showcase how the mobility industry is considering all aspects of safety in designing and producing safer vehicles. These papers were selected by SAE International's 2010 President Dr. Andrew Brown Jr., Executive Director and Chief Technologist for Delphi Corporation. The contents of this book explore a variety of safety issues in the areas of market and consumer preferences; driver assistance and modeling; active safety system, crash sensing and sensor fusion; communications; and road safety. The publication also includes a number of articles authored by renowned experts in the field of active safety. This book is the second in the trilogy from SAE on "Safe, Green and Connected" vehicles in the mobility industry edited by Dr. Andrew Brown, Jr. The other two books in this trilogy are: Green Technologies and the Mobility Industry Connectivity and the Mobility Industry Buy a Combination of Books and Save! This trilogy can be purchased in a combination of two books as follows: Green Technologies and Active Safety in the Mobility Industry Green Technologies and Connectivity in the Mobility Industry Active Safety and Connectivity in the Mobility Industry Buy the Entire 3 Book Set and Save the Most! Green, Safe & Connected: The Future of Mobility