Technical Feasibility of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Road Traffic Safety

Abstract

This paper explores the technical feasibility of five Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) functions to contribute to road traffic safety, to reach stated European (EU) and national road traffic safety targets. These functions – enhanced navigation, speed assistance, collision avoidance, intersection support and lane keeping – were selected from previous research as adequate substitutes for infrastructure related measures. State-of-the-art enabling technologies (like positioning, radar, laser, vision and communication) and their potential are analysed from a technical perspective, and possible obstacles for large-scale dedicated ADAS implementation for road traffic safety are discussed.