Honda Begins Testing of Advanced Safety Vehicles and Driving Safety Support Systems on Public Roadways–Honda Cooperating on Development of Driving Safety
Support Systems Using Inter-Vehicle and Road-to-Vehicle Communications
to Help Reduce Traffic Accidents–
Honda announced that it will conduct testing on public roadways of its
Driving Safety Support Systems*1
(DSSS) using inter-vehicle and road-to-vehicle communications. The
tests, which will be conducted using the “Honda ASV-4” Advanced Safety
Vehicle*2 and other vehicles equipped
with advanced safety technology, will be carried out between Monday,
March 24, and Friday, March 28, on public roadways in Utsunomiya City,
Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
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Honda ASV-4 |
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Honda DSSS |
This round of testing is being conducted as part of a cooperative
project that includes Phase 4 of the Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV)
project, conducted under the auspices of the Japanese Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Road Transport Bureau, and the
DSSS, being developed principally by the Universal Traffic Management
Society of Japan (UTMS), which is overseen by the National Police
Agency. The purpose of the project is to utilize positional information
gleaned from communications between motorcycles, automobiles, and road
infrastructure to help prevent certain types of traffic accidents which
tend to occur frequently.
Honda will conduct these public-road tests using a Forza scooter and an
Odyssey automobile equipped with the inter-vehicle communications
technologies being developed as part of the the Honda ASV-4, along with
two more of the same models equipped with Honda DSSS technologies*3.
The objectives of the testing will be 1) to verify inter-vehicle and
road-to-vehicle communications functions; 2) to verify DSSS functions;
and 3) to collect and present data that will contribute to evaluating
system effectiveness, thereby contributing to the prevention of
accidents involving rear-end collisions, collisions between turning
vehicles and oncoming vehicles, and collisions involving turning
vehicles with vehicles passing on the inside.
Since late 2007 Honda has also been collecting the necessary data on
basic properties affecting the propagation and transmission of radio
signals used in inter-vehicle communications. Building on the results
of the current round of public-road testing, Honda plans to participate
in joint government and private-sector large-scale verification testing
scheduled to be carried out in 2008, based on the New IT Reform
Strategy (initiated January 19, 2006 by the IT Strategic Headquarters
of the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan).
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Driving Safety Support Systems (DSSS):
Systems that provide the driver with visual and audio information on
the surrounding traffic environment to alert the drivers of possible
driving-related dangers and facilitate greater attentiveness, promoting
a more relaxed driving environment and preventing traffic accidents. |
| *2 |
Advanced Safety Vehicle (ASV): A vehicle equipped
with systems using advanced technologies to assist the driver in safe
driving. The ASV project, conducted under the auspices of the Japanese
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, involves the
cooperation of industry, academia, and government. It is currently in
Phase 4 (2006~2010). |
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The motorcycle used in DSSS testing is utilized for camera detection purposes. |
Overview—Public-Road Verification Testing of Honda ASV-4 and Honda DSSS in Tochigi, Japan
The public-road verification testing in Tochigi, Japan will be carried
out by four companies: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd., Fuji Heavy
Industries Ltd., Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation and Honda
Motor Co., Ltd.
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Driving Safety Support Systems UTMS Association |
ASV-4 logo |
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DSSS logo |
< ASV/DSSS verification test objective >
The system will use communications infrastructure to assist in
providing positional information on difficult-to-spot motorcycles that
may not be detected by independent onboard sensors.
< System functions subject to verification testing >
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Rear-end Collision Avoidance Assistance Information System (DSSS)
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Objective: |
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To assist in preventing rear-end collisions in
poor-visibility conditions by providing positional information on
vehicles stopped in the road ahead.
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Desired effects: |
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Reduced incidence of rear-end collisions. |
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Prevention of traffic accidents caused by inattentive driving (by compensating for errors in recognition and judgment).
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Cross-Traffic-Turning and Oncoming Vehicle Collision Avoidance Assistance Information System(ASV/DSSS)
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Objective: |
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To assist in preventing collisions between vehicles
turning across traffic and oncoming vehicles by providing vehicles
turnings at signal-controlled intersections with positional information
for difficult-to-spot oncoming vehicles.
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Desired effect: |
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Reduced incidence of collisions between turning
vehicles and oncoming vehicles (prevention of accidents caused by
perceptual error or miscalculation; compensation for errors in judging
the speed and distance of motorcycles and facilitation of awareness of
the presence of motorcycles).
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Inside-Lane-Turning Vehicle Collision Avoidance Assistance Information System(ASV/DSSS)
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Objective: |
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To assist in preventing collisions between motorcycles
passing on the inside and vehicles turning at signal-controlled
intersections by providing positional information on difficult-to-spot
vehicles approaching from the rear.
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Desired effect: |
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Reduced incidence of collisions with motorcycles
passing on the inside during turns (prevention of accidents by
providing supplementary information on vehicles in blind spots).
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