TASS, TNO and TTAI have joined forces in a partnership under the name Beyond Safe, a joint initiative to help the automotive industry face the challenges arising from increasing market demands. The partners claims they can add value to the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) by combining TASS’ commercial focus and global network with TNO’s expertise in Innovative research & development and TTAI’s state-of-the-art crash testing facilities. Beyond Safe claims it offers a unique combinatio
A valiant attempt to ease the UK’s congested strategic road system? Or an idea that should never have seen the light of day? Alan Dron reports on the controversy over smart motorways...
In-vehicle systems are making huge advances in vehicle safety with the introduction of ABS, collision avoidance, adaptive cruise control, lane departure alert and blind spot warning… the list goes on. But at the same time accidents are still happening and arguably getting bigger. A look at a list of multi-vehicle (30 - 300) accidents across Europe, North and South America and parts of the Middle East shows that the trend is increasing with 2013 already having witnessed seven such incidents – three of which
