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transportation research Devil in the details: Systematic review of TOR signals in automated driving with a generic classification framework 31 October 2022
iet Blinded windows and empty driver seats: The effects of automated vehicle characteristics on cyclists’ decision-making 31 October 2022 SWOV researcher Vlakveld coauthored the article 'Blinded windows and empty driver seats: The effects of automated vehicle characteristics on cyclists’ decision-making' in 'IET Intelligent Transport Systems'.
virtual logo ​​​​​​​VIRTUAL project continues in OVTO 26 October 2022 The EU project VIRTUAL was concluded during the General Assembly on September 16 in Porto, Portugal.
EU vlag Horizon Europe project ‘V4Safety’ started 20 October 2022 On the 1st of October 2022 the V4SAFETY project (Vehicles and VRU Virtual eValuation of Road Safety) has started. 
fersi conferentie An inspiring FERSI conference 12 October 2022 On 6 and 7 October the FERSI conference took place in The Hague, the Netherlands.
ETSC_children ETSC-report: 6,000 children have died in European traffic during last decade 28 September 2022 According to the ETSC report “Reducing child deaths on European roads”, 6,000 children have died in European traffic between 2011 and 2020.
Transportation Research Exploring the usage of supervised driving automation in naturalistic conditions 26 September 2022 SWOV researchers Christoph and Van Nes coauthored the article 'Exploring the usage of supervised driving automation in naturalistic conditions' in the magazine Transportation Research.
Roadpol Road Safety Days: 'Don't leave road safety completely to road users' 12 September 2022 This year’s Road Safety Days of ROADPOL take place from 16 to 22 September together with the European Commission's European Mobility Week: a campaign by the European (traffic) police forces to draw attention to road safety.
cover R-2021-30 No suitable method to determine the amount of alcohol and drugs in traffic 8 September 2022 In the Netherlands there is no suitable method to measure how much alcohol and drugs someone has used in traffic.
PV-20180619-136.jpg Almost half of fatal rear-end collisions at the tail end of a traffic jam 13 July 2022 Almost half of the fatal rear-end collisions occur at the tail end of a traffic jam. This is mainly because at the tail end, the speed of the traffic flow decreases sharply, which coincides with frequent and hard braking.