The EU Commission initiated this exploratory study in order to: provide a survey of current approaches to assess the impact of new Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems IVSS; develop a methodology for assessing the potential impact of IVSS in Europe; provide factors for estimating the socio-economic benefits resulting from the introduction of Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems (these factors, such as improved journey times, reduced congestion, lower infrastructure and operating costs, reduced environmental impacts, lower medical care costs etc., will form the basis of a qualified monetary assessment); identify the major indicators influencing market deployment and develop deployment scenarios for selected technologies/regions. In this, the proposed methodology will be useful in identifiying the relevant data required for the evaluation of the socio-economic benefits of intelligent vehicle safety systems. Thereby, the proposed methodology provides an approach for the identification of relevant data that is required for the evaluation of the socio-economic impact of intelligent vehicle safety systems. (Author/publisher)
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