The Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) Program originated more than 30 years ago under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society, and was implemented through bilateral agreements between the governments of the United States, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Sweden. The participating nations agreed to develop experimental safety vehicles to advance the state-of-the-art technology in automotive engineering and to meet periodically to exchange information on their progress. Since its inception the number of international partners has grown to include the governments of Canada, Australia, The Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, and two international organizations--the European Enhanced Vehicle-safety Committee, and the European Commission. A representative from each country and organization serves as a Government Focal Point in support of the Conference. The research papers and status reports contained on this CD-ROM are unedited. These documents feature research efforts underway worldwide in the reduction of motor vehicle related injuries and fatalities. For abstracts of papers see C 30849 - C 31057 (ITRD E117225, E118798-E118803, E124289-E124499).
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