This paper will present the Italian Field Operation Test (FOT) that is tobe performed within the European Project euroFOT, which is aimed at assessing a wide variety of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) across Europe. This FOT is aimed at investigating an already marketed Lane Departure Warning (LDW) equipped on the Lancia Delta vehicles, deploying a sample of up to 1000 vehicles, and using a wide and differentiated set of self-reportedquestionnaires. Results will be referred to LDW impact on traffic safety,usefulness, and driving behavior. Given the huge sample, results are expected to accurately depict the actual impact of this function.
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