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Director, TRL Academy - Evidence based, innovative and creative transport and mobility solutions
I’m incredibly proud of the work TRL undertook supporting the European Commission and European Parliament to mandate new General Safety Regulation and Pedestrian Safety Regulation in 2022 (GSR2). The EU has established a policy framework to ensure the safest vehicle fleet in the world by 2030, and simultaneously helped the EU Automotive Industry to remain competitive with regard to the challenges of developing automated vehicles. Intelligent Speed Assistance #ISA is a key element of the GSR2 package of measures – road deaths, injuries and collisions are preventable and GSR2 is the equivalent to a ‘vehicle vaccine’. As a general rule, for every 1 km/h reduction in average traffic speed, we observe a 3% reduction in collisions. ISA helps drivers to conform with safe speeds and saves them money by improving fuel efficiency. It mitigates the risk of unintentional lapses in concentration that can lead to expensive speeding fines and license endorsements – keeping us all mobile and working. ISA is a superpower for two reasons. Firstly, it makes ADAS features and crashworthiness measures more effective in the real world. Secondly, it begins to tackle the existential global warming and climate change crisis we are facing by directly reducing transport energy consumption and carbon emissions. Thank you Global NCAP for inviting TRL to be part of the innovative and brave #GlobaI_ISA_Partnership initiative. I am imagining the next EU package of safety measures (GSR3) being integrated with environmental requirements - a system approach, grounded on pragmatic solutions, striving for #visionzero and #netzero.
“ISA is a superpower. “If a pedestrian steps out in front of your car, #AEB combined with ISA’s speed reduction will give the pedestrian a far greater chance of survival and avoid life changing injuries when involved in a crash." Richard Cuerden, Director, TRL Academy, explains the life saving benefits of #ISA at #NCAP24. #ForSaferJourneys
