Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center to Launch New System Usability Research with Partners including University of Michigan and State Farm
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking World Usability Day, Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center (CSRC) today announced four new research projects focused on enhancing advanced technology system designs to be intuitive, easy to understand and to safely engage with drivers. The new projects, undertaken in partnership with University of Michigan, Miami University, University of Nebraska, Texas Transportation Institute and State Farm will support and inform a transition to a safe future of mobility.
Toyota's CSRC is investing $1 million in research projects focused on creating systems that are safe and efficient. These projects will focus on enabling safer and more efficient mobility systems by exploring driver behavior in different environments, monitoring driver health and identifying driver error when interacting with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) technologies.
Data from each project will be shared across the institutions to help speed research, with the results made public to support the advancement of auto safety industrywide.
"These studies will help us better align advanced vehicle technologies with the driver's needs and allow us to design and develop systems that are ultimately intuitive and easy for drivers to use," said Jeff Makarewicz, group vice president, Toyota Motor North America, Advanced Mobility Research & Development. "By working with our partner institutions, and openly sharing our insights with the broader automotive, government, NGO, and technology communities, we believe we can help progress society's acceptance of these new and promising technologies."
Since its launch in 2011, CSRC has initiated 63 research projects with 31 partner universities, publishing more than 400 papers and presenting at multiple industry conferences. CSRC research has made meaningful contributions to auto safety industrywide, including studies into human factors on vehicle safety and the efficacy of active and passive safety systems, as well as the collection of driving safety data and development of new tools to analyze that data.
The new CSRC research projects include:
Title
Collaborator
Description
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Roadmanship
University of Michigan Determine how roadmanship
Integrated Advanced characteristics (e.g., driving in a
Driver Assistance courteous manner in addition to
Systems (ADAS) being safe) can be used to help
define ADAS or automated driving
design criteria across a number of
driving contexts (e.g., different
weather conditions, different
levels of traffic congestion).
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Investigation of
Miami University Determine if it is possible to
Postural Response design an alert to autonomous
Time to Avoid a shuttle riders to adjust their
Fall balance and prepare for a sudden
stop and avoid a fall.
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Feasibility and
University of Nebraska Assess the feasibility and utility
Utility of the Car of monitoring the driver to detect
as a Platform for health and disease and provide a
Indexing Driver high-level innovative technology
Health and Disease framework that uses sensors in
available and future vehicle
technology to detect driver health
and disease, enabling safer and
more efficient use of mobility
systems.
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Identifying Texas Transportation Institute and Demonstrate the utility and value of
Deviations from State Farm integrated multi-domain data
Normal Driving (e.g., vehicle, driver,
Behavior infrastructure, crash record) in
identifying driver behaviors,
including driver errors and poor
performance when interacting with
modern ADAS systems.
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For more information on Toyota's Collaborative Safety Research Center, click here.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota has created a tremendous value chain and directly employs more than 36,000 in the U.S. The company has contributed world-class design, engineering, and assembly of more than 30 million cars and trucks at our 9 manufacturing plants, 10 including our joint venture in Alabama that begins production in 2021.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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