RESEARCH & EVALUATION
Vehicle Safety Research
Vehicle Safety
The Office of Vehicle Safety Research and supports U.S. DOT’s and NHTSA’s safety goals by conducting research and safety testing of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.
NHTSA’s recently published vehicle safety reports are listed chronologically below.
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A Framework for Automated Driving System Testable Cases and ScenariosThis report describes a framework for establishing sample preliminary tests for automated driving systems, focusing on light-duty vehicles with higher levels of automation, where the system is required to perform the full dynamic driving task, including lateral and longitudinal control, as well as object and event detection and response. It took the first steps of partitioning the ADS performance space as a test framework of independent factors, and mapped forward refining the testing framework through methods of modeling, simulation, track testing, and open road testing. Outcomes included identifying tactical maneuver/competency behaviors from various sources; identifying the ADS operational design domains; and developing evaluation. |
DOT HS 812 623 |
Functional Safety Assessment of a Generic Steer-by-Wire Steering System With Active Steering and Four-Wheel Steering FeaturesThis report describes the research assessing the functional safety of foundational steering systems,. specifically, steer-by-wire (SbW) systems. |
DOT HS 812 576 |
Functional Safety Assessment Of a Generic Electric Power Steering System With Active Steering and Four-Wheel Steering FeaturesThis report describes the research effort to assess the functional safety of electric power steering (EPS) systems. This study also considers the additional active steering and four-wheel steering features, which are incorporated into some EPS systems. |
DOT HS 812 575 |
Functional Safety Assessment of an Automated Lane Centering SystemThis report describes the research effort to assess the functional safety of a generic automated lane centering (ALC) system,. a key technology that supports vehicle automation by providing continuous lateral control to keep the vehicle Within the travel lane. |
DOT HS 812 573 |
Functional Safety Assessment of a Generic, Conventional, Hydraulic Braking System With Antilock Brakes, Traction Control, and Electronic Stability ControlThis report describes the research effort to assess the functional safety of foundational braking systems, specifically focusing on conventional hydraulic braking systems that includes antilock brakes, traction control and electronic stability control, which are typically included in current generation vehicles. |
DOT HS 812 574 |
Functional Safety Assessment Of a Generic Automated Lane Centering System and Related Foundational Vehicle SystemsThis report describes research to assess the functional safety of a generic automated lane centering (ALC) system and three related foundational systems --electric power steering (EPS), steer-by-wire (SbW), and conventional hydraulic braking (CHB). ALC systems are a key technology that supports vehicle automation by providing continuous lateral control to keep the vehicle within the travel lane. |
DOT HS 812 572 |