WP 1000 : Inventory and recommendations for in-depth socio-economic impact assessment of Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems (IVSS)
This work package forms the basis for all future work in eIMPACT. It delivers the recommendations for stand-alone and cooperative systems to be examined in-depth in the socio-economic analysis in the eIMPACT project.
There are many promising IVSS that could be considered. However, the time line and budget of eIMPACT dictated that only 8-12 systems will be subject to the full set of analyses within eIMPACT. The analyses include cost-benefit, traffic and safety impacts, and stakeholder analyses.
A sound selection methodology and process formed the basis for the process of selecting which of the IVSS to select for in-depth analysis.
In a first step an initial list of alternative IVSS applications for review are defined by collecting information (round table method).
A specified set of classifications describes each IVSS from a different point of view. A ranking and selecting process is based on the classifications (multi criteria assessment). The process of ranking a limited number of systems took place in a workshop. External experts, public officials, EU representatives and EU 6th framework project representatives contributed their input to the selection process at the "System Selection Workshop" at the Fresenius University in Cologne, Germany on March 9-10, 2006. The ranking process resulted in a preliminary list of 12 systems. A final step in the methodology, the consideration of strategic EU objectives and the "crosscheck", was carried out in order to come to a final list.
In the last step, consideration of strategic EU objectives and the the boundaries and conditions of the eIMPACT project, was carried out in order to come to a final list (Cross-Check Analysis).
The most important classifications are : Time to market, cooperation level, action mode of IVSS, benefits, costs, Challenges and risks.
The most important boundaries and conditions are : Select systems such that all domains of the first three classifications are covered. Later work packages will determine if and how the analyses of the selected systems will be carried out. Specifically, how do the methodologies and tools for assessment fit with the systems?
In the course of the work package, the number of IVSS was reduced from 28 to 12 systems, which form the basis for in-depth assessment. The final system selection will be known during the summer of 2006.