Automobile 2020

Advanced Safety Technologies

Road safety and Automobile safety are very important multidisciplinary topics which have been in constant innovation since the production of commercial automobiles. Areas like Vehicle Dynamics and Handling, Advanced and Combined Braking Systems, Automated Safety Technologies, Advanced Safety Systems (including human factors), Pre-Crash, In-Crash and Post-Crash Accident Analysis, Crashworthiness, Damage Mitigation and Occupant protection, Functional safety of alternative propulsion vehicles, Safety of elderly drivers, Safety effects of reduced-mass vehicles etc. are just few of lines of investigation for research institutes involved in the field of accident analysis and automotive safety. Government legislations regarding automotive safety, Crucial drivers in changing trends of vehicle safety, Commercial and societal concerns related to automotive safety etc. are also major areas of concern in the field of automotive safety.