Safety Implications of Automobile Navigation Systems

Robert L. French

Abstract:	In-vehicle navi ation and driver information systems are being develope m Europe, Japan and the United States to 2. improve LralIic elIiciency, roadway capacity, safety, and environmental conditions. The development of these systems has already progressed to the stage of large-scale pilot demonstraLions in Europe, and to the introduction of early versions with limited capabilities as optional equipment on top-line automobiles in Japan. Based on current trends, navigation and route guidance systems using dead reckoning with map matching for determining vehicle position will be widely available by the end of the 1990s. These systems may include Navstar GPS receivers for auxiliary position infor- maLion, and will include one-or two-wav communication links with the infrastructure for receiving t&Xc or route guidance information. In addition to providing relief from tra.fIic congestion through dynamic route guidance, these systems will lead to a net reduction in trafIic accidents if designed with safety considerations in mind. This paper reviews the nature and status of navigation-based driver information systems, and discusses their potential safely impacts.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1990) June 26 - 28, 1990 Atlantic City, NJ
Pages:	63 - 67
Cite this article:	French, Robert L., "Safety Implications of Automobile Navigation Systems," Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (1990), Atlantic City, NJ, June 1990, pp. 63-67.
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