Low Speed Automation, a French Initiative

TL;DR

This paper discusses the French ABV project, which explores low-speed vehicle automation as a solution to traffic jams, aiming to demonstrate its feasibility and benefits through scientific research.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of low-speed automation in France and details the scientific background and expected outcomes of the ABV project.

Findings

Demonstrated feasibility of low-speed vehicle automation.

Potential benefits include reduced traffic congestion.

Scientific framework established for further development.

Abstract

Nowadays, vehicle safety is constantly increasing thanks to the improvement of vehicle passive and active safety. However, on a daily usage of the car, traffic jams remains a problem. With limited space for road infrastructure, automation of the driving task on specific situation seems to be a possible solution. The French project ABV, which stands for low speed automation, tries to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept and to prove the benefits. In this article, we describe the scientific background of the project and expected outputs.