Michele TOZZI
Drive2theFuture
Drive2theFuture was a project that aimed to prepare “drivers,” travellers, and vehicle operators of the future to accept and use connected, cooperative, and automated transport modes, and the industry of these technologies to understand and meet their needs and wants.
Needs, Wants and Behaviour of ‘Drivers’ and Automated Vehicle Users Today and Into the Future
To achieve this, it modelled the behaviour of different automated vehicle “drivers” and prognosed acceptance for several automated driving scenarios, developed specialized training tools, content, optimized HMI for “driver”-vehicle handovers, CEA and MCA studies for the selection of the most favourable automated functions realisation, and demonstrated them in 12 pilots across Europe.
The pilots covered all automated transportation modes (automated car, PTW, truck, bus, minibus, rail, workboat and drones) and involved driving/riding/rail simulators, VR/AR simulation toolkits, test tracks and real-world environments, in which over 1000 AV drivers/passengers, 200 AV operators and 20,000 involved citizens experienced automation.
Drive2TheFuture was coordinated by CERTH.
Drive2TheFuture was co-funded by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Research and Innovation Directorate General under Grant Agreement n° 815001.
Key Facts
- Partners from 13 EU countries: 31
- Duration: May 2019-May 2022
- Budget: €3.9 million
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