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Agile evaluation methods for ITS
Successful deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) applications requires information on their impacts, costs and benefits, technical functioning and other characteristics. However, the resources, time and data available for evaluation of ITS systems are usually limited. Evaluation methods...
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Posted in Intelligent Transport Systems
Tagged Advanced driver assistance system, agile, evaluation, intelligent transport systems, ITS, traffic safety
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Exploring driver and operator behaviour models in the context of automated driving – Identification of issues from a human actor perspective
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland studied human issues related to automated driving. The descriptive study explored three different theoretical approaches – one of which has been developed and applied in an industrial work context featuring a long tradition of human interaction with...
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Posted in Human Behaviour and Attitudes, Vehicles
Tagged automated driving, automation, behaviour, Human factors
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Kilometre tax is expected to have the greatest environmental impact
How can environmentally differentiated charges and other policy instruments reduce the freight transports’ environmental impact? VTI has participated in a research project on this subject.
The project was led by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and carried out in collaboration with...
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Posted in Environment and Climate, Freight Transport, Policy and Planning
Tagged emissions, environment, freight transport, ports, tax
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New study examines the mental health of seamen
Working at sea and being away from home for long periods can be mentally straining. In a preparatory study, researchers at VTI will examine how prevalent mental ill health is among ship crews in Sweden, and how the shipping companies’ preventative efforts are working.
Ships are very special...
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Posted in Human Behaviour and Attitudes
Tagged mental health, mental ill health, seamen, ship, working conditions
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