Safe2wheelers COST Action aims at improving Powered Two-Wheelers (PTW)safety with a holistic and integrated approach by acquiring, unifying and coordinating PTW safety research and ensuring broad dissemination towards PTW users, industry and public authorities.

The workshop on “Active Safety Technologies and V2X concepts” will bring together academia and industry experts to discuss future scenarios in PTW primary safety.

The workshop will investigate and identify innovative safety function for future active safety technologies, with special emphasis on V2X technologies. The needs for new safety functions and their roadmap to implementation will be discussed.

AGENDA

8:30-9:00

Welcome and opening session
Prof. Marco Pierini, Chair of the COST Action Safe2Wheelers,
University of Florence (IT)

Prof. Roberto Lot, Coordinator of the “Primary and secondary safety” Working Group
University of Southampton (UK)

9:00-9:30

Function and applicability of PTW safety technologies to the current crash problem: the Australian experience
Prof. Michael Fitzharris, Associate Director of Regulation and In-depth Crash Investigations
Accident Research Centre, Monash University (AUS)

9:30-10:00

State of the art of stability and riders’ assistance systems for PTWs
Andreas Georgi
Robert Bosch GmbH

10:00-10:30

Effectiveness of antilock-brakes (ABS) in reducing motorcycles crashes
Dr. Matteo Rizzi, Road safety analyst
Swedish Transport Administration, Road Safety Department

10:30-11:00

Coffee break & Networking

11:00-11:30

Powered two-wheelers safety: challenges and opportunities from the V2X technologyMr. Mr. Tomohiro Matsuda, Connected Motorcycle Consortium and Kawasaki Motors Europe

11:30-12:30

Knowledge-Base method: Introduction and brainstorming
Dr. Giovanni Savino
University of Florence (IT)

12.30-13.30

Lunch break & Networking

12:00-12:30

Potential Active Safety Benefits for Motorcyclists in the U.S.
Prof. H. Clay Gabler, Chair for Biomedical Engineering Graduate Studies
Virginia Tech (USA)

14:00-14:30

Autonomous Emergency Braking: results from simulator and vehicle pilot tests
Dr. Sebastian Will
WIVW Institute for Traffic Sciences (DE)

14:30-15:00

Round table & Conclusion
Moderators: Prof. Roberto Lot and Prof. Marco Pierini
University of Southampton (UK) and University of Florence (IT)

Travel information: you may reach Southampton by plane, train, or by ferry. The Southampton airport is very close to the University campus and it is connected by bus and taxis. Gatwick and Heathrow airports are connect to Southampton respectively by train and bus, travel time is approximately 2 hours.

Dr. Giovanni Savino