euroFOT: Large Scale Field Operational Test Impact Assessment

This paper discusses the approach for impact assessment that is applied in the euroFOT project. The euroFOT project aims to investigate the impacts of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and to encourage the deployment of these. Started within the seventh framework program, the euroFOT project will establish a comprehensive, technical and socio-economic assessment program for evaluating the impact of ADAS on safety, environment, traffic efficiency, user acceptance and other user-related aspects in a real environment. The approach is based on the FESTA handbook, which provides guidelines for conducting field operational tests (FOTs). The handbook approach is adapted according to the specific requirements of the euroFOT project. With this assessment program, the impacts of the ITS equipped vehicles in the euroFOT test are studied.