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eMobility – Strategic Applications AgendaAnnex BAnnex B (Transport)1. New generation sensorial systems: STARDUSTBackground and ObjectivesThe objective of STARDUST project is to assess the extent to which ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems)and AVG (Automated Vehicle Guidance) systems can contribute to a sustainable urban development not only interms of direct impacts on traffic conditions and environment but also in terms of impacts on social life, economicviability, safety, etc.ADAS/AVG systems can be designed to have variety of functions (e.g. driver assistance, safety enhancement,information provision and automated transport) and use different technologies (e.g. vehicle based, infrastructurebased or co-operative).The STARDUST project has revealed that driver support systems have a substantial potential in the urbanenvironment regarding traffic flow and traffic safety. However, there is a need for more research on urbanfollowing processes and traffic flow mechanisms such as:influence on capacity (smoothing and increasing the flow)reliability of the systems under different traffic conditions and surroundingsadaptation and interaction to the traffic environmenteffects of coupling between different systemssafety (looking at the driver behaviour and traffic processes, long term database for incidents)user acceptance and understanding of new technologies.From the road keeper and governmental point of view there is a need for more research to understanding thetraffic management: opportunities and how best handle and regulation to avoid inappropriate technologies.The ADAS/AVG technologies assessed in STARDUST were: Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA - safetyimprovements – sensors, GPS); Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC - Driver Comfort - sensors); Stop&GO (DriverComfort; on-board sensors); Lane Keeping (increase road capacity without widening road profile – visionsystems, sensors); Cybercars.http://www.trg.soton.ac.uk/stardust/http://www.adase2.net/Legal, Regulatory and institutional issuesSupplierTo move forward and reach a level of use that will have a major influence on traffic flow and safetysome concerns have to be dealt with. These were identified to include:Legislation (mandatory or not)Infrastructure investmentsCombination with other applicationsRobustness of the systems in different traffic situationsLiability issues Market needs (user acceptance, training, long term effect, maintenance)To make a substantial step forward in the rate of deployment, it will be necessary for governments toconsider making some of the systems mandatory.ISA system: Liability for database information and system performance.127