Past events

We have invited 4 speakers from the domain of Automotive HMI design to join this seminar. Agenda 14.30 - 14. 45 Welcome & roundtable introduction from everyone at the seminar 14.45 - 15.00 MariAnne Karlsson, Professor, Head of Division Design & Human Factors at department of Industrial and Materials Science. She will present on an overview of ongoing research in

Safety is one of the main drivers that push the development of automated driving technology. A major motivation of automated driving is the potential to reduce accidents caused by human error. The PhD thesis defence of Steve Stephen Ridella (on the topic of rollover protection), scheduled on Wednesday May 17 in the morning, offers an excellent opportunity to schedule a

Stephen Ridella (industry PhD-student from NHTSA, USA) will defend his PhD thesis titled “THE CONTRIBUTION OF VEHICLE, OCCUPANT AND CRASH FACTORS TO THE RISK OF INJURY AS A RESULT OF VEHICLE ROLLOVER - NEW APPROACHES TO DATA AND MODELING” A pdf-version of the thesis summary and the appended papers are available on: https://chalmersuniversity.box.com/s/ijyzu316e5gy7m393d4gbx2ub2gnatey Faculty opponent is Professor Pete Thomas, Loughborough

Välkommen till SAFER på Vetenskapsfestivalen! Den 10 maj kl 10:00-10:40 håller SAFER ett seminarie om Tillit till självkörande bilar i Nordstan. Utvecklingen av självkörande fordon går snabbt framåt. Men vågar vi verkligen lita på bilarna? Är de säkra, och hur hjälper forskningen till att skapa tillit till den nya tekniken? SAFER är ett kunskapscentrum för trafiksäkerhet och våra forskare berättar

We welcome you all to a SAFER Seminar by Dr. John Bolte, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, who is visiting SAFER on May 3. The Injury Biomechanics Research Center (IBRC) at The Ohio State University is a multi-disciplinary research center dedicated to investigating the relationships between human injury and physical mechanical properties. The IBRC has completed research in

Shareholders are welcome to the annual Shareholders meeting at SAFER on April 25. Coffee is served from 09:30, meeting starts 10:00 in Demostudion.

You are invited to Thomas Broberg's licenciate seminar: Older car drivers – Needs of vehicle support for safe individual mobility . Discussion leader is Docent Anna Anund, VTI. Cake and coffee will be served after the seminar in the coffee room at SAFER. Welcome!

Are you interested in autonomous driving , V2X and AD testing and evaluation in China? We welcome you all to a SAFER seminar with CTS (China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety) . In relation to the CTS board meeting at SAFER we will offer you a seminar consisting of presentations by our Chinese partners to learn more about future transportation

We welcome you all to a SAFER Seminar by Carol Flannagan, UMTRI, USA, who is visiting SAFER on March 30, 2017. Since the early 1900’s, automotive safety has been a major societal concern. From the earliest days, data on crashes and fatalities have been used to drive changes that lowered risk. One hundred years later, vehicle automation places us on

5th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention Meeting the Challenges of New Technology and Automation March 20-22, 2017 Paris, France Welcome to the 5th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (DDI2017). DDI2017 will be held in Paris, France, on March 20-22, 2017, and follows the four highly successful DDI Conferences held previously in Gothenburg, Sweden (2009, 2011, 2013)

Children, Life and Traffic is a national conference with children and young people's everyday mobility and road safety in focus. The conference takes place March 7, 2017 at Lindholmen Science Park. The conference aims to be a multidisciplinary meeting place and source of inspiration, which offers new perspectives, research and best practice. SAFER is co-hosting this event together with NTF

Every Thursday at 11:30-12:30 SAFER is arranging an interesting lunch seminar. The seminars are closely connected to the SAFER competence and research areas and partners. The seminar is held at SAFER and a nice light lunch is also served. All SAFER key people, i.e. who has a key to SAFER and hence active in SAFER's research or operations, are invited.

How to evaluate safety? … by using the EFrame structured framework for industrial safety evaluation. Agenda - Introduction To EFrame Project “Predictive safety/cost benefit assessment” - Which safety system or service has the highest potential benefit? - Following up the safety performance of Volvo Group trucks over time - Short break if needed - Definition of target scenarios and use

11.00 - 12.30 Onsdag 11 januari Hur beter sig autonoma fordon med övriga trafikanter? Ordförande: Anna Nilsson-Ehle, Safer Kooperativa fordon – en ständig utmaning. Erfarenheter från tävlingen Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge Jonas Didoff, Viktoria Swedish ICT Självkörande lastbil beter sig som ett djur Ola Benderius, Chalmers tekniska högskola Autonom shuttle mellan Chalmers campus – en verklighet inom kort? Christian Berger

You are invited to the public defense of Jonas Bärgman ’s thesis for the degree of doctor of philosophy. The defense will take place at 10.00 a.m. on Friday December 2, 2016, in room Delta, house Svea, Forskningsgången 4, Chalmers Campus Lindholmen, Gothenburg. The title of the thesis is: Methods for Analysis of Naturalistic Driving Data in Driver Behavior Research

Welcome to the celebration of ReVeRe's 1-year anniversary! ReVeRe is Chalmers’ new advanced vehicle research lab in collaboration with AB Volvo, Volvo Cars and Region Västra Götaland. Date: Friday November 18, 2016 Time: 14:30 - 15:30 Location: Valdemar Noréns gata 12, Lindholmen, Gothenburg Map: See map for parking and directions https://goo.gl/maps/FMYvhjKbvF22 Nearest bus stop: Regnbågsgatan Fika will be served. Please

Our next SAFER doctor will be Cecilia Sunnevång. Cecilia has performed research within the area of near-side car crashes. She will present and defend her doctoral thesis Characteristics of near-side car crashes - an integrated approach to side impact safety, November 11th 13:00-16:00 NUS 1D - Tandläkarhögskolan, Hörsal D, Umeå universitet. Please contact Cecilia if you would like to attend

Den första självkörande bilen i projektet Drive Me är färdig och nästa år kommer 100 automatiserade bilar att köra omkring i Göteborg. Hur påverkar det göteborgarna? Vem har ansvaret för körandet? Hur vet föraren när bilen lämnar över till kommandot? Systemen i bilen måste vara robusta och det finns inte utrymme för felprogrammering eller omstart av datorer. Det pågår ett

Save the date! October 27! Initiative seminar 2016: Autonomous transport systems - the good, the bad and the unknown Connected and sustainable transport systems Chalmers Area of Advance Transport's yearly Initiative seminar is 2016 about Autonomous transport systems. The initiative seminar is arranged by Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg.

The symposium serves as a forum for researchers, experts, and practitioners to explore and discuss recent research results, challenges, and opportunities in the area of intelligent and safe vehicular systems. The next symposium is on October 18, at AstaZero at 10:00-16:30. Please check the detailed information about the times for the shuttle buses that will take you to AstaZero. When