Past events

FACTS We are delighted to report that the 3rd International Cycling Safety Conference (ICSC 2014) in Gothenburg was, based on its unprecedented participation and the positive feedback received from participants, a great success! On November 18-19, ICSC2014 hosted more than 160 participants, with about 65% of the visitors coming from outside of Sweden. The delegates came from 23 different countries

The next SAFER doctor is Staffan Davidsson, Industrial PhD student at Volvo Cars and the Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences Human Work Science at Luleå University of Technology! On the 11th of November he will present and defend his doctoral thesis, which deals with engineering psychology. Title: Adaptive Driver Information Opponent: Docent Forskningsledare Björn Peters, Statens väg-

Fordonstillverkare har idag intelligenta bilar på marknaden som exempelvis bromsar och anpassar farten självt. År 2017 ska Volvo Personvagnar ha 100 DriveMe- bilar i trafik på Göteborgs vägar som tillåter föraren att släppa ratten och göra annat. Ett annat exempel på ett helt självkörande fordon är Google Car. Automatisering har funnits länge inom flygindustrin med autopilotfunktion, men går det att

It is time for this year's Initiative Seminar held by Chalmers Area of Advance Transport . The seminar will be held the 16th of October at Elite Park Avenue Hotel, Kungsportsavenyn 36 in Goth​enburg. Green, Safe and Efficient are keywords in our efforts to contribute to education, research and innovation to the actors involved in developing the transport solutions of

Astrid Linder, VTI and Division of Vehicle Safety, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, welcomes you to her docent lecture. Title: Traffic Safety and Whiplash Injury Prevention ​ Astrid Linder was awarded a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in the field of Traffic Safety in 2002. Since then she has acquired extensive research experience in the area of biomechanics

Anders Lie, Swedish Transport Administration and Division of Vehicle Safety, Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, welcomes you to his inauguration lecture for adjunct professorship. ​Title: Evaluations of vehicle safety systems today and tomorrow ​ Anders Lie has researched the field of vehicle and traffic safety since 1989. He obtained his PhD at Karolinska Institutet in 2012. Anders

On Thursday October 9th at 13:00, Jóna Marín Ólafsdóttir, PhD Student at Department of Applied Mechanics, division of Vehicle Safety, Chalmers, will have her licentiate seminar. Jóna Marín Ólafsdóttir is working within the associated SAFER project Active Human Body Models for Virtual Occupant Response, step 2. Title: "Volunteer Muscle Activity in Dynamic Events. Input Data for Human Body Models" Discussion

We welcome you all to a SAFER seminar by Prof. Makoto Itoh, University of Tsukuba who is visiting SAFER on the 8th of October. Speaker: Prof. Makoto Itoh, University of Tsukuba Host: Giulio Piccinini Abstract. Technologies for autonomous driving systems are rapidly developing all over the world. However, it is almost impossible to realize “fully” self-driving cars which run in

The next SAFER doctor is Emma Tivesten, Industrial PhD Student at Department of Applied Mechanics, division of Vehicle Safety, Chalmers, and Volvo Cars! On the 19th of September she will present and defend he doctoral thesis. Emma has been working in the SAFER project Field Data Acquisition and Analysis Methods for Car Safety Development. Title: Understanding and prioritizing crash contributing

The SAFER project Hazard Classification ( www.chalmers.se/safer/EN/projects/pre-crash-safety/pre-studies/hazard-classification ) is related to hazard classification according to ISO 26262. ISO 26262 is a standard to avoid electrical malfunctions causing vehicle accidents. Focus of ISO 26262 is all safety related functionality in road vehicles, including both active and passive safety functions and most vehicle dynamic functionality. The standard is currently being used in

We are pleased to announce the 2014 IAVSD Workshop on Automated Driving and Autonomous Functions on Road Vehicles. T his will be held on August 27-29, 2014 in the beautiful city of Gothenburg on the West coast of Sweden. The topic of the workshop is the system dynamics of self-driven vehicles - those that with full or partial autonomy in

Beaming crashes into the trauma room:
 Crash injury assessment in the field Speaker: Dr. Dan McGehee, University of Iowa In the US, advanced life support paramedics arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash have advanced training that allows them to make important life-saving decisions without conferring with supervising doctors from a trauma center. The downside of this independence

Fordon som drivs med batterier och elektriska motorer, s.k. "e-fordon" (el- och elhybridfordon), blir allt vanligare på svenska vägar. Därmed ökar risken att sådant fordon hamnar i en trafikskadehändelse. Vad kan då hända med e-fordon i trafikskadehändelse? De två forskningsprojekten FFI-Räddningskedjan och EVERSAFE har undersökt scenarier kring denna fråga genom bred omvärldsanalys och fysiskt förstörande provning på e-fordon och batterisystem

Purpose with the seminar Present and discuss interesting issues within and challenges for vehicle dynamics in a cooperative environment Develop and increase competence Create understanding and interest for vehicle dynamics Networking between Engineers and Organisations Agenda 09:30-09:50 Registration and coffee 09:50-10:00 Welcome: SVEA & ECO2 10:00-12:00 Lectures: ◾Autonomous functions for increased traffic safety, Pär Degerman, Scania ◾Platooning - a first

SAFER completed its eighth year on March 31st 2014! To present SAFER’s broad competence within vehicle and traffic safety, we have put together an interesting program for you with presentations of seven different projects focused on Pre-Crash Safety, Crash Safety and Traffic Safety Analysis. Attending the seminar is free of charge and open to everyone who is interested in our

Formally SAFER has completed its operational year 8 (April 1st, 2013- March 31st, 2014). According to the agreement it is time for the yearly meeting with representatives from all SAFER partners. Personal invitation. Welcome to the SAFER Project Day in the afternoon at 13:00-16:00. This is a half-day where results from SAFER's broad competence within vehicle and traffic safety are

Welcome to a SAFER Seminar with presentation by SAFER International Scientific Advisory Board member, Prof. Kazuya Takeda, on current and past research activities! Prof. Kazuya Takeda is Professor at Graduate School of Information Science, Green Mobility Collaborative Research Center, Nagoya University, Japan. In this presentation, we utilize driver gaze and vehicle operation behavior for detecting risky lane changes. We break

Welcome to a SAFER Seminar with presentation by SAFER International Scientific Advisory Board member, Joseph Kanianthra , on current and past research activities! Joseph Kanianthra is President of Active Safety Engineering LLC and Former Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research (Retired) at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. There is much discussion among vehicle manufacturers, academic

Kan appar göra cyklingen säkrare? Cykelolyckorna ökar men på trafiksäkerhetscentrumet SAFER pågår forskning för ökad cykelsäkerhet. BikeCOM är en smartphoneapp som varnar för kollision mellan cykel och fordon i korsningar. Appen jalp! analyserar cyklisters rörelsemönster och larmar automatiskt ifall en olycka inträffar. jalp! kan förkorta tiden det tar tills den skadade kan ges vård och därmed rädda liv. Välkommen till

Cykelolyckorna ökar men på trafiksäkerhetscentrumet SAFER pågår forskning för ökad cykelsäkerhet. Ny teknik innebär nya möjligheter till säkrare cykling. BikeCOM är en smartphoneapp som varnar för kollision mellan cykel och fordon i korsningar. Appen jalp! analyserar cyklisters rörelsemönster och larmar automatiskt ifall en olycka inträffar. jalp! kan förkorta tiden det tar tills den skadade kan ges vård och därmed rädda