U.S. Government Special Awards of Appreciation to SAFER related researcher
We are proud to announce that the SAFER related researchers Dr Nils Lübbe and Dr Mikael Ljung Aust today received special awards from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, America’s primary automotive safety body.
The awards were presented at the 2019 Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) Conference in the Netherlands.
Dr Lübbe, who was honored with the prestigious U.S. Government Special Awards of Appreciation, has made an exceptional research contribution to integrated protection for Vulnerable Road Users. As his research has shown, best protection is offered when both active and passive protection measures are combined. His work has advanced safety assessment programs around the world. He continues to quantify safety benefits of new technologies and to identify residual problems, combining the benefits of pre-crash and in-crash interventions to maximize protection levels on the way to Vision Zero.
Dr Ljung Aust is one of Volvo Cars’ most prominent safety researchers and specialises in applying behavioural science research into crash avoidance and he was honored with the so-called U.S. Government Safety Engineering Excellence. In the past 20 years, he has published or co-published more than 30 scientific papers on subjects such as driver distraction, collision warning and avoidance systems, as well as the potential safety impact of self-driving technology.
The award is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in cooperation with 2019 Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) Government Focal Points, and participating country representatives.
A warm congratulation to both!
