Objective In recent years, a variety of driver support and information management systems have been designed and implemented with the objective of improving safety as well as the performance of vehicles. While the crucial issues at a technical level have been mostly solved, their consequences on driver activity remains open and needs to be fully explained. Of particular importance are their effects on driver behaviour and strategies, and their impact on the operation and safety of the traffic system. The aim of the proposed project is to develop and validate a unified model of driver behaviour and driver interaction with innovative technologies in emergency situations. This model will be applicable to and validated for all the surface transport modes. Drivers’ age, gender, education and experience and culture are factors that will be considered together with influences from the environment and the vehicle. A unified model of driver behaviour will be of great use when designing innovative technologies since it will allow for assessment and tuning of the systems in a safe and controllable environment. At the concept stage, the model could guide designers in identifying potential problem areas whilst at the prototype stage, the model could inform on the scenarios to be used in system evaluation. In this way the systems will be better adapted to the drivers before being available on the market and will provide better support to the driver in emergency situations. Along the same lines, the model could be of use for authorities as a guide in assessing and approving innovative technologies without performing extensive simulator experiments or large scale field trials. As far as the proposes are aware, there has not to date been any research taking the bold step of attempting to create a unified model of driver behaviour applicable across the modes, still less a functioning piece of software to represent that model and the validation of that software. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresocial sciencessocial geographytransport Keywords Driver behaviour Unified model of driver behaviour innovative technologies modelling simulator studies Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST-2007-4.1-02 - Human physical and behavioural components Call for proposal FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator STATENS VAG- OCH TRANSPORTFORSKNINGSINSTITUT EU contribution € 559 032,00 Address OLAUS MAGNUS VAG 35 58195 LINKOEPING Sweden See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Östergötlands län Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Björn Peters (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS United Kingdom EU contribution € 405 008,00 Address WOODHOUSE LANE LS2 9JT Leeds See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber West Yorkshire Leeds Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Kathy Brownridge (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE POLYTECHNIQUE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE France EU contribution € 240 760,00 Address LE MONT HOUY 59313 Valenciennes Cedex 9 See on map Region Hauts-de-France Nord-Pas de Calais Nord Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Frédéric Vanderhaegen (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KITE SOLUTIONS SRL Italy EU contribution € 432 960,00 Address CONTRADA COSTA 9 21034 COCQUIO TREVISAGO VA See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Varese Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Catherine Dunne (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV Israel EU contribution € 124 560,00 Address . 84105 Beer Sheva See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Daphna Tripto (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB Sweden EU contribution € 154 320,00 Address - 412 96 GOTEBORG See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Birgitta Oscár (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MTO SAKERHET 2010 AB Sweden EU contribution € 68 400,00 Address HORNSBRUKSGATAN 19 104 62 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sara Petterson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data