SAVE-U

The project had been partially funded by the European Commission DG INFSO under the IST programme.
Initiatives to improve safety of Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) started on both national and European levels. SAVE-U was a large innovative European project aimed at developing an integrated safety concept for VRUs such as pedestrians and cyclists. The project dealt with 3 different stages:

• Detection of VRUs at sufficient distance covering a relevant set of scenarios,
• Definition and implementation of driver warning and vehicle control strategies in order to avoid, or at least minimise, the impact of a crash,
• Definition of (vehicle-mounted) VRU protection strategies in case the crash cannot be avoided.

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