Outputs
Project outputs such as (intermediate) results, deliverables, publications, models and presentations will be shared throughout the project.
Working paper
Publications
- Bärgman, J., Svärd, M., Lundell, S., & Hartelius, E. (2024). Methodological challenges of scenario generation validation: A rear-end crash-causation model for virtual safety assessment. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 104, 374-410. (open access)
- Denk, Florian and Fröhling, Felix and Brunner, Pascal and Huber, Werner and Margreiter, Martin and Bogenberger, Klaus and Kates, Ronald (2024). Quantification of Quality and Efficiency of Human Gaze Strategies Using the Example of Interactions between Motorists and Vulnerable Road Users (pre-print).
- Wu, J., Sander, U., Flannagan, C., Zhao, M., & Bärgman, J. (2025). Practical equivalence testing and its application in synthetic pre-crash scenario validation (pre-print).
- Bärgman, J., Zhao, M., & Flannagan, C. (2025). Challenges and recommendations using surrogates for safety impact assessment: correcting misestimations. TechRxiv.
- Bärgman, J., Jokhio, S., Svärd, M., Fries, A., Denk, F., Paliotto, A., de Oliveira, L. F. A., Beckmann, J. N. B., Adjenughwure, K., Davidse, R. J., de Zwart, R., Fahrenkrog, F., Hammouda, M., & Olleja, P. (2025). On human behavior models for virtual safety impact assessment: A scoping review. Zenodo.
Conference proceedings & presentations
- Driving Simulation Conference Europe 2024 VR | Integrating Data Sources into the Process of Human Driver Performance Model Development | J. Beckmann, F. Russ, P. Legran, L. Eckstein - Institute for Automative Engineering (ika) RWTH Aachen University
- FISITA World Congress 2023 | V4SAFETY, a Harmonized Predictive Assessment Framework for Road Safety
- RTR Conference 2024 | Summary Report
- RTR Conference 2024 | V4SAFETY project: Intermediate results
- Glasmacher, C., Schuldes, M., El Masri, S., Eckstein, L. (2024), Causality-based Transfer of Driving Scenarios to Unseen Intersections, in Proceedings of IEEE-IV-2024
- Sister projects webinar #2 | The use of data for predictive safety assessment
- ADAS and AV Tech Expo 2025 | Proper use of simulation in road safety - Final results of V4SAFETY
- RS5C Conference, 5 September 2025 | Applying the V4SAFETY prospective safety assessment framework
- Driving Simulation Conference Europe XR 2025 | Development of a Motion Cueing Evaluation Metric Combining Objective Parameters and Subjective Assessment | Russ, F., Glasmacher, C. (submitted)
- Glasmacher, C., Sonntag, M. (2025) Comparison of Parametrization Approaches for Scenario-based Testing, in Proceedings of VEHITS 2025
- V4SAFETY webinar, 4 July 2025 | Safety Assessment Framework & Evaluation Scope
- V4SAFETY webinar, 29 July 2025 | Baseline approaches, tool and baseline comparison
- V4SAFETY webinar, 15 September 2025 | Simulation structure and 'Processor'
- V4SAFETY webinar, 16 September 2025 | Projection, Extrapolation & CBA tool
- V4SAFETY webinar, 18 September 2025 | The Human in Simulation
Models
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- V4SAFETY I2V model | H.J.D van de Sluis, A.P. Teerhuis, V4SAFETY Infrastructure to Vehicle communication (I2V) Model.
- V4SAFETY AEB model library | Hay, J., Fonseca Alexandre de Oliveira, L., Schories, L.,Dahringer, N., V4SAFETY Automated Emergency Braking (AEB) Model.
- V4SAFETY FCW driver reaction time model | Beckmann, J., Jokhio, S., Zhao, M., V4SAFETY Forward Collision Warning (FCW) Model.
Intermediate results
Deliverables
- D2.1 | Prospective Safety Assessment Framework - Instruction (under review)
- D2.2 | Prospective Safety Assessment Framework – Method (Under review)
- D3.1 | Guidelines for the development, quality, and use of models of road-user behaviour and models for in-crash simulations in virtual safety assessment (under review)
- D4.1 | Data Sources for Baseline Generation - Overview, Grading, and Recommendations
- D4.2 | Generating Baseline Scenarios for Predictive Safety Assessment (under review)
- D5.1 | Simulation Structure Guidelines (under review)
- D5.2 | Simulation models for safety performance assessment (under review)
- D6.1 | Performance assessment of safety solutions and countermeasures in chosen use cases (under review)
- D6.2 | Extrapolation of performance assessment of safety solutions and countermeasures over time and at EU level (under review)
Data
Tools
- Template Evaluation Scope V4SAFETY
- Template Select Baseline Approach V4SAFETY
- Cost-benefit analysis tool V4SAFETY
- User guidelines for CBA tool V4SAFETY
- V4SAFETY Processor