iDREAMS
2019 - 2023

iDREAMS

Smart Driver and Road Environment Assessment and Monitoring System.

Several factors of driver state negatively impact road safety, such as distraction (in-vehicle or external), fatigue and drowsiness, health concerns (e.g., illness, frailty, cognitive state) and extreme emotions (e.g., anxiety, stress, anger). Moreover, differences in socio-cultural factors are still among the main determinants of road risks. At the same time, technological developments make massive and detailed operator performance data easily available.

The objective of this project is to set up a framework for the definition, development, testing and validation of a context-aware ‘Safety Tolerance Zone’ for driving, within a smart Driver, Vehicle & Environment Assessment and Monitoring System (iDREAMS). Taking into account, on the one hand, driver background factors and real-time risk indicators, and on the other hand, driving task complexity indicators, a continuous real-time assessment was made to monitor and determine if a driver is within acceptable boundaries of safe operation (i.e., Safety Tolerance Zone). Moreover, safety-oriented interventions were developed. The iDREAMS platform will offer a series of in-vehicle interventions, meant to prevent drivers from getting too close to the boundaries of unsafe operations and to bring them back into the safety tolerance zone while driving. The iDREAMS platform also allows the implementation of two post-trip interventions, meant to motivate and enable human operators to develop the appropriate safety-oriented attitude.

The project consortium consists of 13 partners including researchers as well as industry partners, from eight different countries.

iDreams is a 3-year project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.


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