Investigation of assisted driving systems for intelligent transportation systems

世界范围内令人震惊的交通事故统计数据表明，人类驾驶员容易出错，并在很大程度上导致了交通事故。不列颠哥伦比亚省保险公司(ICBC)在其最新的年度交通碰撞报告中确认了不列颠哥伦比亚省的国际趋势，并列出了2007年报告的18,286起交通事故，造成25064人受伤，其中417人死亡。根据这份报告，在2007年所有导致交通事故的因素中，79.2%涉及人为行为或状况，19.1%与环境状况有关，1.7%与车辆状况有关。在2007年发生的伤害事故中，最常见的五个因素是疏忽的司机(34%)、司机的错误/混乱(20%)、超速(18%)、没有让路(14%)和路况(14%)。同样，2007年致命碰撞中最常见的五个因素是车速(30%)、酒精(30%)、粗心大意的司机(15%)、司机的错误/困惑(15%)和在错误的道路一侧驾驶(10%)。2007年也不例外，因为往年、其他省份、全国和国际上的统计数据都是相似的。发达、发展中和不发达经济体的经济和人口增长，以及日益增长的交通需求，导致了交通拥堵、污染、交通事故和生命损失或永久性残疾的增加。再加上对环境、能源效率和包括人口增长在内的特定区域限制的担忧，预计找到适当的解决方案将缓解一些促成因素。

The alarming worldwide statistics on traffic accidents suggests that human drivers are prone to making error and significantly contribute to traffic accidents. In its latest annual traffic collisions report, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) confirm the international trend in B.C. and lists 18,286 reported traffic accidents during 2007 that caused 25,064 injuries of which 417 were fatal. According to the report, of all contributing factors to traffic accidents during 2007, 79.2% involved human action or condition, 19.1% were related to environmental conditions, and 1.7% was related to vehicle condition. The top five most frequently reported contributing factors in 2007 injury collisions were inattentive driver (34%), driver error/confusion (20%), speed (18%), failing to yield to the right of way (14%), and road conditions (14%). Similarly, the top five most frequently reported contributing factors in 2007 fatal collisions were speed (30%), Alcohol (30%), inattentive driver (15%), driver error/confusion (15%), and driving on wrong side of the road (10%). The year 2007 was not an exception as the statistics is similar in previous years, other provinces, across the nation and internationally. The economic and population growth and the ever-increasing transportation needs in advanced, developing, and underdeveloped economies have led to increased traffic congestion, pollution, traffic accidents, and loss of human life or permanent disability. Coupled with concerns on environment, energy efficiency, and specific regional constraints including population growth, it is expected that finding appropriate solutions will alleviate some of the contributing factors.