Designability

All Road Users2016

11 Jan

Written By Lynne Dickens

FLOURISH - design requirements to enable use of connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) by older people with a disability

Amount awarded

£61,677.93 + £1,500 Impact Funding

Completed

2020

Making roads safer for…

All road users

Connected Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) image courtesy of Designability

Project summary

Funding of £61,677.93 was awarded to Designability, working with a number of partners including Age UK, towards the ‘FLOURISH’ project.

The project looked at design issues of Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) and how technology can be developed to benefit people with a range of age related impairments. CAVs offer the potential for older people with an age-related disability to continue to be mobile whilst reducing the risks caused by people who should not be driving, benefitting all road users.

The RST contribution to the multi-sector FLOURISH project resulted in a report on engagement with the public on use of CAVs and the needs of users with specific impairments. It also resulted in requirements for a human-machine interface for CAVs (the technology that connects drivers to the vehicle) from results of trials using a simulator and on the road.

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