eSafety Compendium

The measures were evaluated in qualitative terms, according to the criteria shown in the tablebelow and the standards documented therein. Given a higher resource input, it would clearlyhave been possible to provide a finer subdivision into valuation categories, but the scoreassigned to these measures ultimately depends on judgments regarding their effectiveness onthe road, which inevitably incorporates a measure of uncertainty. Accordingly, the Groupdecided to apply a scoring system that is approximate, but sufficiently robust to identify themost important measures as the basis for deciding on action priorities.Score-2 N/A-101CustomeracceptanceCustomers notprepared to acceptthe system in theirvehiclesCustomersprepared to acceptthe system in theirvehicles, but notto make therequiredinvestmentCustomersdemanding thesystem2 N/AEffectiveness System costs 54 Engineering costsNo perceptiblebenefit for roadsafetyLittle road safetybenefitLow contributionto a prominentaccident scenarioor significantcontribution to anaccident scenarioMediumcontribution to aprominent accidentscenario orsignificantcontribution to anaccident scenarioMajor contributionto a prominentaccident scenario4x the price ofESP (or more), orhigher runningcosts3x the price ofESP2x the price ofESPComparable toESP1/2 the price ofESP or lowerrunning costsTable 3 – Scoring criteria for safety initiatives.Major impact onvehicle conceptdesign orinfrastructureinvestmentsrequiredMinor impact onvehicle conceptdesign or minorinfrastructureinvestmentsrequiredNo impact on thevehicle conceptdesign, manyvehicle systemsaffectedNo impact on thevehicle conceptdesign, severalvehicle systemsaffectedNo impact on thevehicle conceptdesign, only onevehicle systemaffected54 Since the costs incurred relate to a supplier’s competitiveness, the Working Group agreed on the ESP as a“common currency” for comparing the costs of safety systems. The cost information, too, cannot be appliedto other vehicles, because of the different base technologies involved.Page 237 of 490