eSafety Compendium

technical availability: givenorganisational/ regulatoryrequirements: noneinfrastructurerequirements: noneother barriers: costuser acceptance:highImprove customer businesscase by insurance and taxincentivesincrease customer awarenesswith EuroNCAP and campaignsMove progressively towardswidespread availabilityverify safetybenefitsbusiness case: essential forcustomers, especially buyersof small cars2005 2010According to the V analysis of the implementation of adaptive head lights, the measures to betaken include the following:o The safety benefits of adaptive head lights have to be verified in accidentanalyses. This is essential in order to assure public authorities andinsurance companies of the actual benefits before they can make decisionon any incentives.o The industry makes progressively the system available in more models ofnew cars.o Customer awareness needs to be increased by including and maintainingadaptive head lights in the EuroNCAP system, which requires that theidentification and performance of various adaptive head lights in differentcars can be verified in a satisfactory manner. Information campaignsshould be carried out about the benefits of adaptive head lights, and theinformation should also be included in the education programmes ofdriving schools, automobile clubs etc. In addition, car dealer trainingshould include information of the operation and benefits of adaptive headlights.o customer business case needs to be improved by tax and/or insuranceincentives making it more attractive to purchase adaptive head lights -equipped carsWith the help of these measures, the market penetration of adaptive head lights in new cars inEurope is forecasted as the following up to 2020:Page 389 of 490