News and Events

Upcoming GDLS Workshop in Milano

The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore’s Department of Psychology along with SIMUSAFE partners EFA and AIPSS are holding a workshop  in Milano on the 26^th of June. In it they will be discussing the Graduated Driver License System (GDLS) in the European context. The workshop will cover theoretical contributions and experience reports followed by an afternoon roundtable discussion. The workshop will facilitate dialog among researchers and different stakeholders around road safety. Attending this workshop will also be a delegate from the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.  We look forward on sharing some of their workshop experiences upon its completion.  Workshop poster
 Workshop Schedule_English

Welcome SCHUHFRIED to SIMUSAFE

_{We are proud to have the creator and manufacturer of the Vienna Test System (VTS) join SIMUSAFE as a collaborator. Originally a pioneer of digital testing, SCHUHFRIED is now an acknowledged expert in this field. More than 13 million tests are administered using the Vienna Test System each year for neuropsychological and clinical purposes, but above all for the assessment of fitness to drive. Specifically, the agreement between SCHUHFRIED and SIMUSAFE will involve the DRIVESTA fitness-to-drive test which considers the measurement of driver skills such as reaction time, perception, attention, and risk perception.}

_{The agreement between SIMUSAFE and SCHUHFRIED is also an interesting stimulus for research, both for participating in the project of different nations and cultures, as well as for the interest in different actors on the road. The objectives of SIMUSAFE include gathering data not only about vehicle drivers but also motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians. Analyzing and comparing the VTS performance of different users can be an interesting contribution to this project. Furthermore, the SIMUSAFE results may contribute towards further improving the Vienna Test which is another positive impact we can achieve together.} 

Visit their website for more information about the Vienna Test System and DRIVESTA.

Second consortium meeting hosted by IFSTTAR

In January, the SIMUSAFE partners met in France for our second meeting. There was substantial discussion surrounding preparing for Phase One of the project doing Naturalistic research with each of the modes.

Call for volunteers for naturalistic driving tests in Spain

ITCL and PROMETEO are now pre-selecting volunteers (car drivers, two-wheelers and pedestrian) for the naturalistic driving test in Spain. The volunteer must have an age between 18 and 24 OR between 50 and 70 years old who drive their vehicle (car, motorcycle or bicycle) or walk in urban areas at least three times a week. Applications can be made online on the website www.simusafe.es, where you can find more details about the project, the selection procedure and the simulation test. Further information can be requested by calling to 947 298 471 or emailing to simusafe@simusafe.es. Click here to download the pre-selection notice.

Kick off meeting at ITCL

In June 2017 the SIMUSAFE consortium gathered for the project Kick Off Meeting held at the ITCL offices in Burgos, Spain.