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B -- INTELLIGENT VEHICLE INITIATIVE AND LIGHT VEHICLE ENABLING RESEARCH PROGRAM SOL DTFH61-00-R-00011 DUE 011900 POC Mark Gazillo, Contract Specialist, (202) 366-4248 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, Mark.Gazillo@FHWA.DOT.GOV. The U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration intends to award a multi-year contract to the Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership (CAMP), a consortium of automobile manufacturers, to initiate three special studies that involve Intelligent Vehicle Initiative and Light Vehicle Enabling Research. The first study -- Forward Collision Warning Requirements -- will examine driver performance and alert functions/interface modality requirements associated with rear-end crash scenarios involving nighttime and wet road conditions, non-constant lead vehicle deceleration profiles and last second lane change maneuvers. The second study, Driver Workload Metrics, will seek to develop practical, repeatable driver workload metrics for both visual and cognitive demand that can realistically assess which types of driver interface tasks are appropriate to perform while a vehicle is in motion. The third project, Enhanced Digital Maps, will develop a range of digital map database enhancements that will enable or improve the performance of various driver assistance systems presently under development or under consideration. Interested parties should submit a letter of interest to the FHWA, along with their relevant experience and capabilities in Intelligent Vehicle Initiative and Light Vehicle Enabling Research programs to the address listed above. Posted 12/17/99 (W-SN409669). (0351)

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