Monitoring devices for
overall FITness of DRIVErs
FitDrive aims at improving road safety
by effectively monitoring working patterns and overall fitness of drivers
Vision
FitDrive means improving the European mobility, by reinforcing safety, competitiveness and performance of European transport processes, through innovative ICT solutions for enhanced security and robustness of the transport operations.
Mission
FitDrive rises with the goal of improving the current transport system, increasing its robustness and support safety, security and quality of life through the monitoring of driver’s performance and the enhancement of roadside controls, while relying on behavioural research and forward-looking activities for policy making and training.
Objective
The FitDrive project will design, implement and test new toolkits and methodologies for monitoring and evaluating driving performance, cognitive load, physical or mental fatigue, reaction time, while providing information to drivers, intelligent road systems and police roadside controls.
Impact
FitDrive will impact on road safety preventing fatalities of drivers and working conditions, focusing on their health and on the enhanced effectiveness of roadside random controls by screening only those with detected anomalous behaviour. Exploitation will focus on a consistent implementation across member states, while contributing to EU road safety targets.
Evaluate driving performance and cognitive load, physical fatigue and reaction time.
Develop an efficient, reliable cost-effective and socially acceptable solution for detecting impairing psychoactive substances.
Develop a cloud-based system to evaluate drivers’ performance cognitive load, physical fatigue and reaction time.
Develop extended BRIDGEBOX.
Design smart tachograph to retrieve professional data.
Successfully test the developed systems with a focus on interoperability, reliability, acceptability, ethics, security and environment.
Create impact on fitness to drive and safety by building a network of partners and associates in academia and industry to generate an innovation ecosystem, by developing training modules and arousing commercial interest.
Communicate and disseminate the FitDrive results to foster the application of the tool to investigate and prevent other effects of altered conditions.
The FitDrive project as part of the EU Road Safety: Towards “Vision Zero”
The FitDrive project has been included by the European Climate, Infrastructure And Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) in the official overview on the contribution of Horizon 2020 projects to the “Vision Zero” policy on road safety – EU Road Safety: Towards “Vision Zero”.
The FitDrive Project on Frontiers in Neurorobotics.
A scientific article was submitted to Frontiers in Neurorobotics and it published. The European Commission co-founded the article, through the Horizon 2020 project FitDrive, together with other grants, as reported in the Funding section.
Read the article to dive deeper into the details about the results of the first neurophysiological analysis of C1 experiments in Italy and Spain!
The EFT’s Animation on Road Safety
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (EFT) has published a report on the consequences for road safety in eliminating fatigue in professional drivers, which you can read through the link.
In addition, EFT has created an animation on the report to practically show the problem of Driver Fatigue.
FitDrive Beta tests conducted in Rome
with professional drivers at the driving simulator
Behind the scenes:
On-going Beta tests conducted at the Engineering Department of ROMATRE to monitor fitness to drive.
Professional drivers are using brain sensors that allow to assess their neurological status while driving. Moreover, tech devices are placed for eye-tracking to monitor attention and issues alert when needed.
News
FitDrive Workshop on Standardization
Register for the online Workshop on November 13 on standardization of drivers’ fatigue measurement!
Results of the questionnaire on Standardization.
We asked you to fill in the questionnaire on standardization through the first Newsletter. The results are now available!
7th Consortium meeting in Munich!
On the 17th-18th of September, SECURETEC hosted in Munich the 7th Consortium meeting for the FitDrive project.
Scientific Dissemination Event, Rome.
On the 25th of June 2024, a scientific dissemination event was held in Rome within the International Project Week at ROMATRE University (AIPSS affiliated partner).
First FitDrive Newsletter!
The FitDrivers are thrilled to announce that the first Newsletter for the project is now available!
Take a look at the second page to fill in the questionnaire to let us know your opinion!
Cycle 3 Testing is ongoing!
Cycle 3 testing is underway, with 10 vans on their normal rounds.
Check out the latest information!
Cycle 3 Testing Updates!
Cycle 3 testing is underway, involving a month of naturalistic driving.
Check out our post to know more!
EPDA & FitDrive: Road Safety for Professional Drivers, towards early detection of fatigue.
The FitDrive project was in Dublin on the 17th of April 2024. The European Association of Professional Drivers (EPDA) hosted the event, to coincide with the Transport Research Arena 2024.
FitDrive stand at the TRA24
On April 15-18, the RDS in Dublin hosted the Transport Research Arena (TRA24). The FitDrive project was present with its own stand with demonstration of mental fatigue measurement.
Best Student Paper Award for a FitDriver!
Congratulations to Arnab Barua for achieving such a personal achievement!
Sixth Consortium Meeting in Rome.
On the 20th and 21st of February, the sixth consortium meeting took place in Rome at La Sapienza University!
Workshop in Italian: Fitness to Drive for Professional Drivers: Causes and Countermeasures.
On the 20th of February 2024, Sapienza University in Rome hosted a workshop in Italian (“Idoneità alla Guida per Autisti Professionisti: Cause e Contromisure“).
WP5.3 Public Deliverable Available
Another deliverable is now public on our website in the Library section. The WP5.3 looks at the Tests in Controlled Environment.
FitDrive at the European Parliament
The FitDrive project was at the European Parliament, where Marteyn van Gasteren represented all of us.