Entries by Panacea communications team
PANACEA research on measuring distraction published
A difficult challenge for today’s driver monitoring systems is the detection of cognitive distraction. New research, recently published in the journal ‘Sensors’ by members of the PANACEA project team, presents the development of a theory-driven approach for cognitive distraction detection during manual driving based on temporal control theories. It is based solely on changes in […]
PANACEA project leaflet available for download
The PANACEA project leaflet gives a short overview of the aims and ambitions of the project as well as details of the pilot sites and all the partners involved. The leaflet can be viewed and downloaded in the project documents section of the website.
75% of French drivers admit to using the phone behind the wheel
A new survey carried out by IPSOS says 75% of drivers admit to using a mobile phone at the wheel. Distraction is a major cause of road collisions. The PANACEA project is investigating monitoring of and countermeasures of distraction as part of a holistic fitness to drive trial system. Read about the IPSOS survey.
“Ignore your boss” – new campaign in Belgium tackles distraction at the wheel
A new road safety campaign in Belgium tells drivers to ignore their boss, by refusing to take business calls while driving. Using a mobile phone while driving is a major cause of distraction and collisions. The PANACEA project is looking at countermeasures for distraction as part of its work on a holistic fitness to drive […]
A Horizon 2020 Project
The PANACEA project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 953426.