The USDOT along with the Integrated Vehicle Based Safety System initiative believe that driver assistance technology systems can reduce accidents by over 1.8 million per year. The focus of the study is specifically rear end collisions. In Germany, there is currently collision avoidance technology being tested actively and in another posting, I provided a link regarding the results. While technology can decrease accidents, there will still be accidents any time the human factor is involved.

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