SEEDrive -- An Adaptive and Rule Based Driving System

Abstract

In the last decades energy-efficiency and road safety became an important factor. Therefore more and more sensors and control units were built in to the vehicles whose goals were, among the comfort, to save energy and to increase the road safety by optimising the car. However, the energy-efficiency and road safety can also be increased by adapting the individual driving behaviour to the given situation. In this paper a driving system called SEEDrive is introduced, which is in development. Its goal is to educate the driver in energy-efficient and safe driving behaviour by using in-vehicle sensors and serial-bus systems to get information about the car, the driver and the environment. SEEDrive adapts itself to the individual driving behaviour and gives adequate recommendations regarding energy-efficiency and safety in real-time. This allows eliminating bad driving habits while also considering the driver needs.