UCF - Road Safety & Simulation International Conference, Orlando 2015

The 2015 Road Safety & Simulation International Conference (RSS), organised by theUniversity of Central Florida (UCF) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) took place with great success on 6-8 October 2015, in Orlando, Florida, USA. Under the auspices of the Southeastern Transportation Center, three world-class research centers supported the conference: Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation and the Institute for Simulation and Training at UCF and UTK’s Center for Transportation Research.

More than 200 road safety scientists showcased and discussed  advancements in traffic simulation and driving simulator technologies, introducing new initiatives and concepts that have emerged since the previous editions of the RSS conference . 

NTUA presentations concerned:

  In-vehicle distraction and brain pathologies: Effects on reaction time and accident probability

  Cell phone use and driving performance of different age groups

  Comparative analysis of young drivers behavior in normal and simulation conditions at a rural road

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