driver drowsiness and attention warning (ddaw) systems

General Safety Regulation 2 or GSR 2, requires the mandatory fitment of Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning (DDAW) systems to all new types of M and N category vehicle (i.e. all passenger carrying and goods carrying motor vehicles) from July 6, 2022, and to all new vehicles falling into those categories from July 7, 2024.

Driver drowsiness and attention warning is a system that uses sensors to continuously monitor driver performance and vehicle behavior to detect signs of driver drowsiness or fatigue such as Lane drift or sudden movement of the steering wheel.

The system may consider the trip duration driver steering Behavior Road positioning as well as the vehicle speed.

This feature supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users.

Some systems may also monitor the driver steering wheel grip, facial and eye movements using on-board sensors to detect driver drowsiness. If the system detects drowsiness or an inattentive driver it alerts the driver with an audio and or visual warning recommending that they take a break.

Fatigue negatively affects driver’s physical, cognitive, psychomotor and sensory processing capabilities, which are needed for safe driving. Driver fatigue is a factor in 10-25 % of all road crashes in the Union.

DDAW systems are more effective outside the urban zones because the reduced driver alertness due to fatigue mostly occurs in long-distance driving at a constant speed. Moreover, constantly changing driving and steering pattern when driving within urban zones is difficult for assessment with the available technologies. Motor vehicles with a maximum design speed of 70 km/h or below should therefore be exempted from the obligation to be equipped with DDAW systems.

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On-board sensors monitoring facial and eye movements to detect driver drowsiness

ATS Group, thanks to a network of accredited and recognized test laboratories, is able to perform reliability and type approval tests of vehicles and components, such DDAW systems, in compliance with the main national and international standards or according to specific customer requests.

ATS Group adapts and conforms strictly to the standards of ISO 17025, and performs the tests required by the regulatory acts for which it has also been designated in the infrastructures of a manufacturer or a third party, in the field of Automotive, in order to respond in the best possible way to the needs of manufacturers and to be more in line with what is required by the Regulations.

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of Inspections, Certifications and Type Approvals in the Automotive sector.

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ATS Group, through its companies designated by e24 and e5 marks, is able to issue the type approval of complete vehicles.

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With the type approval Approval Authority designations (E57), (E5) and (E24) ATS Group is able to carry out approvals of components, systems and technical units of vehicles in general.

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ATS Group is also equipped with instrumentation, designed and built in such a way as to be easily transported. With this mobile equipment it is possible to carry out the approval tests at the manufacturers and / or the test centers where the type approval are carried out.

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Our proprietary online platform can manage the whole approval process, fron the quotation till the direct download on the final Type Approval Certificate.

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