Keynote lecture smart cars for safe driving

Summary form only given. One of the most significant large-scale deployment of intelligent systems in our daily life nowadays involves driver assistance in smart cars. Driver assistance systems use sensors to monitor the car surroundings or interior. They warn the driver in case of pending danger, and even exert automatic vehicle control if necessary. As such, they have major potential to reduce accidents. My talk starts with an overview of currently available driver assistance. I move on to our longstanding research on active pedestrian protection, presenting, among others, a prototype system for automatic vehicle braking and evasive steering. I conclude with some thoughts on future autonomous cars.