The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has created a new test system called the Strikeable Surrogate Vehicle (SSV) to test Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems in the U.S. The SSV consists of a carbon target, which mimics the rear end of a car. The SSV simulates a vehicle ahead of it, which is registered by the test specimen’s assist system and triggers a braking or evasion maneuver.
The US NCAP has adopted the AEB as a recommended safety technology in the assessment criteria for all new vehicles. All of the major automakers including Volvo, Nissan, and Audi are using AEB presently. German crash test facility manufacturer MESSRING is using the SSV and it is standard in Europe and Asia.
Please see our SSV project page for more information, as well as catalog and user manuals.
