Foot-LITE
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Abstract
The Foot-LITE project will deliver innovative driver/vehicle interface systems and services to encourage sustained changes to driving styles and behaviours which are safer, reduce congestion, enhance sustainability, help reduce traffic pollution emissions, and reduce other social and environmental impacts. Fundamental research will be used to support the strong industry base in the project through prototype systems development and design, impact assessments and the further development of research tools and processes, including the SRIF/TRW funded instrumented vehicle to deliver a credible evidence-based validation of the system through to real-world operational experiences with user feedback and evaluation. The Foot-LITE system is seen as a tool to encourage and challenge drivers to achieve very real benefits that are already available in the current vehicle fleet but whose benefits cannot be readily maximised without an advisory interface to the driver. The approach has the ultimate choice and control still resting with the individual. This is seen to be crucial to the public and commercial acceptability of Foot-LITE. The aim of the Foot-LITE project is to create a revolutionary driver information system designed to educate and encourage safer and greener driving and longer term behavioural changes. The project consists of four Foot-LITE Work Areas. Effective Project Management is crucial to the delivery and testing of technologies and the assessment of their impacts. This Work Area will be the responsibility of the Lead Partner MIRA who encompasses both commercial as well as research expertise. The second Work Area is Market Reviews and Delivery which is focussed on the development of the concept and identification of product opportunities and system enhancements. The third work area, Technical Implementation, will create innovative applications which influence driver behaviour; this will be led by TRW. The fourth Work Area, which is led by TRG (the Academic Lead Partner), uses a variety of approaches, including simulation and large scale fleet trials, to produce an Impact Assessment of the systems and services and to identify those characteristics which will support applications in a future policy and market environment and deliver a tool that has the potential in instigating a step change in driver behaviour to tackle the twin problems of safety and the environment. The project will undertake all the necessary research and development to produce a prototype system which will be evaluated by fleets of drivers in normal driving conditions. The necessary data collection/data base systems for the vehicle fleet will also be developed so that robust evidence of the effectiveness (or otherwise) of the system will be collected, analysed and published to better the overall knowledge in this area. Additional surveys of other user groups to determine long term effects will be undertaken to better determine market opportunities and implementation strategies to deliver future intelligent vehicles and associated infrastructure. The system to be developed in the project comprises an aftermarket, standalone vehicle interface (although installation during vehicle build will not be excluded) giving moment-to-moment feedback during a drive (similar to SatNav), plus a back office support tool for off-line analysis of journeys and retrospective feedback.
Organisations
- Newcastle University (Lead Research Organisation)
- Department for Transport (Co-funder)
- Transport for London (Project Partner)
- TRW Automotive (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- MIRA (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- RDM Group (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Zettlex Ltd (Project Partner)
- IAM RoadSmart (Project Partner)
- Ricardo (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Nissan (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Hampshire County Council (Project Partner)
- Sussex Police (Project Partner)
Publications
Edwards S
(2016)
Optimising landmark-based route guidance for older drivers
in Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
Guo A
(2010)
The application of in-vehicle systems for elderly drivers
in European Transport Research Review
Haugen M
(2022)
Electrification versus hydrogen for UK road freight: Conclusions from a systems analysis of transport energy transitions
in Energy for Sustainable Development
Ji Y
(2016)
Signal coordination scheme based on traffic emission
in IET Intelligent Transport Systems
Ji Y
(2014)
Understanding drivers' perspective on parking guidance information
in IET Intelligent Transport Systems
Li S
(2022)
Qualitative Examination of Cooperative-Intelligent Transportation Systems in Cities to Facilitate Large-Scale Future Deployment.
in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mark Young
(2008)
Safe and fuel efficient driving: Defining the benchmarks
Neaimeh M
(2013)
Routing systems to extend the driving range of electric vehicles
in IET Intelligent Transport Systems
Selvarajah K
(2012)
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Varga L
(2013)
Transforming Critical Infrastructure Matching the Complexity of the Environment to Policy
in International Journal of E-Planning Research
Description | The Footlite project developed an advanced in vehicle system which assessed the safety and environmental performance of drivers and provided them with feedback to modify and improve their driving. Newcastle University developed an advanced data logger which was fitted to ten Newcastle City Council vans. Trials monitored drivers driving behaviour for three months and then started providing the driver with daily feedback via text messages on how they can drive more eco friendly and safely. Results showed that significant fuel savings were gained once the system provided feedback |
Exploitation Route | The data loggers were modified and used in various electric vehicle monitoring project funded by the TSB (Ultra Low Carbon Vehicle Demonstrator) and the EE (SmartCEM project). Work is on-going to revisit driver feedback. Under the RCUK Digital Hub project SiDE a Driver behaviour lab has been developed (DriveLAB) to take this whole are of human machine interface for vehicles and drivers and in particular the interaction of vehicles, ITS technology and older people to support research on how technology could help older drivers continue driving safer for longer. Findings have been presented in oral evidence to Transport Select Committee |
Sectors | Environment Transport Other |
URL | http://www.side.ac.uk/ |
Description | Helped develop new techniques for analysing data from vehicle CAN bus Newcastle City council purchased a system that provided similar information to what was proved to work in FootLITE DriveLAB has been developed to look at diving behaviour and drivers interaction with technology (£500,000 investment in kit). The ecodriving techniques developed here are now being used in a range of projects including the new LC TRansforms EPSRC project in 2016 and DfT funded vehicle emissions projects. |
First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
Sector | Energy,Environment,Transport |
Impact Types | Societal Economic Policy & public services |
Description | Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Transport |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
Impact | I have been appointed Chief Scientific Advisor for Department of Transport (June 2015 - June 2018). This is a split role (60% DfT and 40% Newcastle University). As part of my CSA manifesto I am ensuring the most impactful way to bring the research areas I am interested in (funded by EPSRC) to support and inform the DfT challenges, particularly: Older Drivers Electric Vehicles ITS and human machine interaction Automated and cooperative systems |
URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-office-for-science/groups/chief-scientific-ad... |
Description | Evidence Research Strategies |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
Description | Newcastle University |
Amount | £44,206 (GBP) |
Funding ID | KTS (outward Knowledge Transfer Secondment) |
Organisation | Newcastle University |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2011 |
End | 04/2012 |
Description | BBC TV News Report on Measuring Driver Distraction - BBC BReakfast |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | This is research on the effects of mobile phones on driver distraction. This sued the techniques developed in the SiDE project and applied to this problem area to support the BRAKE charity Road Safety Week. BBC, Sky, CNN and ITV all recorded this - but this is the only one with a remaining URL link |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24982173 |
Description | BBC TV News Report on Newcastles Older Drivers Research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Based upon the SiDE Project research on technology to help older drivers continue driving for longer |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17785033 |
Description | C-ITS and Automated Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (ICV 16), 2016 Chongqing, China: IET September |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | EV innocation research dissemination |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Awareness on EV research innovation in Newcastle. Delegation from British consulate to visit Newcastle. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Enigeering and smart city workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Dissemination and discussion |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Evaluation of an Urban Cooperative Mobility Systems |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Intelligent Transport Systems European Congress. 2016, Glasgow, ERTICO, June |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | GO Science Policy Workshop on Future of Mobilitry |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Bring together cutting-edge academic research, industry expertise and policy making to consider the future transport landscape. Planning a Foresight project on the Future of Mobility by Government Office for Science (GO Science) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016,2017 |
Description | ITS on your Doorstep |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Awareness of new ITS technologies ane examples as to how they have been used by other local authorities. Newcastle University and city presented EV charging infrastructure and Connected ITS Corridors |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Intelligent Transport Systmes to Reduce Energy Consumption |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Reducing Energy in Transport. 2016 Paris: International Energy Agency, May |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
Description | Invited Panelist in the Workshop at the 2017 Annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board of National Academies |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Awareness of the challenges regarding the future of grid coonected vehicles Engagement of practitioners in public and private sectors What was the most important impact of the activity? Discussed the potential roles of policymakers, consumers, automakers, electric utilities and industry more broadly. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | https://sustainabletransport.ca/2017/01/31/visions-of-grid-connected-vehicles-what-is-the-goal-and-h... |
Description | Understanding the Potential for Big Data in Making Transport Services Smarter in Cities |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Lecture for Alan Turing Institute, London |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |