Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
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Vehicles Systems Research
Developing smarter, more crashworthy, energy efficient and environmentally friendly transportation technologies.

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Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems: An integrated countermeasure system could prevent over 48 percent of rear-end, run-off-road, and lane change crashes. Through the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems initiative, the U.S. DOT is seeking to establish a partnership with the automotive and commercial vehicle industries to accelerate the introduction of integrated vehicle-based safety systems into the Nation's vehicle fleet.

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