How can motorcycle safety research benefit car drivers?

At this year’s CAR 2 CAR Forum, taking place 13–14 October 2026 in Helmond, the Netherlands, WIVW will explore exactly this question with the presentation:

“Putting Riders in the Loop: Human Factors Contribution to Safe Cooperative Systems”

Today’s traffic challenges cannot be solved by looking at individual modes of transport in isolation. Cross-modal exchange and collaboration are essential for developing safer, more cooperative mobility systems.

The presentation will share insights from a series of research activities conducted at WIVW, focusing on warning design for motorcycle C-ITS assistance systems on behalf of the CMC. These findings will then be related to the automotive domain, with their relevance to safer systems for car drivers — and vice versa. The CAR 2 CAR Forum brings together stakeholders from industry, politics, infrastructure, academia and beyond, making it an ideal setting to exchange perspectives and discuss what lies ahead for cooperative and connected mobility.

More details and registration: CAR 2 CAR Forum.

Human factors requirements for safety of use are becoming increasingly relevant (e.g. UN ECE regulation R171 for DCAS.) However, these regulations lack defined acceptance criteria and standardized test protocols for demonstrating compliance.

In our presentation, we present a systematic framework to derive HMI requirements from specific human-error and discuss corresponding validation protocols. An exemplary approach to compliance demonstration for DCAS (UN R171) is presented, specifically addressing the mandate for empirical validation through standardized user test protocols.

Open methodological issues - such as the challenges in capturing human factors aspects like overreliance and foreseeable misuse - are discussed, leading to a comprehensive proposal for the safety of use evaluation across the entire product lifecycle.

Follow this link to participate free of charge in this interactive online format on September 28 from 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm CEST.

Entitled “AUGENBLICK – Ablenkung hat viele Gesichter“ (engl. „At a glance – distraction has many faces”), the Lower Franconian Police Headquarters has launched a campaign against distraction in road traffic. Five well-known local sportspeople, including biathlete Philipp Nawrath and Alen Pjanic from the Fitness-First Würzburg Baskets, are highlighting the risks of distraction in their respective sports and on the road. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the increased risk of accidents caused by distractions such as using smartphones, eating and drinking, chatting with passengers, and daydreaming. It aims to promote simple yet effective changes in behavior. The campaign is being promoted via videos on social media, via leaflets and posters, information stands in town centers, and targeted talks in schools. WIVW is providing scientific support for the campaign, including developing targeted surveys to enable the ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of the individual campaign components. Further information on the campaign can be found here.

Following the successful evaluation of the joint funding application, the EVEREST project is now officially getting underway. To this end, all consortium partners met on 12–13 May 2026 at the premises of the coordinator, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, in Vienna to kick off the three-year project in terms of both organisation and content.

The EU-funded EVEREST project aims to develop innovative, user-oriented and cost-effective solutions for the thermal and energy management of battery electric vehicles and to demonstrate these using three test vehicles. The WIVW is primarily contributing to the investigation of the acceptance of innovative thermal concepts, such as infrared panels, and individual comfort zones.

Technology advancements and new regulations serve as demand drivers for consideration of Human Factors (HF) aspects in the automotive regulation context. WIVW offers the best-fitted test approach for your needs!

Based on Regulations (EU) 2021/1341 and 2023/2590, we conduct user tests supporting the homologation of DDAW (Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning) and ADDW (Advanced Driver Distraction Warning) systems based on standardized test protocols on public roads, test tracks and in the driving simulator.

In addition, WIVW supports you in fulfilling DCAS Regulation R171 (Driver Control Assistance Systems) by providing Human-Factors expertise across the full development cycle. Our services are modular and scalable, allowing us to prioritize either rapid assessment or high-validity testing depending on your development phase and budget. We offer early-stage user studies via driving simulation, expert checklist-based evaluations, and rigorous HMI readiness testing in real vehicles on public roads or test tracks.

Please contact us for further information and for a tailored offer!