STOCKHOLM, Oct. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv, Inc.
(NYSE: ALV and SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive
safety systems, strengthens its insights in human behavior when
Adrian Lund joins the Autoliv
Research Advisory Board in 2018.
Adrian Lund is President of the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and its affiliate,
the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) in the United States. Dr. Lund's research has
spanned the range of driver, vehicle and roadway factors involved
in the safety of motor vehicle travel. His publications include
studies of young drivers and driver education, alcohol and drug use
among private and commercial drivers, occupant restraints use and
effectiveness and vehicle design as it affects driver behavior and
crashworthiness. He has directed the development of the Institute's
extensive vehicle testing program and throughout his career at
IIHS, Dr. Lund has participated in a number of government and
nongovernmental committees addressing ways to reduce the injuries,
fatalities and property damage from motor vehicle crashes. He is
retiring from IIHS and HLDI at the end of 2017.
"We trust that Adrian Lund will
add important insights on human behavior, a research field that is
becoming even more important in this period of time, when the
automotive industry is developing vehicles with more and more
autonomous features," says Ola Boström, VP Autoliv Research.
In the Autoliv Research Advisory Board, distinguished members
are exchanging ideas, theories and insights from their respective
fields on an ongoing basis. This results in academic progress as
well as in new products and strategies for the automotive safety
market.
The board consists of nine members with deep insights in
technical development and research, ranging from biomechanics to
autonomous driving.
Autoliv's Research Advisory Board 2018 consists of:
- Adrian Lund – President of the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and its affiliate,
the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) in the United States.
- Tomiji Sugimoto – formerly Vice
President of the automotive technology research division at Honda
R&D Americas and Executive Chief Engineer at Honda Automotive
R&D Center, and recognized Fellow by SAE International.
- Chris Urmson – PhD in Robotics,
former Director of Google's Autonomous Driving project and faculty
member at Carnegie Mellon
University.
- Natasha Merat – PhD in
Psychology, Associate Professor and Group leader in Safety and
Technology at University of Leeds. Key interest in Human factors of
highly automated driving and Driver behavior, especially driver
distraction and the influence of new technologies in driving.
- Jeff Crandall – PhD in
Mechanical Engineering (1994), Associate Professor and Director of
Center of Applied Biomechanics, University of
Virginia. Key interest in biomechanics, computational
mechanics and vehicle crashworthiness.
- Jan Olsson – MSc Mechanical
Engineering. Vice President Engineering (1997-2005) and Research
(2005-2014), Autoliv.
- Jan Carlson –Chairman, President
and CEO of Autoliv.
- Steve Fredin – Chief Technology
Officer and Group VP Business Development, Autoliv.
- Ola Boström – Vice President Research,
Autoliv.
Inquiries:
Thomas Jönsson
Group Vice President Communications
Tel +46(0)8-58-72-06-27
About Autoliv
Autoliv, Inc. is the worldwide leader in automotive safety
systems, and through its subsidiaries develops and manufactures
automotive safety systems for all major automotive manufacturers in
the world. Together with its joint ventures, Autoliv has more than
80 facilities with 70,000 employees in 27 countries. In addition,
the Company has 22 technical centers in ten countries around the
world, with 19 test tracks, more than any other automotive safety
supplier. Sales in 2016 amounted to about US $10.1 billion. The Company's shares are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ALV) and its Swedish Depository
Receipts on Nasdaq Stockholm (ALIV sdb). For more information about
Autoliv, please visit our company website at
www.autoliv.com.
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