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STS480 Firdaus A.A. et al.

The influence of telematics device on driving
behaviour of commercial vehicles across long
and short haul drivers
Firdaus Abhar Ali, Mohd Azman Mohd Ismail, Vaijyenthi Gurdayal Singh,
Shafiq Naim Shahrudin
Atilze Digital Sdn Bhd, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract
This paper reviews the effect of Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) on
driver’s behaviour who drive commercial vehicles. The study separates the
drivers into two groups of drivers, the long haul group and short haul group.
The long haul group is defined as a group of drivers that drives more than
5,000 km / month and short haul group is defined as a group of driver who
drives less than 5000 km / month (CEPI, 2010). It is known that for the drivers
that drives long distance, the exposure to negligent driving behaviour such as
sudden braking and tendency of speeding are higher compared to the short
distanced drivers due to reduced focus and fatigue. ADAS was used as an
instrument to measure various data points that makes up the driving
behaviour. In addition, ADAS also helps in improving the driving style by
alerting the drivers whenever a dangerous driving behaviour is detected thus
helping the driver to correct the behaviour. The effect of ADAS may have on
the exposure to negligent driving of the drivers are studied further in this
paper. The driver’s behaviour is measured using the Malaysia Driver Score
(MDS) which was published by MIROS. The established algorithm uses
parameters derived from ADAS telematics device and it is an indication of the
overall driving quality, where lower scores refers to higher chances in
involvement with negligent driving and accidents. A total of 35 commercial
vehicles with ADAS, with time shift-based drivers, participated in the study.
The data from the ADAS was collected for the duration of 1-month and the
difference of long-haul and short-haul group’s score in MDS format are
compared using independent T-Test to ascertain differences in the driving
behaviour. The result proves that there is almost no difference in the MDS
score between the long haul and short haul group in their driving behaviour.
The usage of ADAS is known to help in reducing the road accident related risk
levels of both of the groups being studied.

Keywords
Driving; ADAS; Safety; Self-Regulatory Practices; Driver’s Score

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