FleetCheck welcomes Government commitment to solve ADAS issues

Fleet software provider FleetCheck has welcomed the Government’s Road Safety Strategy, saying that its commitment to solve issues with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is a key element for fleets.

FleetCheck said the Road Safety Strategy was highly positive overall and should be welcomed by the fleet sector.

The firm said its users have reported that company car drivers do not understand how to use ADAS technology.

Peter Golding, CEO at FleetCheck, said: “We’re in a worrying position with ADAS where a whole host of devices have become common on new cars because of EU regulation and general technical advances, but there has been very little education about how to use them.

“At the least worrying end of the spectrum, many drivers find audible speed limit warnings annoying but, more dangerously, others might use something like Tesla’s Autopilot as though it really will drive the car for them, which is a nonsense.

“To a great extent, ADAS is something that has just appeared without much attention being paid to ensuring drivers know how to integrate the technology into their everyday driving and it seems the Government has recognised this is an issue.

“We’d like to see sensible direction provided as soon as possible.”

FleetCheck also welcomed the introduction of the Road Safety Investigation Branch and the proposed National Work-Related Safety Charter.