Delphi Nears Completion of Phase One Collision Warning Tests

    FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 6 Delphi Automotive Systems
is nearing completion of phase one of a $32 million USD U.S.-
government-sponsored safety research program and will start phase two before
the end of the year.  The Automotive Collision Avoidance Field Operational
Test is being conducted jointly with General Motors Corp. and the U.S.
Government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to
investigate consumer responses to forward-looking collision warning systems.
    
    In phase two, people will drive vehicles fitted with collision warning, as
their main vehicle, for up to four weeks.  On-board data acquisition systems
will record traffic and vehicle data and monitor how the drivers respond to
different types and levels of warning.  It is anticipated that a number of
vehicles will be equipped with this system, which will be integrated to look
like a factory-installed feature.

    Phase one started early in 1999 to refine forward-looking collision
warning technologies and to develop a possible production implementation.  The
results of this phase will be used in phase two to ensure that tests are as
close as possible to real-life driving conditions.

    "Collision Warning is a potentially extremely valuable technology," says
Dr. Glenn Widmann, chief ISS engineer, Delphi Delco Electronics.  "This
program will help us to answer many important questions and takes us further
down the road to an optimized solution for our customers."