3. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
The AZCO/EVAS Approach To
Driver Safety Information
• GPS derived positional data
• Dynamic in-vehicle mapping display
• DSRC or other communication devices
• Specific vehicle identification icons
• Voice delivered information
• On-screen text display
• Zero driver work load- fully automatic system
• Embedded system, always operational
• Vehicle-to-vehicle and roadway-to-vehicle
information delivery in virtual real-time
4. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
Emergency Vehicle Alert
System (EVAS)
• Patented, additional US and
foreign patents pending
• Dynamic mapping capability
linked to virtual real-time
GPS location information
• Display icons identify
– Emergency Vehicles
– School Buses
– Construction Work
Zones. Road & Rail.
– School and handicapped
crosswalks
– Many others-
5. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
NAV Display
• Virtual real-time
vehicular tracking
• Red-Line priority alert
feature
• In-vehicle navigation
platforms easily
integrate into EVAS
system
• The red icon identifies
the receiving unit on
the map.
6. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
NAV Display
• Virtual real-time
vehicular tracking
• The EMS icon
shows the position
of the transmitting
vehicle. Voice will
announce the
presence of the
EMS vehicle.
7. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
NAV Display
• Virtual real-time vehicular
tracking
• The “Red Line” feature
identifies that the route
of the EMS vehicle and
the route of the
receiving vehicle may
converge. Driver should
be prepared to yield
right-of-way to
emergency traffic.
8. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
NAV Display
• Virtual real-time vehicle and
event location tracking
• The roadway
construction icon
clearly shows the
location of a roadway
work zone in the area
the driver is located.
More data will be given
if the driver approaches
the work zone.
9. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
Saving Lives: A Different
Approach
• Current vehicle safety systems under development, address control
and management of the vehicle to correct driver deficiencies.
AZCO’s EVAS system, alerts drivers to situations around them
in a clear manner so they can adjust their driving to
accommodate a new situation. Current vehicle safety systems
under development will lower the current 42,000 traffic fatalities
each year, but the following conditions will not be addressed by
these systems;
– Roadway congestion will continue to increase
– Responders and others need to get to and from incidents as quickly
and safely as possible, minutes really do matter in this context
– Highway construction workers need drivers to be more alert and
informed of their locations, in-vehicle information given on the EVAS
dynamic display will give workers a greater measure of protection
– Children, going to school need extra protection
– Abducted children need drivers to be advised of Amber Alerts
– Drivers need to be aware of train passage at unmarked crossings
10. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
Important Considerations
Referenced Information Sources
Statistical Information
• If we could improve response times by just 1 minute we could save over 30,000 lives a year in heart
attack victims alone.1 That is almost 100 lives each day!
• Every 90 seconds there is a railroad crossing incident involving a locomotive in North America.2
• 40% of Police chases end in a crash, 20% end in injury and 1% end in death.3
• 25% of Firefighters that are killed or injured are on the way to a site in response to a call.4
• A Highway Worker or Motorist is killed in a roadway construction zone every 8 hours.
• More than 50,000 Americans are injured in construction zone accidents each year.5
• 74% of children who are abducted and later found murdered were killed within 3 hours of being
abducted.6
EVAS would eliminate or dramatically improve all of these statistics, saving literally
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES from serious injury or death each year! Just think about a system
that can potentially save 30,000 lives, before calculating lives saved by preventing traffic accidents and by
speeding emergency response to traffic accident scenes!!
1 statistical information from the American Heart Association.
2 TLC broadcast March 2005.
3 University of Carolina Professor, Dr. Geoffrey Alpert 20 year study of police pursuits.
4 US Fire Administration
5 Rich Wagman 2005 Chairman of American Road & Transportation Builders Assoc. article published 4/05 World Highway.
6. Study by U.S. Dept. of Justice with State of Washington’s Office of Attorney General 1997
11. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
Why EVAS Makes Sense
• Potential to save 30,000+ lives of heart attack victims each
year!! That is almost 100 lives each DAY, can we ignore this?
• Highway construction workers need additional protection
• Faster response by law enforcement, EMS and fire fighters to
vehicle and all other types of accidents and events, means more
lives and property saved
• Drivers alert to school buses and crosswalks will safeguard children
• In-vehicle Amber Alert information will mobilize hundreds of
additional drivers to assist police
• Highway/rail grade alert will save money on infrastructure and save
lives with this heretofore unavailable technical solution
• EVAS integrates easily into current DOT VII and other programs
• EVAS architecture will allow for easier, less expensive telematic
systems installations
• Basic system application previously tested (IVSAWS study, FHWA-
rd-94-190, 3/94), technology progress makes EVAS more effective
12. AZCO/EVAS, LLC
Contact Information
Byron King, CEO
Drew Yancey, COO
AZCO/EVAS, llc
556 Black Bear Trail
El Jebel, CO 81623
azco-evas.com
byron@azco-evas.com
970 379-4174
• All information is illustrative and for informational purposes only. Specifications subject to change without notice. AZCO/EVAS 2006
