This summer the University of Michigan begins road testing 16 cars and 10 commercial vehicles equipped with sophisticated sensors and controllers that analyze multiple  collision threats and help drivers avoid an accident or minimize impact severity, AutoTech Daily reported.

Dubbed the Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System, the technology gathers data from vehicle systems, video and radar sensors and GPS devices to warn drivers of potentially dangerous situations.

It also assesses the risk of swerving and possibly hitting another vehicle or other object vs. braking hard when a frontal collision is imminent.

The study -- sponsored by U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier  Safety Administration-- is being conducted by the university’s Transportation Research  Institute.

Additional funding comes from Battelle Memorial Institute, Cognex, Con-way, Eaton, Honda, Navistar International, Visteon and the Michigan Department of Transportation.