| ITS Deployment Evaluation

Benefits: Sustainable Travel

232 unique benefits found.

Simulation model shows that with only 10 percent Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) market penetration, implementing a CAV-only lane would degrade overall freeway throughput; however, with 25 percent market penetration, throughput would improve.

Date Posted: 12/30/2019 | Source Date:

Dedicating Freeway Lanes for Connected and Automated Vehicle for Priority or Exclusive Use

06/05/2018

Using a combination of surveys and modeling, researchers find that Autonomous Vehicles may increase the number of trips people take and hence traffic congestion.

Date Posted: 11/26/2019 | Source Date:

How Might Autonomous Vehicles Impact the City? The Case of Commuting to Central Adelaide

01/02/2019

Simulation models estimate connected automated vehicles (CAVs) can reduce net vehicle energy consumption by 11 to 55 percent.

Date Posted: 11/26/2019 | Source Date:

Energy Implications of Self-Driving Vehicles

01/08/2018

Simulation found that connected vehicles can reduce secondary crash risk by one-third in areas with high-volume traffic and 25 percent connected vehicle market penetration.

Date Posted: 09/18/2019 | Source Date:

Impact of connected vehicles on mitigating secondary crash risk

08/06/2017

CV-based adaptive signal control has potential to increase mainline arterial speeds by an average of 5 percent and reduce maximum intersection queue lengths by 66.7 percent even with low market penetration (5 percent CV).

Date Posted: 08/22/2019 | Source Date:

Connected Vehicle Supported Adaptive Traffic Control for near-congested Condition in a Mixed Traffic Stream

01/02/2019

Implementation of a connected eco-driving traffic signal system can lead to fuel savings of up to nine percent for heavy-duty diesel trucks.

Date Posted: 08/16/2019 | Source Date:

Early Findings from Field Trials of Heavy-Duty Truck Connected Eco-Driving System

08/01/2019

Sixty-three (63) percent of city officials surveyed agreed that autonomous vehicles can improve the quality of life in U.S. cities.

Date Posted: 06/26/2019 | Source Date:

Are cities prepared for autonomous vehicles? Planning for technological change by U.S. local governments

05/25/2019

A simulation model estimates that use of route-planning apps can reduce emissions by more than 25 percent.

Date Posted: 04/25/2019 | Source Date:

Estimation of the Impact of Traveler Information Apps on Urban Air Quality Improvement

04/02/2018

The use of drones for bridge inspections can create an overall average cost savings of 40 percent without a reduction in inspection quality.

Date Posted: 04/23/2019 | Source Date:

Utilizing UAS and Reality Modeling to Improve Bridge Inspection Result

08/05/2018

Battery-Electric Buses piloted in Seattle reduced maintenance costs per mile by 44.1 percent compared to their diesel bus counterparts.

Date Posted: 04/16/2019 | Source Date:

Zero-Emission Bus Evaluation Results: King County Metro Battery Electric Buses

02/02/2018