Benefits Goals: Efficiency

220 unique benefits found.

Iowa DOT estimates that AV adoption could increase freeway lane capacity up to 26 percent on I-80.
Date Posted: 09/12/2018 | Source Date:
Integrating hydrogen fueling with DC fast charging stations can reduce hydrogen costs by about 30 percent.
Date Posted: 08/30/2018 | Source Date:
A connected automated-vehicle velocity control and separation strategy improved the performance of platoons on a signalized arterial reducing fuel consumption by 18.1 percent.
Date Posted: 07/27/2018 | Source Date:
Simulation effort shows that connected vehicle-enabled proactive signal control systems can reduce fuel consumption by 18 percent with full market penetration.
Date Posted: 07/25/2018 | Source Date:
Signal optimization model can increase intersection efficiency by 16 percent compared to actuated signal control.
Date Posted: 07/23/2018 | Source Date:
Simulation models show that an optimal control speed harmonization strategy can reduce per-vehicle fuel consumption by 12 to 17 percent.
Date Posted: 04/16/2018 | Source Date:
Class-8 trucks with standard-trailers net a fuel savings of between 5.2 and 7.8 percent in a three-truck CACC platoon. With aerodynamic-trailers, these savings can grow to 14.2 percent.
Date Posted: 02/23/2018 | Source Date:
Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control improves maximum throughput at a market penetration of 40 percent.
Date Posted: 02/06/2018 | Source Date:
A simulation effort shows that wide-area coordinated truck platooning can reduce fuel consumption by 7 percent.
Date Posted: 01/04/2018 | Source Date:
Simulation experiments show that connected and autonomous vehicle signalized intersection coordination systems can reduce fuel consumption by 22.1 to 52.0 percent.
Date Posted: 01/03/2018 | Source Date:
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