Benefits Goals: Energy & Environment

72 unique benefits found.

Simulation Models Suggest that Cooperative Lane Change Maneuvers Among Connected Autonomous Vehicles Can Decrease Vehicle Stops by 89 Percent, Improve Travel Time by 22 Percent, and Reduce Fuel Consumption by Seven Percent.
Date Posted: 06/21/2021 | Source Date:
Microsimulation Results Show That Truck Platoons Equipped With Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) Technology Can Increase Traffic Throughput by Nearly Six Percent on Freeway Sections With Bottleneck Congestion.
Date Posted: 06/21/2021 | Source Date:
Literature Review on Shared Mobility Services Found Up to 33 Percent Reduction in Car Ownership, up to $435 in Monthly User Savings, and 54 Percent Shift to Non-Motorized Travel
Date Posted: 05/24/2021 | Source Date:
A Case Study Estimated That With a 40 Percent CACC Market Penetration Rate Traffic Would Flow at Higher Speeds on SR 99 in California.
Date Posted: 04/30/2021 | Source Date:
The Implementation of an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) System Reduced Harmful Airborne Particulate Matter And Associated Cancer Risk by 49.3 Percent.
Date Posted: 03/30/2021 | Source Date:
A Shared Mobility Pilot Program in Santa Monica Found that Nearly Half of Shared Electric Scooter and Bike Trips Displaced Trips That Would Have Otherwise Been Auto Trips.
Date Posted: 03/30/2021 | Source Date:
Connected and automated vehicles equipped with speed harmonization applications can reduce fuel consumption by 19 to 22 percent.
Date Posted: 10/29/2020 | Source Date:
The adoption of 511 Systems has led to an annual $4.7 billion savings in travel costs and 175 million hours saved in travel time.
Date Posted: 10/29/2020 | Source Date:
Economic benefits assessed in a feasibility study of a Midwest hyperloop system from Chicago to Pittsburgh total approximately $300 billion, with nearly $19 billion of that in direct transportation benefits.
Date Posted: 06/15/2020 | Source Date:
A study of connected bike share systems in five cities shows these systems can reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to improve congestion.
Date Posted: 04/27/2020 | Source Date:
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