Benefits Goals: Safety

611 unique benefits found.

Iowa DOT estimates that AV adoption could reduce crash rates up to 65 percent on the I-80 corridor.
Date Posted: 09/12/2018 | Source Date:
Crash involvement rates in lane-change crashes of all severity types were 14 percent lower among vehicles equipped with blind spot monitoring compared to those without.
Date Posted: 08/30/2018 | Source Date:
Driving simulator participants equipped with heads-up display (HUD) forward collision warning systems experienced 35 percent fewer near-crash events under fog conditions.
Date Posted: 08/17/2018 | Source Date:
Crash-conflict models suggests a 50 percent AV market penetration rate can reduce crashes at four-legged signalized intersections by 24 percent.
Date Posted: 08/13/2018 | Source Date:
Pedestrians receiving alerts while texting chose larger gaps, were more discriminating in gap choices, and better timed their crossing than those texting without warnings.
Date Posted: 08/13/2018 | Source Date:
Portable variable speed limit system in Utah successfully reduces speed limit by 15 to 25 mi/hr near work zones.
Date Posted: 07/23/2018 | Source Date:
Rapid deployment of DSRC for connected vehicles can save thousands of lives, regardless of whether a later transition to C-V2X proves advantageous.
Date Posted: 07/23/2018 | Source Date:
EU-mandated automated emergency call technology, eCall, is expected to reduce response time to road accidents by up to 50 percent and help save up to 1,500 lives per year.
Date Posted: 06/05/2018 | Source Date:
Dynamic Speed Limit Systems in Belgium found to have decreased the number of injury crashes by 18 percent.
Date Posted: 06/05/2018 | Source Date:
Texas study estimates that CAVs could have a $27,000 net benefit per vehicle with a 90 percent market penetration.
Date Posted: 06/05/2018 | Source Date:
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