Benefits Goals: Safety

625 unique benefits found.

Security Upgrades Including Platform Access Gates, Fencing, and Cameras Led to a 42 Percent Reduction in Incidents on Light Rail in the St. Louis Metropolitan Region.
Date Posted: 11/19/2025 | Source Date:
Virginia I-95 Study Found Variable Speed Limit System with 48 Signs Produced $2.57 Million Annual Benefit by Reducing Severe Crashes.
Date Posted: 10/31/2025 | Source Date:
Simulation Study Found That a 50 Percent Automated Vehicle Penetration Rate Reduced Crash Frequency in Sun Glare Conditioned-Light Traffic by About 60 Percent.
Date Posted: 10/31/2025 | Source Date:
Simulation Study on Automated Vehicles in Munich, Germany Found That at Full Penetration, the Total Number of Conflicts Decreased by Around 25 Percent Compared to a Fully Human-Driven Vehicle Scenario.
Date Posted: 10/30/2025 | Source Date:
Cooperative Intelligent Transport System Pilot in Finland Revealed a 90–98 Percent Success Rate in the Delivery of Safety Messages at a Transmission Frequency of 10 Hz.
Date Posted: 10/30/2025 | Source Date:
Field Study of Minnesota’s Automated Shuttle Revealed That the Rate of Yielding to Pedestrians was 12.1 Percentage Points Higher Compared to Human-Driven Vehicles.
Date Posted: 10/29/2025 | Source Date:
Simulation Study of Finland’s Road Network Found That 73 Percent of Crashes are Potentially Avoidable with Fully Automated Vehicles.
Date Posted: 10/29/2025 | Source Date:
State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) Realized Tangible Benefits from Tactical Cybersecurity Measures
Date Posted: 09/26/2025 | Source Date:
Implementation of Telematics in Missouri DOT Fleet Vehicles Improved Seat Belt Usage by 99.3 Percent and Reduced Speeding Events by 98 to 100 Percent.
Date Posted: 09/26/2025 | Source Date:
Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) Deployed in Seminole County, Florida Led to Average Response Time Reductions of 90 Seconds and Saves an Estimated $200,000 Annually
Date Posted: 09/26/2025 | Source Date:
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