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AV Microsimulation Findings Reveal an AV-Exclusive Lane May Increase Traffic Flow and Density by up to 14 Percent and 24 Percent, Respectively.
Date Posted: 10/26/2021 | Source Date:
Mobile Application Alerting Drivers Traveling Above School Zone Speed Limit Reduces Speeding Probability up to 35 Percent.
Date Posted: 10/26/2021 | Source Date:
Field Tests on State Route 78 in California Showed That Variable Speed Advisory (VSA) Signs Can Increase Average Travel Speeds by 8.71 Percent During Morning Peak Hours.
Date Posted: 10/22/2021 | Source Date:
Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons Installed in Arizona Reduced Pedestrian-Related Crashes by 46 Percent.
Date Posted: 09/28/2021 | Source Date:
Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Strategies That Balance Highway Capacity Improvements and Roadway Operations Can Improve Mobility up to 28 Percent.
Date Posted: 09/27/2021 | Source Date:
Simulation of Connected and Automated Vehicle Applications Shows That Up to 30 Percent More Traffic Demand Can Be Satisfied with Bundled Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control, Speed Harmonization, and Cooperative Merge at High Market Penetration.
Date Posted: 09/27/2021 | Source Date:
Connected Vehicle Applications Focused on Signalized Intersection Safety Have Estimated Median Benefit-Cost Ratio of 3.38.
Date Posted: 09/27/2021 | Source Date:
Utah DOT Assessment of Adaptive Traffic Signal Control in a Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Environment Estimates A Benefit Cost Ratio of 14.24 at Just 25 Percent Market Penetration.
Date Posted: 09/26/2021 | Source Date:
Adoption of Digital Contactless Fare Payment System Was Estimated To Reduce Fare Collection and Provisioning Costs by $4.4 Million.
Date Posted: 09/16/2021 | Source Date:
Contactless Payment System Along With Associated Contract Restructuring Found To Reduce Cost of Fare Collection From 15 Percent of Revenue to Nine Percent of Revenue.
Date Posted: 09/16/2021 | Source Date:
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