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Large-Scale Analysis Using Data from 13 States Found Vehicles Equipped with Forward Collision Warning and Automatic Emergency Braking had 49 Percent Less Front-to-Rear Crashes.
Date Posted: 05/26/2023 | Source Date:
Field Study Shows Routes of Connected Snowplows Had a Larger Reduction in Roadway Crash Rates (up to 3.87) than their Non-Equipped Counterparts (1.82).
Date Posted: 05/26/2023 | Source Date:
Naturalistic Experiment in California Found Fully Automated Vehicles Increased Households' Vehicle Miles Traveled by 60 Percent, but that Overall Shifts Towards Car-Dependent Travel are Undesirable.
Date Posted: 05/26/2023 | Source Date:
Study of Electronic Open Road Tolling Application near Boston Finds Reductions of Vehicle' Particulate Matter by up to 61 Percent and Energy Consumption by up to 28 percent.
Date Posted: 05/26/2023 | Source Date:
Indiana DOT's 26 Month Pilot Study Shows That Deployment of Queue Warning Trucks Ahead of Interstate Work Zones to Alert Motorists of Queued Traffic Reduced Hard Braking Events by 80 Percent.
Date Posted: 04/30/2023 | Source Date:
Microsimulation Study Shows That Traffic Signal Priority Reduced Travel Time by 3.4 Percent With 5 Percent Heavy Commercial Vehicle Platooning, Although Higher Penetration Rates May Cause Delays.
Date Posted: 04/30/2023 | Source Date:
Seattle Study Showed 30 Percent Reduction in Travel Time, From 27 Minutes to 19 Minutes, When Integrating On-Demand Shared Mobility With Transit Service Compared to Fixed-Route Buses.
Date Posted: 04/30/2023 | Source Date:
Traffic Optimization for Signalized Corridor (TOSCo) Applications Can Reduce Vehicle Stop Delays by Approximately 50 Percent in Large Metropolitan Areas Where V2I and V2V Technology Market Penetration Increases.
Date Posted: 04/28/2023 | Source Date:
A Supply Chain Simulation Study Suggested That Self-Driving Trucks in a Connected Vehicle Environment Can Reduce the Total Transportation Time Required for Fresh Produce Replenishment by 53 Percent.
Date Posted: 04/28/2023 | Source Date:
A Simulation Model Estimated That Adaptive Signal Timing Strategies Can Reduce Vehicle Hours of Delay by 32 Percent.
Date Posted: 04/28/2023 | Source Date:
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