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Camera monitoring, paired with driver coaching, was found to reduce frequency of harsh braking events by 17 percent and over-speeding events by 34 percent among heavy goods vehicle drivers.
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:
Without constant driver supervision, Level 2 Active Driving Systems could collide with hazards such as disabled vehicles in 66 percent of cases.
Date Posted: 10/29/2020 | Source Date:
Simulation finds that shared autonomous gasoline hybrid-electric vehicle (HEV) fleets have 18 percent shorter wait times and were more profitable than shared autonomous electric vehicle (SAEV) fleets.
Date Posted: 10/29/2020 | Source Date:
L.A. Metro’s partnership with private trip planning app expected to save Metro $240,000 per year in app maintenance and development costs.
Date Posted: 10/29/2020 | Source Date:
Buried Cable Animal Detection System 99 Percent Reliable in Detecting Animal Crossings.
Date Posted: 10/28/2020 | Source Date:
Preliminary connected vehicle work zone driving simulator experiment revealed that traveler information messages improved mean time-to-collision by approximately 40 percent and lowered mean deceleration to avoid a crash by approximately 19.3 percent.
Date Posted: 10/27/2020 | Source Date:
By deploying Integrating Mobile Observations (IMO), a road weather management solution, West Des Moines Public Services has reduced its chloride (road salt) applications by 30 percent while maintaining the same level of service, saving about $150,000 annu
Date Posted: 10/22/2020 | Source Date:
Research results out of OSU suggest that real time transit information does not outperform simply following the schedule.
Date Posted: 10/21/2020 | Source Date:
Study finds that Forward Collision Warning (FCW) and automatic emergency braking (AEB) were associated with 44 percent and 41 percent reductions, respectively, in the rear-end crash rate of large trucks.
Date Posted: 10/19/2020 | Source Date:
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