Latest Benefits Updates

Private transit services can complement public transit and help reduce solo car trips.
Date Posted: 08/29/2018 | Source Date:
Comparison of ridesharing and public transit trip times finds ridesharing trips travel the same distance, on average, 10 minutes faster and 66 percent of trips would be twice as long by transit versus ridesharing.
Date Posted: 08/29/2018 | 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:
An intersection queuing model demonstrates that connected vehicle platooning can double intersection throughput.
Date Posted: 08/16/2018 | Source Date:
Mobile LiDAR infrastructure inventory survey techniques are preferred by state DOTs where data quality and completeness are top priority.
Date Posted: 08/14/2018 | 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:
A connected automated-vehicle velocity control and separation strategy improved the performance of platoons on a signalized arterial reducing travel times by 19.2 percent.
Date Posted: 07/27/2018 | Source Date:
A connected automated-vehicle velocity control and separation strategy improved the performance of platoons on a signalized arterial reducing fuel consumption by 18.1 percent.
Date Posted: 07/27/2018 | Source Date:
Suburban dwellers report higher usage of public transit and reduced use of personal vehicles as a result of utilizing Transportation Network Companies (TNCs).
Date Posted: 07/26/2018 | Source Date:
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