Latest Benefits Updates

Texas study estimates that CAVs could have a $27,000 net benefit per vehicle with a 90 percent market penetration.
Date Posted: 06/05/2018 | Source Date:
EU-mandated automated emergency call technology, eCall, is expected to reduce response time to road accidents by up to 50 percent and help save up to 1,500 lives per year.
Date Posted: 06/05/2018 | Source Date:
A field test of an aerial drone equipped with 3-D imaging technology enabled investigators to reconstruct a crash scene in 25 minutes versus two hours using a conventional method; results suggest clearance times can be cut by more than 50 percent.
Date Posted: 05/31/2018 | Source Date:
V2I data used to support adaptive signal control applications can reduce rear-end conflicts by 46 to 54 percent in scenarios with 10 percent CV market penetration.
Date Posted: 05/17/2018 | Source Date:
V2I data used to support adaptive signal control networks can reduce delay up to 30 percent in scenarios with greater than 60 percent CV market penetration.
Date Posted: 05/16/2018 | Source Date:
Widely deployed in-vehicle Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) have potential to reduce crash rates by 47 percent.
Date Posted: 05/15/2018 | Source Date:
More than half of the respondents to a Texas-wide survey indicated $0 willingness-to-pay for self-driving technology (Level 3 or Level 4); however, comparatively fewer (only around 38 percent) indicated $0 willingness-to-pay to add connectivity.
Date Posted: 05/14/2018 | Source Date:
As a result of a Portable Variable Speed Limit System installed along a construction zone in Alaska, the percentage of vehicles speeding decreased by 57 percent.
Date Posted: 04/25/2018 | Source Date:
Heads-up display showing stop and caution warning signs helped older drivers brake sooner in German driving simulator study.
Date Posted: 04/23/2018 | Source Date:
California study finds cooperative adaptive cruise control reduced headways from 2.05 seconds to 0.80 seconds and increased flow from 1,400 to 3,000 vehicles per hour.
Date Posted: 04/23/2018 | Source Date:
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