Latest Benefits Updates

Enabling connected vehicles to pay for priority at signalized intersections yields a benefit cost of at least 1.0 at 20 percent CV penetration and as much as 3.0 at 10 percent CV penetration when including reduced network delay for all vehicles.
Date Posted: 11/20/2017 | Source Date:
A simulation study shows that automated steering assistance applications can reduce lane departure crashes by 51 percent.
Date Posted: 10/30/2017 | Source Date:
UbiGo, a mobility-as-a-service application in Gothenburg, Sweden improved attitudes towards multi-modal options and decreased use of private cars by 50 percent among pilot participants.
Date Posted: 10/30/2017 | Source Date:
After deployment of a low-speed collision avoidance system on the Volvo XC60 and S60, insurance claim frequency decreased by 15 and 16 percent, respectively, compared to similar vehicles.
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 | Source Date:
A modeling effort found that forward collision avoidance systems can prevent or mitigate up to 31 percent of all collisions.
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 | Source Date:
Bus rapid transit service improvements on the I-10 and I-110 corridors increased ridership on Metro's Silver Line by 52 percent in the morning and 41 percent in the afternoon.
Date Posted: 09/29/2017 | Source Date:
After tolling the SR 520 Bridge, mean travel speeds increased by over 10 mi/h in both directions during both peak periods.
Date Posted: 09/29/2017 | Source Date:
In northern Japan, 80 percent of Snowstorm Visibility Information System users indicated they were likely to change their travel plans based on snowstorm information received
Date Posted: 09/29/2017 | Source Date:
Survey of HOT lane toll transponder holders found deployment of HOT lanes did not change carpooling habits of 66 percent of respondents; 65 percent of respondents who drove alone continued to do so.
Date Posted: 09/29/2017 | Source Date:
Gross toll revenue of the I-10 ExpressLanes was $8,918,985 and I-110 ExpressLanes was $18,704,961 in the first 16 months of HOT lane operation.
Date Posted: 09/29/2017 | Source Date:
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