Benefits: Commercial Vehicle Operations

169 unique benefits found.

Truck platooning demonstration in Texas observes upper ranges of fuel-savings of 40 percent for the follower vehicle and 20 percent for the leader vehicle.
Date Posted: 10/29/2018 | Source Date:
Study finds that 55.7 percent of all classifiable miles driven were platoonable.
Date Posted: 10/29/2018 | Source Date:
A short-haul freight movement planning tool reduced unproductive truck movements in Los Angeles saving 14 percent of drayage miles driven.
Date Posted: 09/14/2018 | Source Date:
Rapid deployment of DSRC for connected vehicles can save thousands of lives, regardless of whether a later transition to C-V2X proves advantageous.
Date Posted: 07/23/2018 | Source Date:
Drone-augmented package delivery simulation shows cost savings upward of 28 percent per delivery.
Date Posted: 07/16/2018 | Source Date:
The Colorado Truck Parking Information Management System (TPIMS) is projected to have a benefit-to-cost ratio of 7:1.
Date Posted: 03/23/2018 | Source Date:
A simulation effort shows that wide-area coordinated truck platooning can reduce fuel consumption by 7 percent.
Date Posted: 01/04/2018 | Source Date:
One autonomous vehicle can control the flow of at least 20 human-controlled vehicles around it.
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 | Source Date:
Advanced weigh stations with preclearance systems have benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 8.9:1 to 12.8:1.
Date Posted: 05/23/2017 | Source Date:
Volunteer drivers equipped with CV technologies saw immediate value in queue warning applications.
Date Posted: 12/05/2016 | Source Date:
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