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U.S.
Department of Transportation
Why It Matters
Source for Problems, NHTSA and TTI. Initial estimates & studies for
benefits.
Actual benefits are not determined at this time.
Actual benefits are not determined at this time.
•Safety – 32,885 highway
deaths in 2010, 5,400,000 crashes/year
□Opportunity -
Intersection safety, where 7% of fatalities at signalized intersections ($19 billion annual
cost) and 14% at non-signalized intersections
□Run off Road – 40% of
fatal crashes
•Mobility – 4,200,000,000
hours of travel delay, $80,000,000,000 cost of urban congestion
□Cooperative Adaptive
Cruise Control could improve freeway capacity by 50%
□Reduce delay from signal
system management
by 25%
□Improve transit
connection success by 90% and reduce wait time to 10 minutes or less
□Improve incident response by 30%
□Improve freight delivery
travel time (less wait time at terminals and faster freeway travel – 15 to 30%)
§Weather
□Improve safety in
adverse weather conditions
□Reduce Public Sector
cost in treating facilities
§Environment - 2,900,000,000 gallons of wasted fuel
□Reduce Fuel Use
□Reduce Emissions