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GM-UMTRI Study Finds Advanced Driver Assistance Features Cut Injury Crashes by 14% to 57%

May 11, 2026 By CollisionWeek Editor

Study examined results of more than 700,000 police-reported crashes on 2020-2024 GM vehicles. A new study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and General Motors found that GM vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance system features were significantly less likely to be involved in injury crashes, with reductions ranging from 14% for lane […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Crash Avoidance, General Motors, UMTRI

University of Michigan Reports Vehicle Ownership on the Rise Again 

February 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

After years of declines, the rate of vehicle owners per person and per household has started to rise again. Miles driven per person also on the rise. While the rate of ownership of cars and light trucks has steadily declined since its peak a decade ago, it is starting to climb, says a University of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Traffic Volume, UMTRI, Vehicle Ownership

Percentage of Americans Spurning Driver’s Licenses Grows Across Most Age Groups

January 21, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

While more and more teens and twentysomethings are forgoing driver’s licenses, the most recent trend holds true for pretty much all age groups, say University of Michigan researchers. In a new report examining changes in driver licensure in the U.S. from 1983 to 2014, Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Licensed Drivers, UMTRI, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

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