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General Motors and University of Michigan Detail Automated Safety Features Crash Prevention Performance

September 9, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

GM Crash Reduction Performance

Analysis of accident reports in 10 states show significant reduction in collisions on vehicles with installed GM safety tech. General Motors and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) released details of a study of the performance of collision avoidance technology on GM’s 2013-2017 product line.  The results show that several of these features […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Advance Driver Assistance Systems, Crash Avoidance, General Motors, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

Americans Spend Smaller Portion of Expenses on Transportation Today than 3 Decades Ago 

October 5, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Although the average cost of a new vehicle today is well over $30,000 and the price of gasoline has more than doubled in the past 30 years, Americans spend less on transportation today than they did back when the first George Bush was president. In 1989, American households averaged 18.9 percent of all expenditures on […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

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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