Abellio London Achieves Significant Reductions in Collisions and Injuries through Mobileye Safety Trial - Seite 2

Why it Matters: According to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an estimated 119,000 injury-causing crashes involving large trucks or buses occurred in 2016 in the U.S.; in addition, 4,440 large trucks and buses were involved in fatal crashes during that year.¹ Collision avoidance technology can play a critical role in reducing both the high volume of crashes and the injuries and fatalities they cause. Findings to date from Abellio London’s trial of Mobileye’s technology indicate a 29 percent reduction in avoidable collisions – those which are in the driver’s control to prevent – and a 60 percent reduction in injuries resulting from avoidable collisions (that is, even when collisions nonetheless take place, they are significantly less serious). These results reflect the significant safety increase that collision avoidance systems can bring about both in the U.S. and globally. And they suggest that higher standards in bus safety are easily achievable in cities and regions beyond London that have the will to pursue them.

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¹ “Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts 2016,” Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) 2018.

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