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General Motors, University of Michigan Study Finds Automated Safety Features Are Reducing Crashes

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General Motors and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) partnered to conduct a safety study analyzing the effectiveness of various GM safety-related features. The results are impressive.

The study analyzed over 3.7 million GM vehicles across 20 different models from 2013 to 2017. Fifteen different features, including active safety, driver assistance and advanced headlighting systems, were evaluated using police report crash databases available to UMTRI from 10 states.

The effectiveness of different active safety features - GM vehicles studied in U of M Transportation Research Institute Study

Infographic shows the effectiveness of different active safety features on GM vehicles studied in University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute Study

“This study is groundbreaking in terms of the broad range of vehicles and active safety and headlighting features examined,” said Raymond Kiefer, GM Safety technical fellow. “The results show that the GM active safety systems evaluated are addressing a wide range of common crashes that cause a staggering amount of injuries, property damage and cost to our customers and society, putting GM well on its way toward its vision of a future with zero crashes.”

Smarter, safer vehicles will play a critical role in helping to save lives now and in the future. These technologies are critical to GM’s vision of a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion.

For more information, check out the full UMTRI active safety report.