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Automatic braking has a far higher likelihood of preventing a crash than a lane departure alert, according to new research. Graphic courtesy of GM.<\/p>\n

Automatic Emergency Braking Reduces Rear-end Crashes by 46%<\/h2>\n

Automatic emergency braking<\/a> with a forward collision alert reduced rear-end striking crashes by 46% while lane change alert with a side blind zone alert reduced lane change crashes by 26%, according to a new study from General Motors and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.<\/p>\n

The automaker partnered with the research institute to explore the real-world effectiveness of some of its automated safety systems when it comes to preventing roadway collisions.<\/p>\n

Other noteworthy findings showed that Rear Vision Camera and Rear Park Assist functionality produced, respectively, an estimated 21% and 38% reduction in backing crashes.<\/p>\n

Rear Cross Traffic Alert, which nearly always includes the two above-mentioned backing features,\u00a0delivered a 52% decrease in backing crashes. Reverse Automatic Braking, which includes all the previous backing features described,\u00a0produced the greatest benefit, an 81% reduction in backing collisions.<\/p>\n

The study also explored the value of Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning \u2014 showing this feature reduced lane departure-related crashes by 20%.<\/p>\n

GM\u2019s and UMTRI’s study also focused on one of the most basic of safety features \u2014 headlights. The findings showed that IntelliBeam and High-Intensity Discharge headlight features provided 35% and 21% reductions, respectively, in nighttime pedestrian\/bicyclist\/animal crashes, with a 49% reduction when offered together.<\/p>\n

Overall, the data indicates that several of GM\u2019s automated safety features are making a statistically significant impact\u00a0in helping to reduce crashes.<\/p>\n

The study leveraged 3.7 million GM vehicles across 20 different models from 2013-2017. Fifteen different systems were evaluated using police report crash databases available to UMTRI from 10 states.<\/p>\n

Source: https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com<\/a><\/p>\n

FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/h3>\n

Fleet management is the use of a set of vehicles in order to provide services to a third-party, or to perform a task for our organization, in the most efficient and productive manner with a determined level of service and cost.<\/p>\n

Fleet management activities are shown in the following graph 1:<\/p>\n

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Graph 1: fleet management activities<\/p>\n

The proposal audit analyses and assesses all fleet management activities shown in the graph 1, and its main goals are:<\/p>\n