Why is IntelliDriveSM needed?
IntelliDriveSM aims to tackle some of the biggest challenges in the surface transportation industry: • Safety Challenges • Mobility Challenges, and • Environmental Challenges. • Safety – In 2008, approximately 37,000 persons died and 2.35 million were injured on U.S. roadways in approximately 5.8 million crashes1. Highway crashes take a terrible toll on individuals, families, and society as a whole. Although we don’t usually think of it that way, improving highway safety is a public health issue: crashes are the leading cause of death for ages 3 through 342. IntelliDriveSM provides the tools to make transformational improvements in safety – to significantly reduce the number of lives lost each year through IntelliDriveSM crash prevention applications. • Mobility – According to the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), U.S. highway users wasted 4.2 billion hours a year stuck in traffic in 2007 – nearly one full work week (or vacation week) for every traveler. The overall cost (based on
