To help mitigate some of the fatigue associated with stop-and-go commuting, a growing number of automakers offer Traffic Jam Assist (TJA). This Level 2 advanced driving assistance system combines ...

Drivers can reduce traffic jams by using cruise control according to a study by Ford Motors and Vanderbilt University. ... we would see these stop-and-go waves," Stern said.

Bosch’s Traffic Jam Assist lets you take your hands off the wheel and your feet off the pedals in heavy, stop-and-go traffic. Autonomous driving features like this are slowly making their way ...

One autonomous car in this group was able to reduce stop-and-go traffic flow. John de Dios & Alan Davis. Chances are that if you’re driving any distance over the Memorial Day weekend, you will ...

It’s all about avoiding the “phantom traffic jams ... it could eliminate these stop-and-go waves of traffic. Mixed in among the commuting masses, it would act like a Formula 1 pace car, ...

If just 5 percent of vehicles were automated, stop-and-go traffic could almost disappear, new research suggests. By Stephen Edelstein Updated May 10, 2017 11:40 AM EDT ...

Stop Tailgating, It Only Makes Traffic Jams Worse New research from MIT shows that leaving a little space between the cars in front of and behind you can make traffic jams disappear almost completely.

Designed for use in stop-and-go traffic on divided highways, Traffic Jam Pilot autonomously steers, accelerates, and brakes the A8 while traveling at speeds up to 37 mph (60 kph). With Traffic Jam ...

Dr. Vikash Gayah: "Approximately 40% of all crashes occur at intersections − 50% of those crashes involve a serious injury, ...

From an airplane, cars crawling down the highway look like ants. But actual ants—unlike cars—somehow manage to avoid the scourge of stop-and-go traffic.Researchers are now studying these ...

Take the ingredients of building summer Sunday traffic volumes, then add a pinch of late afternoon rains and you get a recipe for northbound stop-and-go traffic jams along I-5 through Lacey and ...