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Study: GPS systems with real-time traffic can save drivers four days per year, cut emissions by 21%

In Los Angeles, the 101/405 interchange is so congested that in 2002 it was determined that 27,144 hours per year were wasted trying to get from one freeway to the other. That's over 1,100 days. Per year. Not only does that number sound wildly low, but we guarantee it's gotten worse in the last seven years. Much worse. But according to a new study, GPS-systems with real-time traffic info can save American drivers four days a year of being mired in lousy traffic. Now, we're taking this particular study with a grain of salt because it was ... Read more →

GPS units makes you more fuel efficient? 12 percent, to be exact, says NAVTEQ Jeremy Korzeniewski

A recent survey conducted by research firm NuStats and funded by GPS-maker NAVTEQ has found that drivers equipped with in-car navigation units use 12 percent less fuel than their non-guided ...

USPS to use digital maps to find more efficient delivery routes Derrick Y. Noh

I'm not entirely sure just how much our editor Sebastian will like this general comparison, but when discussing transportation and energy issues both he and the somewhat controversial ...

Study: GPS systems with real-time traffic can save drivers four days per year, cut emissions by 21% 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

In Los Angeles, the 101/405 interchange is so congested that in 2002 it was determined that 27,144 hours per year were wasted trying to get from one freeway to the other. That's over 1,100 days. Per year. Not only does that number sound wildly low, but we guarantee it's gotten worse in the last ...

GPS units makes you more fuel efficient? 12 percent, to be exact, says NAVTEQ 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

A recent survey conducted by research firm NuStats and funded by GPS-maker NAVTEQ has found that drivers equipped with in-car navigation units use 12 percent less fuel than their non-guided counterparts. The study focused on three groups of drivers in Germany. The first used no GPS at all, the ...

USPS to use digital maps to find more efficient delivery routes 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

I'm not entirely sure just how much our editor Sebastian will like this general comparison, but when discussing transportation and energy issues both he and the somewhat controversial environmentalist George Monbiot like to say that despite all of the advances in alternative energy sources, there ...


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