Safety & Accident

DETROIT – Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and OnStar partnered to conduct a study that found voice-based telematics systems are a safer form of in-vehicle navigation.

Tags: distracted driving, OnStar, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

BLACKSBURG, VA - Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in the Center for Truck and Bus Safety have created the "Driving Healthy" resource network for commercial motor vehicle drivers.

Tags: driver health, driving safety, National Surface Transportation Safety Center, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

BLACKSBURG, VA - General Motors is investing $5 million to help create the National Tire Research Center at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), designed to improve fuel economy and lower emissions.

Tags: General Motors Corp., Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

NEW YORK - A new Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) study lends further evidence that voice-controlled Ford SYNC helps drivers minimize electronics-related visual distractions compared to manually operating hand-held cell phones and music.

Tags: distracted driving, Ford SYNC, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

BLACKSBURG, VA - Truck and heavy-vehicle drivers who text-message while driving are 23.2 times more likely to be involved in a crash or near-crash as non-distracted motorists, according to new research conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

Tags: cell phone use, distracted driving, study, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

CLEVELAND --- While much has been written lately about the dangers of behind-the-wheel cell phone use, eating and drinking behind the wheel are even more prevalent and also pose serious risks.

Tags: distracted driving, NHTSA, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute