GM-UMTRI study confirms advanced safety technologies reduce crashes and injuries

General Motors has long held that a future with zero crashes is not just an aspiration: it is a mission. New research from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) confirms that GM is making measurable progress toward that goal, with advanced safety features in GM vehicles delivering statistically significant reductions in crashes and injuries on public roads.

The latest study – the eighth in a long-running research partnership between GM and UMTRI – examined approximately 12 million GM model year 2020-2024 vehicles and matched them to more than 700,000 police-reported crashes across 18 states.

The findings show that GM vehicles equipped with specific safety technologies have statistically significant lower rates of certain types of crashes, demonstrating that these features support crash avoidance and injury severity mitigation.

GM’s safety and driver assistance features that come standard in U.S. models under $30,000 MSRP^1,2 (e.g. Buick Encore GX, and Envista, Chevrolet Trax, Trailblazer, and Bolt) include the following at a minimum:

These features and others are designed to help drivers avoid or reduce the severity of crashes, building on GM’s strong foundation of crashworthiness and occupant protection.