The Consumers Union of the U.S. subjects each vehicle to more than 50 tests, then makes a prediction about reliability and evaluates for safety before recommending a choice to its members.

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Expected outcomes of this research include equipping members with the ability to improve planning and reliability of operations through the use of prediction and optimization in the areas of outage and asset management.

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