Again, I am not asking how to use UML, or why the inventors of UML designed it in a certain way, or why it sounds like it could be a good idea, or whether there are other systems like UML that are good ideas (I can just use those systems directly then!).

I am asking what evidence there is that UML helps me deliver better products more efficiently. Are there successful software projects that do this complete code generation thing (and how do they compare to directly writing real code in more efficient programming languages with rich typesystems)? Are there development efforts where giving up and deciding that certain architectural elements are hard to change has been the right approach (in my experience it generally never is)? What are their names? Do they have experience reports? Are there numbers?

I am looking for, at the least, a specific name like "The Chrysler Comprehensive Compensation System took these approaches to development." (But hopefully not a massive and expensive failure like C3.)