Sentences with phrase «drivers test for»

Whether you are taking a driver's education course prior to taking your first drivers test for your license or because it may save you, money on your insurance, online education may be the best and easiest way for you to earn this certification.

Try taking the National Drivers Test for yourself and see where you score stands up against the country's average.

Williams has confirmed that Robert Kubica will be one of the drivers testing for the team in the test after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Not exact matches

Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

That decision was certainly the right one for me and my opportunities in business at the time and, looking back now, I would have to say it worked out pretty well for us and also the driver that wound up getting that rookie test.

New federal rule will require airline pilots, train engineers and truck drivers to undergo random tests for some opioids.

BMW AG's new U.S. subscription pilot will put drivers into the brand's top performance cars for as much as $ 3,700 a month as the German automaker tests a new ownership model with its most exclusive customers.

In the parlance of one test he uses, for example, good salespeople score high for «expressive» and «driver» and low for «amiable» and «analytic.»

During my tests, I felt a pang of regret for even agreeing to being carted around like that in the first place, even with a human driver as a backup.

In May, Google posted job listings for test drivers in Arizona, which tech bloggers painted as a dream job.

The company's self - driving units have been in test runs in the area for a while now, but always with a backup driver.

One feature the company is touting, for example, will park the car for you at the press of a button — «like magic,» says a test driver in Ford's promotional video.

Expect to hear more questions coming up about the testing of this technology and how well it handles returning control to a human driver when there's a situation the sensors aren't ready for.

For now, Google will equip them with removable steering wheels, accelerator pedals, and brake pedals so that test drivers take over the driving if necessary (and to comply with California regulations).

In 2015, the company's test drivers disengaged — a jargon term that means they had to take manual control of the vehicle because the software failed or for safety reasons — at a rate of 0.8 times per 1,000 miles in California.

For now, these fully self - driving minivans — sans human test driver — are limited to a defined «geo - fenced» area.

Tesla (TSLA) did not respond to requests for comment about its California testing permit, which authorizes two test drivers to drive an autonomous 2014 Model S sedan.

Jay Leno and racecar driver Jessi Combs take Chiron onto the open road for a test drive.

Still, even in some vehicles with a symmetrical design for the front of the SUV, front overlap crash test results for the driver's side and passenger's side yielded different results.

Citing data management as a process bottleneck and a significant driver of cost, Alberta Blue Cross chose Delphix to accelerate development and testing for a modernization effort that needed to be successful.

Two types of testing will be reviewed for public roads: fully autonomous cars without a driver, and those with a qualified driver who could take control at any time, similar to laws in the US where driverless cars have been tested on public roads since 2011 in some states.

Contact the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for information about driving tests or vehicle testing schemes, activities and enforcement policy or general driving and vehicle safety advice.

The notification says that companies applying for public road tests should have already tested the cars in closed roads and areas, and that a driver with at least three years of experience should always be in the driving seat and ready to take over if necessary.

On the basis of CR's research and testing of early automated driving technologies, Consumer Reports and Consumers Union previously have called for automakers to make consumers aware of technology limitations and for there to be a safe fallback when drivers overestimate the capabilities of driver assist - systems, and also specifically have called for Tesla to only allow the Autopilot system to be used in the situations for which it can safely operate.

The California DMV passed regulations that allow for the public testing and deployment of autonomous cars without drivers.

As is required for Uber's autonomous test vehicles operating on public roads, the AV had a safety driver at the wheel.

In Colorado, the Department of Transportation worked with Otto for a number of months evaluating the company's technology and joining on test runs before agreeing to let an Otto semi roll along without a driver in the cab.

And I worried about the ominous things that happened during the two weeks before my retirement date: a driver ran into my car and totaled it; our dishwasher, garbage disposal and computer broke down; a manuscript I had submitted for publication was rejected; and my doctor, his face drawn in a frown, told me I had to come in for tests.

Well, as it turned out all my fears, which the night before the test resulted in me tossing and turning prior to sleep and having visions and thoughts of never, ever getting a driver's license, were for naught because old Bob though limited to one eye, passed the test with pretty much the same score he received in 1963.

However, the commission heard there remained issues on whether the new agreement passed the better off overall test, including if Domino's seven different options for paying delivery drivers could result in underpayments.

Specific test sessions are one thing, but Ross Brawn wants to introduce more ways for young drivers to gain F1 experience during actual race weekends so that they are better prepared for when they get their chance as F1 drivers.

Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon are yet to feature in the VJM11 with Russian F3 driver Nikita Mazepin at the wheel for the Monday morning test session.

Sebastian Vettel set the pace in his brief stint for Ferrari on the second and final day of the post-Hungarian GP test, but it was another driver who stole all the attention.

Now he's joined Force India for the 2018 season as the test and reserve driver.

Now Norris is to become McLaren's official test and reserve driver for 2018, replacing 2009 F1 world champion, Jenson Button.

But this matches up with what Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul said about the Russian - he praised him for the same things that Lowe has and was happy that his former test driver had found a race seat.

His signature at the Swiss outfit makes sense on several fronts - as a Ferrari junior driver who's had some impressive testing outings in F1 machinery last year, Leclerc's inclusion in the Alfa revolution at Sauber aligns with Ferrari's aim of having a place in F1 for it to develop young drivers.

Robert Kubica has been posting some decent lap times for Williams at the Barcelona test, and set a quicker pace than F1 rookie and full - time F1 driver Sergey Sirotkin in day two.

He's no stranger to F1 machinery - he drove in four practice sessions for Haas last year, and this year took over testing duties for Ferrari in Hungary - after all, he is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy!

Vettel was sure that he was brake tested by Hamilton as they were preparing for the restart, and in a fit of mild race pulled alongside the Mercedes driver and gave booped his car into Hamilton's.

NASCAR has confiscated the tires of several drivers in recent weeks for additional scrutiny, sending some to a third party to be tested.

Mike Conway, who will compete with Ed Carpenter Racing on road / street courses next season, tested the No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka entry for the team, with team owner / driver Ed Carpenter in attendance as well.

His stock carry distance with his Nike driver was 289 yards, but with the new M2, his test data shows that he's now carrying 307, a pickup of 18 yards for a guy that really didn't even need it.

It wasn't entirely John's fault though — Lotus boss Colin Chapman saw Miles as little more than a test driver and didn't put anywhere near the effort into his car as they did for Rindt.

He was third in the GP2 championship in 2015 and 2016 and has been actually been around F1 for ages, having joined Sauber as a test driver in 2014 and been a Renault tester for the last two seasons.

A couple of test days were organised at the Red Bull Ring for the three drivers, and it looks like they had some fun...

A sweeping, tricky track packed full of varying demands, it's become a fan and driver favourite — helped by F1's frequent visits for pre-season and in - season testing.

The season actually begins with Pre-Season testing, a chance for teams, cars and drivers to familiarise themselves with each other, and start preparing for the battle to come.

F1 fan - favourite Button will be an ambassador and test driver for McLaren this year but is considering his options for other championships.

The British driver was at the wheel of the Mercedes W08 on both days of the post-Hungarian GP test, and on the second day his car was fitted with the halo for several runs.