Sentences with phrase «like other car companies»

«VW, like other car companies caught in the act of deceiving the government and consumers, at first tried to see how little they could get away with saying,» he explained.

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In the fourth quarter of 2016, Alphabet's core business generated $ 26.1 billion in revenue, far eclipsing the $ 262 million its moonshots (like self - driving cars) and other bets (like home automation company Nest) generated in the same period.

What about companies like GE and Mitsubishi that have to not just handle multiples brand in the same field, but also brands in other areas, from light bulbs and entertainment companies to cars and stereos?

Baidu — alongside other companies like Google (googl) and General Motors (gm)-- is also actively encouraging a push for better coordination between autonomous vehicle manufacturers and the U.S. government, saying that it's necessary to make small changes to existing infrastructure and ease regulatory obstacles in order to get self - driving cars on the road.

You can also find work - from - home positions at companies like American Express, the car rental company Enterprise, Xerox, Nielsen, and many others.

The NYT piece — along with other reporting about Amazon by people like author Brad Stone, in his book «The Everything Store,» — describes people sleeping in their cars in the company parking lot, or not sleeping at all for days.

A spokeswoman for Alphabet, the holding company that owns Google and «Other Bets» like the autonomous car business, declined to comment.

Not only has Amazon built Alexa into other products, like the all new Echo Plus, Echo Spot, and the Fire HD 10 tablet, but the company has also allowed third - party hardware makers to build Alexa into their own devices, even letting Ford build the assistant into its new cars.

Car companies like GM, Volkswagen, Daimler and many others are putting billions of dollars towards backing a range of startups that are building technology and services for that brave new automotive future (a small handful of examples: GM investing $ 1 billion in Lyft, Volkswagen investing $ 180 million in smart car tech maker Mobvoi, and Ford pumping $ 1 billion into Argo AI for self - driving tecCar companies like GM, Volkswagen, Daimler and many others are putting billions of dollars towards backing a range of startups that are building technology and services for that brave new automotive future (a small handful of examples: GM investing $ 1 billion in Lyft, Volkswagen investing $ 180 million in smart car tech maker Mobvoi, and Ford pumping $ 1 billion into Argo AI for self - driving teccar tech maker Mobvoi, and Ford pumping $ 1 billion into Argo AI for self - driving tech).

Shippers accuse carriers of favouring their more well - serviced markets when rail cars are in short supply, causing shipping delays for companies that have no other transportation options like trucks or other rail carriers.

By contrast, Alphabet's self - driving car division, Waymo, is building some of its own hardware, like the laser - based radars called lidar, in a bid to supply carmakers and other self - driving technology companies.

A lockout here would like be business partners stabbing each other over the interior options of the new company car.

In a like manner, certain model car seats made by the same company did not do well; and others passed just fine.

At the outset, it filed patents like any other company, because it was worried that bigger car manufacturers would simply copy its technology and drive it out of business.

Other companies, like General Motors and Google, have invested in the development of driverless car technology.

I am 46 and 6 ft 3 and a few extra pounds I like the out doors and car races and car shows go for walks and watch movies and cuddle on the couch and I like to cook and I also like to go out and enjoy each others company and get to know each other even better and I also like pool darts and bowling...

It's got something to do with the lack of a human grounding: the only other time Pixar stumbled was with its similarly bleak A Bug's Life (that picture resorting, like Cars, to racial caricature as its primary tentpole), which is also the only other time the company has neglected to ground its story with homo sapien ballast.

As McLaren Automotive test driver Chris Goodwin explains, every McLaren is tested at the high - speed oval at Nardo in Italy, just like a lot of cars from other companies.

The company's postwar everyman's car, the 2CV, was like no other.

Like the best British sports cars, it establishes its brilliance not on paper (although its performance numbers would be impressive among any other company) but rather through the way it makes a driver feel behind the wheel.

The system can steer, accelerate, and brake cars automatically in certain situations at speeds up to 80 mph, similar to other steering - assist features from companies like Audi, BMW, Infiniti, and Mercedes - Benz.

Ford Going global Like so many vehicles coming from the Ford Motor Company these days, the next Escape is built on the global C - segment platform that underpins the Focus and a bevy of other small cars (page 66).

Most other companies don't have a car like the GT - R or Z. Even Toyota.

Just like every other model in the Kia range, the Kia Soul comes with a seven - year warranty, although it seems that you're unlikely to need to get any work carried out in the first years of ownership, as the company's cars are impressively reliable.

And while other companies are taking their SUVs to the Nurburgring for testing, Alfa took its car to this road to ensure it behaves like a sportscar on the straight and like a proper off - roader in the bends and on the inclines.

This will get intense scrutiny from other car companies because it's a completely different type of hybrid that can run in pure EV mode for 10 to 15 miles, or can run in hybrid mode where it becomes a series hybrid just like the Chevy Volt, and can run in engine mode, where the engine is mechanically connected to the wheels yet still gets electric assist from one of two electric motors.

Preuninger is in no doubt as to the importance of the car — and others like it in Porsche's range — in ensuring Porsche doesn't forget its roots and continues to make the rewarding sports cars the company has always been known for.

The first BMW with front - wheel drive, the first BMW - Van and the first BMW with a three - cylinder engine as the sole powertrain under the hood — like no other car the new Active Tourer shows how much the Bayerisch Motor Werke company has changed in the last few years.

Land Rover, like Jaguar, Rolls - Royce and other British car companies has a tendency to build a vehicle and improve it slowly without changing sheetmetal.

It is no surprise that like most other uber - luxury car companies, Bentley is not too keen on changes.

Like other BMW iPerformance models, the big draw for the X5 40e plug - in hybrid is that it has a lower Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) company - car tax rating than other SUVs.

Business partner and former GM executive Bob Lutz, who played a key role in the development of the electric Chevrolet Bolt, meanwhile said Tesla is losing its uniqueness as other companies develop better electric cars, and that it'll «have to learn to make money like any other company».

Like the other cars in the Infiniti range, the M is based on the company's rear - drive FM (front - midship) platform, which places the engine behind the line of the front axle.

Bundling the two policies is quite simple; when you go to file a renters or car insurance quote, the company will usually ask you if you would like to bundle your policy with the other.

Still, you should pick a debt settlement company like you would shop around for car insurance or any other service.

Attractions which went the extra mile to meet your needs, and airlines or rental car companies which you like to recommend to others?

Its not of something objective ie a company makes a product a certain way like a car or computer, thus others follow the same method.

Companies often show off other car, or racing related items at auto shows like this one.

But Toyota and other car companies say they are worried about the cost, convenience and safety of plug - in hybrids — and note that consumers haven't embraced all - electric cars because of the inconvenience of recharging them like giant cell phones.

It's possible that they do, but we're not talking about them individually; What we rejoice about is the death of a symbol for GM.There's no doubt in our minds that the vehicle that a car company picks as its iconic product has an impact on both the company itself (how it targets advertising, what the other models are like, what ideas it will reject as not fitting with a certain image, etc) and on what customers of that company expect, since the whole point of a halo product is to put a little of its DNA in the more affordable models.

Then Americans will desire fuel efficient cars, the automakers can do like other companies do and produce the products their customers want, and you won't be simultaneously subsidizing and encouraging big houses in the suburbs.

I really like the FT - HS its from a major car company with a track record for real driving reliability unlike all the others on the list, it uses technology proven to work in the Prius and many other hybrids, its really going to be produced, and at a price point that is within most sports car drivers budgets.

While that may seem like just a matter of semantics (since cars don't really have any other purpose than moving people and things, unless you count racing or impressing your friends), the difference is in the way that certain car companies, such as Ford, are beginning to address transportation needs beyond simply making more automobiles.

Technologies like 3D printing excite and threaten the makers of today because, while the ability to print products from toys, medical equipment, and car parts in one's garage means virtually no labour and shipping costs, it also means others potentially stealing the technology you or your company put time, effort, and investment in to create.

Most compensation for car accidents that involve other cars or commercial vehicles like taxis, Ubers, buses, and semi-trucks comes from insurance companies.

Your own car insurance company will fight your claim just like any other claim.

Auto insurance companies like Geico, Allstate, State Farm, and many others are grappling with the realization that driverless car technologies may eventually result in a huge dent in their revenue.

The purpose of PIP coverage is to allow a driver to have their car insurance company pay their medical bills and other expenses like lost wages without regard for who caused the car wreck.

GEICO is like most other insurance companies in that they will reduce your rates by a few dollars for each of the following safety features you have or have installed on your car.

This company allows you to insure different types of business vehicles like delivery vans, private passenger cars and other vehicles used to run various businesses.