Sentences with phrase «as a test drive»

You can view sleep - away camp as a test drive for when they move out to live at college.

I kind of look at it as test driving a car.

I really do hope that the developers work on another Test Drive game as Test Drive Unlimited is just a great online racing experience.

A technology pilot can be thought of as a test drive or a trial run before your district makes a large purchase.

He throroughly explained... all the details of the car as we test drove it and was not pushy.

all the details of the car as we test drove it and was not pushy.

Negotiations went as well as the test drive.

From 14 - 16 March, members of the public can avail themselves of the numerous facilities on offer, such as test driving vehicles.

It feels luxurious and solid, and a quiet ride was an important thing to note as we test drove cars.

Kostas, at Foreign Cars Italia in Charlotte, patiently and expertly drove with me as I test drove several exotics.

From 14th — 16th March there will also be the opportunity for members of the public to avail themselves of the numerous facilities on offer, such as test driving vehicles fitted with the innovative engine systems.

I bought my SES coupe a year ago and fell in love with it as soon as I test drove it.

As soon as I test drove the rogue, I knew it was the one for me.

They were patient and helpful as we test drove multiple vehicles and contemplated our options over and over.

Seats are firm, not as plush as some I test drove.

We'll reserve judgement on the sometimes pronounced launch lag we experienced, as our test drive over Colorado's Independence Pass ranged in elevation from 2,400 to 3,700 metres and at temperatures in the high 30s (C).

However, with all pre-owned automobiles, the condition is subjective, so I recommend that the potential buyer inspect as well as test drive any of the vehicles before finalizing purchase.

And while bike manufacturers such as Triumph and Ducati have lent their licenses to racing game developers in the past, they've largely been restricted to a few fleeting appearances in car - centric racing games such as Test Drive Unlimited and Project Gotham Racing that felt like an afterthought.

Open world games such as Test Drive Unlimited 2 and The Crew tend to suffer visually, but not so with Forza Horizon 3.

Plus, Homefront handles the online pass issue pretty elegantly — you can play online up to a certain rank, as a test drive of sorts, before the online pass is required.

Conversely, defendants often use the certification motion as a test drive for the merits of the litigation, notwithstanding the focus on the certification motion ought to be whether the certification criteria are satisfied and the «some basis in fact» evidentiary standard in this regard is very low.

Conversely, the costs of certification are typically driven up by defendants who are seeking to use the certification motion as a test drive for the merits of the litigation.

For many employers, these types of positions serve as test drive — it's a low cost way to see if a role needs to be full - time, and to find out if a potential employee is a good fit.

They also oversee post-repair services such as test driving, vehicle delivery, and other services as may be required.

Not exact matches

As electric vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving rangeAs electric vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving rangeas ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving rangeas stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and in stop signs or even in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving range).

He got in his car, which he now refers to as his «test lab,» and drove nearly 15,000 miles across the United States.

The business has also been experimenting furiously, deploying novel merchandising techniques, such as vehicle test - drive simulators and wayfinding apps, in selected stores.

Canadian Tire has a similar program for garage storage, as well as in - store simulators for test driving tires, golf clubs and running shoes.

As part of the development process, Sonnekalb's team visited Johnson Space Center to talk shop with the NASA simulator team and get a test drive on the Mars Rover prototype alongside an astronaut.

Last month, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill that would help companies like GM and Google seek more exemptions to federal safety rules, perhaps allowing them the ability to test as many as 100,000 experimental self - driving cars in the United States.

For reinventing the appliance showroom as a place where you can test - drive everything — even showers.

As 23andMe was able to drive down the price of its tests, from $ 999 to $ 399 in 2008 to $ 99 in 2012, the company signed up hundreds of thousands of customers and expanded to Canada and Europe.

That number has risen steadily as Uber's self - driving test fleet has grown, from 5,000 total miles per week in early February, to just over 20,000 miles per week in early March.

As we got our test drive started, Jamie took the wheel first and offered up a quick primer on the Chiron's controls and what to look out for when I got into the hot seat.

The state has licensed 27 companies to test driverless vehicles on public roads, including vehicle manufacturers from BMW to Tesla Inc; suppliers such as Delphi Automotive Plc and Nvidia Corp; technology companies such as Alphabet Inc's Waymo and China's Baidu Inc; and a long list of self - driving startups such as Zoox, Drive.ai, AutoX and PlusAI.

While testing a new vacuum tube that drives a radar set known as a magnetron, he discovered that a chocolate bar he had in his pocket melted.

Personalized marketing messages such as emails and custom landing pages have stood the test of time and will continue to be great ways to drive action and purchase behavior in 2016.

The Slim might not be as zippy as its larger sibling, butComputer Shopper found it was still «the second - fastest drive» of the ones they tested, meaning that if speed is paramount, you'll be well - served by either drive in the Backup Plus family.

As a result, Krafcik says Waymo's test drivers now take control of the vehicle and disengage the autonomous - drive system approximately once every five thousand miles driven.

As companies continue to increase the number of tests they conduct in cities, their vehicles are facing the kinds of challenges — like pedestrians and intersections — that are more difficult for self - driving cars to handle.

As Sonic expands to areas more accustomed to chilly winters, franchisees are testing revised drive - in prototypes.

As AR glasses gain mass adoption, automakers will be able to capitalize on their investments in digital reality and models by letting prospective buyers customize and virtually test drive cars before stepping onto the dealer's showroom floor.

The request asks for a 24 - month extension of the license in Mountain View, Calif, and Austin — where the self - driving cars are currently being tested — as well as four additional cities.

There's plenty of snow and rain in the state as well as mCity, a 32 - acre simulated real - world urban environment at the University of Michigan used by automakers to test autonomous driving tech.

German auto group Daimler AG (DDAiY) has been granted a license by the state of Nevada to test self - driving trucks on public roads, as the United States and Europe race to establish a regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles.

Elsheikh and Kotey are among hundreds of foreign fighters captured by the SDF as it drives militants out of their self - declared «caliphate», with biometric tests used to identify suspects.

ALBANY - BASED Supersorb Minerals has taken a significant step in its drive to develop environmental technology projects as an extension of its core absorbent minerals business, starting test work for mine water treatment and mine site remediation at th...

In late 2017, as part of an industry - first collaboration with Ford Motor Company, Domino's began a meaningful test of delivery using self - driving vehicles.

And states that allow companies to test self - driving vehicles require them, as with human drivers, to have insurance.

Three tactics proved especially promising: 1) moving away from «direct» sales and toward integrated campaigns that drove purchases in retail stores; 2) using DRTV as an inexpensive testing vehicle, rather than an all - or - nothing launch pad; and 3) maximizing margins by relentlessly optimizing costs and sales prices.