I'll start worrying about self - driving cars when
the autonomous car in front of me sits at the intersection, unmoving, oblivious to the green light, utterly engrossed in flirty text messages from some slutty robot from Waymo.
Not exact matches
Police say a video from the Uber self - driving
car that struck and killed a woman on Sunday shows her moving
in front of it suddenly, a factor that investigators are likely to focus on as they assess the performance
of the technology
in the first pedestrian fatality involving an
autonomous vehicle.
Adaptive cruise control (which will accelerate and brake the S6 based on the speed
of the
car in front) and
autonomous emergency braking are available, although you'll need to spend over # 3,000 on the «Technology Pack — Advanced» if you want these.
Volvo was also one
of the first automakers to pair the technology with
autonomous emergency braking, allowing a
car to both automatically follow a vehicle
in front and brake if it encounters an obstacle.
The Ioniq has as standard: a seatbelt reminder system for
front and rear passengers; a driver - set speed limiter; a lane support system that warns the driver when the
car is drifting over a lane marking and gently steers the
car away from the lane edge; and an
autonomous emergency braking system which operates at highway speeds and which performed well
in Euro NCAP's tests, managing to avoid collision
in many
of the test scenarios.
With a sleek design resembling the rest
of the IONIQ line - up, the
autonomous IONIQ is one
of the few self - driving
cars being developed to have a hidden LiDAR system
in its
front bumper instead
of on the roof.
The driver can challenge today's level
of safe
autonomous driving if he or she tries to push the limits
of lane centering on a curvy road, or uses the unblinking radar eyes
of adaptive cruise control to keep behind the
car in front while composing a text.
Likely the most notable and exciting feature on the 2017 model is the adaptive cruise control — which lets drivers set a speed and buffer distance between the
car in front of them, allowing the
car to automatically speed up or slow down — resembling features
of an
autonomous car.
The Audi A4 Allroad is available
in three trim levels, starting with the Premium Package you get a comprehensive list
of standard convenience features such as power tailgate, rear - view camera, leather seats with the
fronts being heated and with 8 - way power settings, key-less start, cruise control, shift paddles, panoramic sunroof and much more.Technology wise you get a 7.0 - inch MMI infotainment system with smartphone integration (Apple
Car Play and Android Auto), Bluetooth streaming, voice control, 10 - speaker audio system and a 5 - inch driver information system.Safety is also taken care
of with the Audi pre sense system which includes forward collision mitigation and
autonomous braking assist.
Most notable is probably the ProPilot single - lane and parking
autonomous driver assist, which will keep you
in lane and adjust speed according to the
car in front of you.
New proprietary battery technology developed at the Fisker Nanotech battery division will give the EMotion a 400 + mile range, and it will eventually support
autonomous driving modes thanks to a radar and camera integrated
in the
front of the
car.