Sentences with phrase «big car technology»

In other words, the XC60 benefits from big car technology.

In other words, the XC60 benefits from big car technology.

The car nicely balances fuel economy, passenger comfort, and big car technology in a midsize sedan with few compromises.

The Ford Fusion Hybrid nicely balances fuel economy, passenger comfort, and big car technology in a midsize sedan with few compromises.

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«The human - computer speech interface is the next big thing,» says Nigel Fenwick, a digital business and technology analyst with Forrester, who says Alexa and similar systems were integrated with just about everything on the floor: refrigerators, light fixtures, house - keeping robots, security cameras, door locks, cars, speakers and headphones, shower heads, air conditioners, and the list goes on and on.

At Tesla, however, we felt compelled to create patents out of concern that the big car companies would copy our technology and then use their massive manufacturing, sales and marketing power to overwhelm Tesla.

This year, host Nora Young and I discussed some of the big trends from the show, including the rise of the connected home, health and fitness gadgets and the coming car technology revolution.

While Uber has invested heavily in autonomous - car technology, and CEO Travis Kalanick has said that's where the company's future lies, the battlefield is arrayed for a clash with big automakers like Ford, Tesla, and Mercedes, which are developing both self - driving technology and car - sharing software of their own.

Some of the biggest names in tech are putting a hefty lot of resources into the development of autonomous car technology, including Google, Volvo, Daimler, Tesla and Apple.

The automaker has only leased 100 Clarity cars in California, but despite obvious hurdles, the automaker is betting big on the technology.

The crossover would add to Mercedes's growing line of lucrative top - end vehicles, such as this year's gas - guzzling AMG GT four - door coupe, as the world's biggest luxury - car maker seeks revenue to finance its expensive shift to battery technology.

But even the tiny cars use software and sensors that is similar to the technology used by big tech companies and well - funded startups road - testing full - sized cars, he said.

GSR, which has invested in clean technology and electric cars, is also looking to buy a substantial holding in Chile's Sociedad Quimica Y Minera (SQM), one of the world's biggest lithium producers, Reuters reported in July.

But the world's biggest automaker said the car never had appeal beyond a core group of technology enthusiasts and environmentalists.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber and Waymo's industry - critical battle over self - driving car technology now includes allegations of cover ups, clandestine meetings and big stock payouts.

While that might not sound like a big deal, investors probably liked what Ji would be discussing: Sorrento's chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR - T) technology.

Mr. Brauer said the partnership between Volvo and Uber, which plan to invest $ 300 million in their self - driving car effort, was part of a growing trend of big automakers joining forces with technology firms.

Companies in Silicon Valley and Detroit are betting big on self - driving car technology.

Uber's big advantage, Miller contends, is that the company is designing the self - driving technology that is going into the cars, and it's specifically designed around ride - sharing.

Even as we've begun to improve efficiency in factories and power plants, our cars and trucks have grown bigger and more wasteful: average fuel efficiency actually declined in the 1990s, even as engineers came up with one technology after another that could have saved gas.

The effect was big enough that people should have noticed the difference when coping with the glare of car headlights at night, for instance, says team member John Nolan, a nutrition and vision researcher at Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland.

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.

Voytek dreams even bigger: «Pair this [technology] with a Google self - driving car, and you can think your car to come pick you up.

At CES, the world's biggest technology show, in Las Vegas last week, Google demonstrated more than 350 voice - controlled devices including speakers, cars and objects as well as a giant toy town complete with a railway.

The Funniest Online Man Cave that brings you Cars, Hot Women and internet trends rAge is South Africa's biggest annual video gaming, computer, technology and geek culture exhibition.

Spottiswoode and Schwarzenegger deliver a clever and colorful conspiratorial thriller with high - energy action scenes, car crashes a go - go, spectacular technology and big explosions, packaged with ferocious glee and spoofing humor.

Audi is already introducing Level 3 self - driving technology on the A8, but a new concept car takes autonomy a big step further.

Biggest achievement: Promotes green technology as a must - have for a socially responsible sports car maker.

The meaning of «premium» is ever fuzzier as the ability, quality and technology gap closes; Peugeot's view is that «premium» now means nothing more than having big, powerful cars at the top of the range which can shine their glory on the humbler machines below.

The similarly priced (# 65,784) Cayenne S E-Hybrid offers a lot of technology for the money and a promise of running costs far smaller than you'd expect for such a big car.

Aside from the styling, engine and technology upgrades the biggest news coming from Ford is that this new model will feature an optimised suspension set up for Europe, hopefully addressing some of our issues with the occasionally wayward handling of the previous car.

So the question is which is the better overall technology today - and that still is a hybrid car by a big margin, period.

The Ford SmartLink roll out is a pretty big step for the industry in bringing new technologies to older cars.

As to be expected for an in - car system, a big part of Apple's new technology integrates its Maps app into your vehicle.

The Lagonda electric car shape was generated by the technology, unlike the Tesla Model S, which is an internal combustion - powered car shape with a fake grille (early in the production run), rather like air - cooled Franklins with big fake radiator grilles.

Similar to the new Porsche 911, also unveiled at Frankfurt, then... The new car makes big steps forward in comfort, technology and safety equipment, says Fiat, though without giving up its «roguish and ready - for - anything soul».

The e-tron quattro concept provides a concrete foretaste of this,» confirmed Hackenberg, before later revealing, «We will use this car to introduce this technology to a bigger number of customers in the market.

Car and Driver has named Civic Si a 10Best Car for its brilliant adaptive damper system, sportier steering, bigger brakes and connected audio technology — calling it, «a blissful balance of fun and function.»

There are about 50 companies currently testing autonomous cars on California roads today, with big names like General Motors, Chevrolet, Mitsubishi, and even Apple are trying to challenge Google with their own autonomous self - driving technology.

Like Audi, the BMW is also focusing big time on deploying semi-autonomous safety technologies in its upcoming range of cars.

One of the biggest trends on the economical car scene over recent years has been advances in technology such as cylinder deactivation (as used by VW Group cars), and new compression developments from the likes of Mazda and Infiniti helping petrol cars close the economy gap on diesel.

Audi also hinted at the future of its connected car technology, saying it plans to hook into Big Data and smart infrastructure in order to provide drivers with real - time information about traffic and parking.

«One of the biggest benefits we get from Corvette Racing is technology transfer: not just taking lessons from the race car to the production line, but also taking the tools we use to develop the race car, such as wind tunnel testing tools, and using them to help develop our production cars.

The big bucks sports car is back: faster, lighter, more efficient, and swoopier, thanks to technology.

Now, Toyota is taking its next big strides in technology development by making Amazon Alexa available in select Toyota cars this year.

That would be okay if we were comparing equals but, although both SUVs share a lot of technology, the reality is that, in addition to flaunting a certain social status, the Tiguan is — among other things — a bigger, more substantial car with a larger - capacity, more powerful engine.

Reliable transportation, safety that is unmatched, comfort and support for long hours spent in the car, durability that lasts, technology that makes life easier, plus, the ability to transport more, bigger and heavier things; and Ram does all of it better than any other truck on the market.

Following closely the already facelifted Mercedes S - Class sedan, the 2018 S - Class Coupe and Cabrio will host a series of minor visual tweaks and, more significantly, a technology update meant to keep the biggest and most luxurious sports cars in Mercedes line - up competitive for another 3 years on the market.

Apart from borrowing from the French car - maker's FIA Formula E Championship technology, Renault fitted the ZOE with all - wheel drive, a lower ride height, wider wheel tracks, double - wishbone suspension, 20 - inch wheels, bigger brakes and Öhlins four - way adjustable dampers.

Consumer Reports has released their 2011 Annual Car Reliability Survey with Ford showing a big drop in ranking due to complaints about new technology!