Sentences with phrase «by vehicle ride»

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Oil demand will be squeezed by electric vehicles, fuel efficiency and ride - sharing in the years ahead.

And city streets — which are being overcrowded by the influx of ride - hailing vehicles, according to some reports — could become less congested as a ride - sharing fleet moves commuters around en masse, rather than individuals relying on their own cars to get to work.

TEMPE, Ariz. — The family of a woman killed by an Uber self - driving vehicle in Arizona has reached a settlement with the ride services company, ending a potential legal battle over the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle.

BMW has said it would launch a fully autonomous car by 2021, while Ford Motor has said it will introduce a vehicle with similar capabilities for ride - sharing purposes in the same year.

Chris Urmson, the director of the company's self - driving cars project, says he wants his 12 - year - old son to be able to ride in an autonomous vehicle by the time he reaches driving age.

«By committing significant financial resources to these offsets, we're building into our business a strong incentive to pursue shared rides and the displacement of gasoline - powered vehicles,» Zimmer and Green wrote.

Ford (f) also announced its intention to make self - driving cars for commercial ride - sharing or on - demand taxi services by 2021, a target the automaker says it will reach by expanding its Silicon Valley research lab, as well as investing in or buying autonomous vehicle technology startups.

GM expects to have Level 4 vehicles operating in ride - hailing service in dense urban areas at scale by 2019.

Passengers would be allowed to ride in autonomous vehicles in California — sometimes without drivers — under a pilot program proposed Friday by state...

Critics say electric scooters are essentially overgrown children's toys, ridden solely by out - of - touch tech elites who carelessly dump the vehicles wherever they feel like after riding.

The commercial vehicle, which will not include a steering wheel or pedals, will be used by ride - hailing and ride - sharing companies.

The new law, effective March 21, mandates that all ride - sharing companies should conduct criminal background checks on drivers and old vehicles must be inspected by a licensed mechanic.

More than three out of four Americans are afraid of the prospect of riding in a self - driving vehicle, a new survey by AAA finds.

According to The Information, Waymo is considering rolling out a commercial ride - hail service — with FCA self - driving vehicles — by the end of 2017.

The organization also aims to contribute to the creation of a system or set of systems that would allow people to automatically pay for the use of both ride - sharing and car - sharing vehicles; for the insurance policies covering those vehicles; for the energy that those vehicles consume and the pollutants that they emit during a trip; and for traffic that the commuter contributes to by traveling during peak hours.

Uber fell afoul of incomplete reporting to the CPUC in a breakdown of ride statistics for numbers of rides requested and accepted by zip code; the origin and destination zip codes for each trip and the amount paid or donated; the number and percentage of customers who requested accessible vehicles, and how often Uber could meet the request; and submitting a report on issues with drivers and causes of incidents, and the amount of insurance paid by any party other than Uber for each incident.

«Google and Ford will create a joint venture to build self - driving vehicles with Google's technology, a huge step by both companies toward a new business of automated ride sharing,» reports Yahoo Autos.

The commercial vehicle, which will not include a steering wheel or pedals, will be used by ride - hailing and ride - sharing companies around the world, the company said Tuesday.

The family of 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg, who was killed earlier this month when she was hit by one of Uber's self - driving vehicles in Tempe, Arizona, has reached a settlement with the ride - hailing giant, an attorney for the family said Thursday.

It's easy to be excited by new technology, like artificial intelligence, 3D printing, autonomous electric vehicles, and ride sharing.

The self - driving car company spun out from Google accused the ride - hailing service of advancing its own autonomous vehicle push by using intellectual property stolen by one of Google's former project leaders.

For a while on Wednesday, any San Francisco passenger who requested a ride from UberX, one of the service's cheaper options, might have been picked up by an autonomous vehicle.

With ground transportation — like TNCs, taxis, limos, and other rides - for - hire — that means ensuring public safety by ensuring that the vehicle is safe, the driver is safe, the consumer is safe, and the traffic rules are followed.»

This new recommendation is not a law in all states however it should be followed by all parents to ensure their children remain safe while riding in a vehicle.

At a minimum, all children and adults who ride scooters should wear helmets and learn the safety procedures for vehicle use in their area, including the use of hand signals for turning, the procedures for determining right - of - way, and the special hazards of traveling by scooter in wet or icy weather.

When you ride in a car, you are protected by the seatbelt and the airbags that you are surrounded by in the front of the vehicle.

If you notice that vehicle was purhcased a couple of months ago and I'm still riding by 2005 Crown Victoria.»

A nonprofit disability rights organization filed a class - action lawsuit against Uber, claiming the ride - hailing service discriminates against New York City riders with disabilities by not providing enough access to vehicles that can accommodate wheelchairs.

Uber is eyeing converting its fleet to automated vehicles by the next decade; the state budget expanded the ride - hailing service outside of New York City.

«Only vehicles licensed by New York City's TLC can pick and drop off a passenger for a ride within the city.

We simply offer a no excuse solution to drinking and driving by providing our customers with a safe ride home in the comfort and convenience of their own vehicles.

Differing legislation is moving through the state Senate and Assembly that would legalize ride - hailing services upstate by addressing concerns — voiced by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, among others — about insuring the vehicles.

Assembly Democrats have backed a budget resolution that would add $ 1 fees on ride hailing vehicles statewide, a move that is opposed by Uber Technologies.

In January, a task force commissioned by Cuomo, a Democrat, recommended $ 11.52 tolls for motorists driving south of 60th Street, with $ 25.34 tolls for trucks and fees between $ 2 and $ 5 for Uber rides and for - hire vehicles.

CAB SAFETY — «Proposed NYC Law Would Create A Public Database Of Ride - Hail Sexual Assault Reports,» by Buzzfeed News» Charlie Warzel: «New York City Council Member Dan Garodnick will introduce a bill [Thursday] to create a public record of all sexual assault and harassment incidents that happen inside vehicles operated by New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission - licensed companies and owners (which include Uber, Lyft, and other ride - hail servicRide - Hail Sexual Assault Reports,» by Buzzfeed News» Charlie Warzel: «New York City Council Member Dan Garodnick will introduce a bill [Thursday] to create a public record of all sexual assault and harassment incidents that happen inside vehicles operated by New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission - licensed companies and owners (which include Uber, Lyft, and other ride - hail servicride - hail services).

In January, a task force commissioned by Cuomo recommended $ 11.52 tolls for motorists driving south of 60th Street, with $ 25.34 tolls for trucks and fees between $ 2 and $ 5 for Uber rides and for - hire vehicles.

Differing legislation is moving through the state Senate and Assembly that would legalize ride - hailing services upstate by addressing concerns about insuring the vehicles offered by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

«A tax that encourages driving or riding alone while imposing a higher fee on efficient pooled vehicles shared by multiple passengers clearly does not represent a win for anyone who cares about congestion in NYC,» a spokesperson for Via said.

Questions included, «During the last 12 months, how many times did you ride in a vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol?»

Built mainly by students and hitching rides into orbit on NASA and U.S. Department of Defense launch vehicles, the small, low - cost satellites have been making history.

This led onlookers to question whether the HOV policy really was reducing the number of vehicles effectively, since it seemed to limit the amount of ride - sharing by actual commuters.

One question asked respondents to rate the morality of an autonomous vehicle programmed to crash and kill its own passenger to save 10 pedestrians; the rating dropped by a third when respondents considered the possibility of riding in such a car.

Each gas pump was occupied by a full vehicle, and the vehicles» occupants were chillin» on top of their rides with their choice cigarettes and drinks in hand.

Does he or she own a vehicle or always get rides from others — including you — and is this by choice?

A New York task force weighs a new fee on rides in for - hire vehicles in Manhattan, which would be paid by riders and raise money to fix the subways.

This means that the cast of the film — which, by the way, includes George Peppard, Jan - Michael Vincent, and Jackie Earle Haley — gets to ride around in an awesome - looking vehicle called the Landmaster.

Hopping in the fast - moving tank, for which the series is named, armors your character from damage, as your solider's health is replaced by your vehicle's health when you're riding.

Every frame of Spy Kids 2 is filled with more extraordinary sights than the original: bigger, more elaborate gadgets and vehicles; an amusement park with some truly wild rides; fascinating and unusual creatures that populate the titular island also inhabited by a wacky scientist (Steve Buscemi, natch).

This doesn't sit well with Nuria, Cesar's last romantic interest, who gives Cesar a ride and promptly commits suicide by crashing the vehicle at a high speed.

Fact: British actress Julie Walters opened a motorised lamnmower race on Saturday (09Aug14) in Sussex, England by riding her own vehicle along a part of the track before dropping the starting flag.