Sentences with phrase «car effort»

Levandowski already had stepped down from his position as head of Uber's self - driving car efforts last month and was replaced by Eric Meyhofer.
If Waymo's claim proves true, it would seriously impact Uber's rapidly developing autonomous car efforts at a time when the ride - hailing company also is dealing with employee charges of sexism that have led CEO Travis Kalanick to order an internal investigation and search for a chief operating officer.
The plaintiff, Genesis Reyes, argues in the complaint that Faraday was more concerned with keeping its «electric car efforts secret than it was with the safety of its employees,» according to The Verge.
But he is also spearheading a separate electric car effort at LeEco and has forced FF's engineering talent to run it.
A one - car effort for most of the season with their own 962C GTi, the team added an older long - tail 962C for Le Mans which managed to finish 11th.
Seems like only yesterday, but it was eight years ago, when politicians came to a very dismal Detroit show following the federal government's bailout of GM and Chrysler (and federal Energy department money for a Ford green car effort).
Reyes also argues in the suit that Faraday Future was more concerned with keeping its electric car efforts secret than it was with the safety of its employees.
Earlier this month, Google revealed it was shaking up its autonomous car efforts by spinning its self - driving project into an all - new company, Waymo, and it appointed the project's division head, John Krafcik, as CEO.
That puts Aurora in direct competition with Waymo, which is currently suing Uber and Anthony Levandowski, the person who led Google's self - driving car efforts prior to Urmson.
Toyota wants to boost its autonomous car efforts with a $ 3 billion software push.
The automaker is also mapping routes to aid its driverless car efforts.
Just days ago, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick announced that Anthony Levandowski, one of the pioneers of Google's self - driving car project and co-founder of self - driving trucking company Otto, would be leading all of Uber's autonomous car efforts as part of the company's acquisition of Otto.
Smaller, boutique electric car efforts abound.
Porsche ended its prototype sports car effort after its dramatic win over Toyota in the ’98 24 Hours, and in the years since, Audi has dominated the LMP1 class.
The 2018 RS 5 is one of the first standard bearers of the new - look Audi Sport division, which has reorganized the brand's RS street car and customer race car efforts under one flag.
Other premieres during the week's festivities included: Acura's ARX - 05 DPi race car, which will contest the entire 2018 IMSA schedule in a two - car effort run by Team Penske; noted designer Ken Okuyama's Lamborgnini Aventador - based Code 0; and the 400R Concept, a resto - modded 993 - series Porsche 911 by fledgling outfit Gunther Werks.
Thanks to the glass hatch at the rear of the cabin, this is technically a three - door McLaren but the exterior styling isn't a radical departure from the rest of the Sport Series family, or McLaren's other recent road car efforts.
But the Porsche trio won't have it easy at MRLS this weekend with a strong Acura two - car effort from RealTime Racing with the No. 43 Acura NSX GT3 of Ryan Eversely, Tom Dyer and Dane Cameron and the No. 93 Acura NSX GT3 with Peter Kox, Mark Wilkins and Jules Gounon, the winner at the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
The 2016 Pirelli World Challenge GT champion was confirmed Tuesday with the California - based squad for a third consecutive season, as its first confirmed driver in a planned three - car effort fielding Bentley Continental GT3s.
Their accounts suggest he insisted on keeping money, intellectual property, and employees fluid between Faraday Future and the electric car effort of LeEco, a tech conglomerate he founded in China.
I was curious if Google sees this is as the next evolution of its connected car efforts, one that leaves Android Auto in the dust as car makers inject Android into the very wires of their vehicles, rather than hook them up via tethered device.
(Pinon also used to lead Citroën's World Rally Car efforts.)
Since then however, virtually all of the world's major automakers have ramped up self - driving car efforts and are currently testing prototype vehicles with various levels of autonomous capabilities.
Competing with a two car effort in the fifth and sixth rounds of the SCCA World Challenge series at Mosport International Raceway, Johnny O'Connell managed two podium finishes in his No. 3 CTS - V Coupe in front of a crowd that included...
Although Callaway announced a two - car effort for the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge, it sounds like their second race car featuring former Cadillac driver Michael Cooper has been delayed.
Stylistically the Mirai / Prius merged design is an exercise not just in pairing Toyota's two forefront green car efforts, it is one of form following function.
Ford also bought self - driving car startup Cruise Automation in March for $ 1 billion to bolster its autonomous car efforts.
Uber, the embattled but well - funded ride - hailing company, has reportedly fired the executive in charge of its self - driving car efforts.
Founder Travis Kalanick has much bigger ambitions and is growing the company's food delivery and self - driving - car efforts.
Yesterday Levandowski stepped aside from his role leading Uber's self - driving car efforts, in a sign that does not bode well for the defense.
Zhu, one of the original founders of the search giant's autonomous car effort, and Ferguson, a lead software engineer, departed Google's car shop along with its chief technology officer, Chris Urmson.
And it is facing a potentially devastating lawsuit by competitors at Google's Waymo seeking to stymie its self - driving car efforts.
Uber's fatal self - driving crash causes some automakers and regulators to exercise caution while others push forward with their autonomous - car efforts.
«I really believe that the most important thing that computers are going to do in the next 10 years is drive cars,» said Anthony Levandowski, leader of Uber's self - driving car effort.
Uber's first road tests in its self - driving car effort, code - named Project Roadrunner, were actually in Pittsburgh in September 2016.
But that talent and technology will apply more broadly to the technology behind Uber's grander self - driving car efforts, Mr. Kalanick said.
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.
Tesla is already collaborating with several car manufacturers, including Mercedes - Benz, on their electric - car efforts.
«Porsche is very fast, and they are very strong so far,» he said of Porsche's three car effort, which is the biggest threat to Audi.
Dr. Sebastian Thrun, a German - born professor of robotics and artificial intelligence and the co-inventor of Google's paranoia - inducing Street View, splits his time between Stanford and the tech company's luxe campus, where he fronts Google's autonomous - car effort.
Corvette Racing first came to Le Mans in 2000 and has returned each year with a two - car effort.
Does that put more of the focus on the team aspect of a two - car effort?
US RaceTronics will return to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North American series with an expanded four - car effort, the team has confirmed ahead of this weekend's season - opener at Mid-Ohio.
The Corvette Racing program made its competition debut at Daytona in 1999 with a two - car effort.
Today on various social media accounts, Callaway Competition USA teased the coming reveal of their new livery with this graphic as they prepare to take on the Pirelli World Challenge with a two - car effort:
Red Bull F1 designer Adrian Newey said the AMR Pro version is free from the constraints holding the street - legal version back, and won't be built to meet any particular motorsports rules either — in other words, it's a no - holds - barred ultimate - car effort.
With a larger 5 car effort, including two Chevrolet Sonics back for TCB action along with 3 Mazda Mx - 5's in TCA, and an all new driver lineup, Tech Sport's staff and crew were optimistic.
Remarkably, TRG has fielded a total of 62 entries in the Rolex 24, often four or five - car Porsche squads, since its debut in the twice - around - the - clock endurance race as a single - car effort in 1997.
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