Sentences with phrase «car testing ground»

As it becomes a driverless - car testing ground.

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It is also grounding its test cars in California and Pittsburgh at least through the weekend and possibly longer, according to an Uber spokesperson.

The Phoenix area was added a year ago, and quickly became the company's main testing ground, with 400 employees and more than 150 autonomous cars driving local roads because of «favorable regulatory environment, favorable weather conditions,» according to a company document.

We'll see if that actually pans out, but for now it's exciting to see that Toyota is making good on their pursuit of more engaging and driver - focused cars, with TMG and rally sport as an excellent testing ground for the GT86 / Scion FR - S.

But IIHS does say that its test evaluates how far away from a car the headlights provide 5 lux of illumination; for reference, the agency says a full moon on a cloudless night projects just 1 lux on the ground.

On the return to the bivouac from the brief test — where everything was shown to be working normally — Chicherit clipped a ridge of ground and flipped the car into a series of three rolls, which badly damaged the body panels on the Mini.

After experimenting with retrofitted road cars, primarily the Toyota Prius and Lexus RX450h, Google will now test special cars developed from the ground up.

Each of the LMP1 teams tested Le Mans - spec downforce packages in Belgium (Audi ran two cars in full Le Mans - spec during the race), so the strength of the Porsche 919 Hybrids and their 8 - megajoules of hybrid energy (double that of the Audi R18 e-trons) along Spa's Kemmel Straight suggests the Mulsanne Straight of Le Mans will be a Porsche hunting ground.

When my new four - wheel - drive Forester 2.5 XT long - term test car was delivered to Evo Towers, the first fall of winter was swirling around outside my window, cloaking the ground with its chilly blanket

One easy test is to run the car at night, place it in park, open hood in a dark area and look for sparks where the wiring is grounding out.

With the car back the ground, start the engine and test the steering wheel with the weight on the tires.

Other Installed Mechanical Features Include Push Button Start, Heated Mirrors, Power Windows, Power Mirrors, Traction Control, Front Wheel Drive, a Power Sliding Passenger Door, Power Locks, Disc Brakes, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System, Cruise Control, a Third Passenger Door, a Telescoping Wheel, Intermittent Wipers, a Rear Window Wiper, a Tachometer, a Trip Computer, Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers, Remote Trunk Release, and Power Steering INTERIOR OPTIONS: Delaware, Westerville & Marysville new car shoppers are lighting up the phones at our Deleware, OH dealership over these interior options: Automatic Climate Control, an Overhead Console, a Compass, a Power Drivers Seat, an Adjustable Lumbar Seat (s), Cloth Seats, Bucket Seats, a Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror, Air Conditioning, an Adjustable Steering Wheel, Illuminated entry, a Passenger Illuminated Visor Mirror, a Tilt Steering Wheel, Floor Mats, Vanity Mirrors, a Rear Window Defroster, and a Split Folding Rear Seat EXTERIOR OPTIONS: From Marysville to Marion you'll arrive in style with exterior options like: FOG LAMPS, Aluminum Wheels, a Fourth Passenger Door, Privacy Glass, a Cargo / Bed Lamp, a Power Fourth Passenger Door, an Auto Headlamp, and a Spoiler / Ground Effects SAFETY OPTIONS: Whether steering your way to work in Westerville or soccer practice in Scioto County, you'll enjoy peace of mind with the following safety equipment options: Electronic Stability Control, Rear Parking Aid, Back - Up Sensors, Brake Assist, Daytime Running Lights, Delay - off headlights, Knee AirBag, Occupant sensing airbag, a Drivers Air Bag, Overhead airbag, a Rear Head Air Bag, Anti-Lock Brakes, a Passenger Air Bag Sensor, a Front Side Air Bags, a Front Head Air Bag, Child Proof Locks, and a Passenger Air Bag DISCLAIMER: Sales Tax, Title, License Fee, Registration Fee, $ 250 Dealer Documentary Fee, Finance Charges, Emission Testing Fees and Compliance Fees are additional to the advertised price.

This new vehicle is a modified version of theAcura RLX Sport Hybrid SH - AWD and is slated for testing by Honda Research Institute USA at the GoMentum Station — a 5,000 - acre proving ground in San Francisco that has more than 20 miles of paved roadway grids and is specifically designed to provide a realistic urban infrastructure for testing autonomous cars.

The 480737 code cam (identical grind to the RAIV «041» cam) was originally specified for the SD455 engine and was fitted into the «pre-production» test cars (source: former Pontiac special projects engineer McCully), one of which was tested by both Hot Rod and Car and Driver magazines.

It was the perfect testing ground for both enjoying a little top - down driving and thrashing the car around tight corners and switchbacks.

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Other Installed Mechanical Features Include Power Windows, Heated Mirrors, Traction Control, Power Locks, Power Mirrors, a Power Passenger Seat, Disc Brakes, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System, a Locking Rear Differential, a Telescoping Wheel, Cruise Control, Intermittent Wipers, a Rear Window Wiper, a Trip Computer, a Spare Tire (Small Size), Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers, Power Steering, a Tachometer, Remote Trunk Release, Tires - Rear Performance, and Tires - Front Performance * INTERIOR OPTIONS: * Delaware, Westerville & Marysville used car shoppers are lighting up the phones at our Deleware, OH dealership over these interior options: Dual Power Seats, Automatic Climate Control, a Compass, a Power Drivers Seat, an Overhead Console, an Adjustable Lumbar Seat (s), a Cargo Shade, a Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel, Bucket Seats, a Pass - Through Rear Seat, Air Conditioning, Illuminated entry, an Adjustable Steering Wheel, a Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror, Rear seat center armrest, a Passenger Illuminated Visor Mirror, Vanity Mirrors, Floor Mats, a Bench Seat, a Split Folding Rear Seat, a Tilt Steering Wheel, and a Rear Window Defroster * EXTERIOR OPTIONS: * From Marysville to Marion you'll arrive in style with exterior options like: FOG LAMPS, Aluminum Wheels, a Cargo / Bed Lamp, Privacy Glass, an Auto Headlamp, and a Spoiler / Ground Effects * SAFETY OPTIONS: * Whether steering your way to work in Westerville or soccer practice in Scioto County, you'll enjoy peace of mind with the following safety equipment options: Xenon Headlamps, HID Headlamps, Electronic Stability Control, Side Mirror Turn Signals, a Rain Sensing Windshield Wipers, Daytime Running Lights, Brake Assist, Integrated Turn Signal Mirrors, Overhead airbag, Delay - off headlights, Occupant sensing airbag, Auto Leveling Headlights, a Rear Head Air Bag, Anti-Lock Brakes, a Drivers Air Bag, an Auto Dimming R / V Mirror, a Front Side Air Bags, a Passenger Air Bag Sensor, Child Proof Locks, a Front Head Air Bag, and a Passenger Air Bag * DISCLAIMER: * Sales Tax, Title, License Fee, Registration Fee, $ 250 Dealer Documentary Fee, Finance Charges, Emission Testing Fees and

As well - grounded as it is, the 2,782 - pound hatchback model tested displayed a lightfootedness my cautious nature told me should be approached intelligently before testing the upper reaches of the 7,000 - rpm tachometer — advice that goes well for any high - performance car.

I think the «professionals» that do the test drives are so diluted with the massive range of cars trucks SUV's etc that they drive they loose the ability to fine tune what matters to the specific group of people into this type of car... Also there is a lot of room in the front seat - seems to have endless adjustment to it - I am a huge guy 6» 3 and 250 pounds and just to feel like the Santa fe I have to have the seat upwards, I will slowly adjust this back as I get used to the car... Also no one wants to discuss the arguments about the 19 inch wheels adding a little to the ground clearance - an engineer showed me this huge equation that in the end said it added 1.45 inches... who knows... But I am impressed with the power, I thought it was slightly bigger and more powerful that the CX - 5 and handled just as good maybe better off regular roads....

Although we've heard otherwise, the press material references the «F» in the car's nomenclature to the Fuji Speedway, the IS F's «spiritual» birthplace and proving / testing ground.

Competitive racing has always been a testing ground for new technologies, which have found their way from the world's most famous racetracks to standard road cars.

One peek at our rankings tell you that this was close - and that your own test drives might very well produce different preferences.We also can say that if off - road capabilities were the prime criteria, the results would be much different.But for most of us, sport - utility vehicles are essentially cars with extra ground clearance, four - wheel drive, extra cargo capacity, an added sense of security and an extra measure of rugged panache.So our judgments are based largely on the same standards we apply to automobiles, with safety features right up at the top of the list.

Marcell Fassler was behind the wheel at the time and was able to escape without injury, but the fire grounded both cars for the rest the Roar test.

Part of the impetus for Formula E was to create a testing ground for electric - car tech, so perhaps racing will help improve batteries for McLaren road cars.

However, the clutch pedal in the test car had to be pushed to the floor to avoid grinding gears while shifting.

But in recent times the famous Nordschleife circuit has become a key testing ground for car manufacturers to develop their latest and greatest production cars.

If the test cars were kids and the IIHS» grades were coming from an elementary school teacher, some would be grounded for a week.

We're standing on the 54 - acre snow VDA (Vehicle Dynamics Area) at Automotive Enviro Testing (AET), a company that builds and maintains a sprawling, snowy proving ground in Baudette, Minnesota, each winter for those bent on testing the performance of cars and tires in winter condTesting (AET), a company that builds and maintains a sprawling, snowy proving ground in Baudette, Minnesota, each winter for those bent on testing the performance of cars and tires in winter condtesting the performance of cars and tires in winter conditions.

With the signing of Vick, to the New York Jets, in March, Tessa Stuart in the Village Voice, wrote, «In addition to plunking down $ 34,000 to buy the Smithfield, Virginia, property where dozens of dogs were chained to car axles buried in the ground while they fought, sometimes to the death, in front of betting spectators, Vick and his co-defendants admitted to killing at least six (but perhaps as many as eight) dogs who did not display sufficiently aggressive traits during the «testing» process.

This restricted access is only compounded by the fact that players who don't have time to grind in the career and simply want to test drive their favourite cars at their leisure can't experience them in free drive mode.

It was built by students at the DeLaSalle Automotive Design Studio in Kansas City, Missouri, as a high school class project.AutoBlogGreen reports that the car logged the equivalent of 307 miles per gallon during testing at Bridgestone's Texas Proving Ground.

Photo: Better Place Minimum of $ 40k in Tax Breaks It looks like Denmark is going to be an testing ground and incubator for electric cars and the related technologies and policies.

Answer: «DUI - super extreme» is the charge when a person does all of the following: hits «numerous curbs» and drives on the sidewalk; says «I don't have to walk f*cking anywhere» when approached by a cop; shoves an officer after declining to take field sobriety tests; scuffles with a cop and gets taken to the ground; knees a second officer in the crotch while being handcuffed; repeatedly curses at police; kicks the inside of a squad car; has a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit; and poses for a mug shot like this:

Formula E bills itself as a testing ground for electric - car tech, but to keep costs down, it's left teams with relatively few avenues for innovation.

Another project in development is SunTrax, a testing ground for new toll technology and self - driving cars.

The Nvidia announcement follows the grounding of Uber's autonomous car tests after the first recorded instance of a self - driving car being involved in a pedestrian fatality.

Before Porsche's exit, the World Endurance Championship made an even harder push to transform its top class into a testing ground for new technology in its manufacturers» street cars.

In the letter, Apple called upon the state to toughen its policy on testing self - driving cars, especially in connection with disengagements, thereby requiring companies to turn over more public data that could help Apple gain ground on competitors.