Sentences with phrase «car traffic accidents»

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CNBC's Phil LeBeau goes behind the wheel of several autonomous vehicles at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate how Delphi's new V2E (vehicle to everything) technology allows cars to communicate with each other and avoid accidents, while moving through traffic with greater ease.

The technology behind these self - driving cars will be applied to public transportation and will decrease the risk of accidents as well alleviate traffic congestion and lower energy costs.

But distinguished software engineer Sebastian Thrun said that the company's goal is to «help prevent traffic accidents, free up people's time, and reduce carbon emissions by fundamentally changing car use.»

The Audi SUV, modified with the latest technology from auto supplierDelphi, communicated with other cars, traffic lights and even alerted us when a pedestrian was near the street so we could avoid an accident.

Google executives have said they're interested in self - driving cars primarily to reduce traffic accidents, which claim about 33,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

I have been in court rooms where I have had eight people witness a traffic accident and each raise their hands and swear that what they saw was the true recollection of a simple event of two cars running into each other.

Why is traffic stalled on one direction of a highway because there is a car accident on the other?

Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott was the at - fault driver in a car accident on Sunday, accoring to Columbus police, and was cited for multiple traffic violations, but he will play for the Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame on Friday... more

When used correctly, a car seat can reduce fatal injuries to your baby during an accident by 71 %, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Check for wear and tear, and also ask if the car seat was ever in a car that was involved in a road traffic accident.

Every time we get into a car, there is a statistical risk of our being involved in a road traffic accident.

Air travel and long distance car journeys can occasionally be unpredictable, and the last thing that you need is to be stranded at an airport or stuck for hours in accident traffic with no diapers / nappies or milk for your baby.

While we do have adults dying in traffic, still at a very low rate, it's extremely rare to have a 5 - year old dying in a car accident in Sweden.

Suffolk police are close to buying a pair of drones capable of providing investigators with a bird's - eye view of crime scenes, car accidents and emergency situations that they say will cut down on traffic tie - ups and save money.

Another accident near the toll barriers of the new bridge backed up traffic on the Thruway travelling into Rockland after 10 a.m. THRUWAY AUTHORITY RESPONDS TO TRAFFIC CONCERNS Commuters have complained about stand still traffic on their morning and evening drives and the Thruway Authority has confirmed that more cars are making use of the traffic on the Thruway travelling into Rockland after 10 a.m. THRUWAY AUTHORITY RESPONDS TO TRAFFIC CONCERNS Commuters have complained about stand still traffic on their morning and evening drives and the Thruway Authority has confirmed that more cars are making use of the TRAFFIC CONCERNS Commuters have complained about stand still traffic on their morning and evening drives and the Thruway Authority has confirmed that more cars are making use of the traffic on their morning and evening drives and the Thruway Authority has confirmed that more cars are making use of the bridge.

The Thruway Authority has said the new bridge should alleviate some of the traffic and large breakdown lanes should help move minor accidents or disabled cars out of travel lanes.

The accident unfolded when two officers in an unmarked police car tried to stop the driver of the four - wheeler as he weaved in and out of traffic near Pitkin and Lincoln Avenues about 3:40 p.m. on Sunday, the NYPD said.

Many had sustained these in road traffic accidents, such as being hit by a car, between 11 months to 17 years prior to the study.

Using their state - of - the - art simulation facility in the School of Psychology scientists at The University of Nottingham are exploring the use of car driving simulators as tools for training and testing drivers in order to reduce road traffic accidents and fatalities.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determined as far back as 2003 that cell phone use — both phone calls and text messaging — while driving causes hundreds of thousands of car accidents and hundreds of crash - related deaths.

PEOPLE who have cellular phones in their cars are more likely to have traffic accidents, says an American researcher.

The study of U.S. high school seniors found that teens who had used both drugs in the past year had higher rates of traffic tickets / warnings and car accidents.

Following a car accident, for example, it is difficult to manage street traffic once again — even screeching tires can evoke significant anxiety.

Infant car safety seats can — and do — save newborns» lives in traffic accidents.

«And its probably safer to be running in these races than driving in a car if you think about the number of deaths from traffic accidents.»

Traumatic events we have helped with are war, rape, child sexual abuse, human trafficking, loss of a loved one, loss of a child, domestic violence, abusive parents, parents with alcohol / drug abuse, car accidents, mistakes / failures, bullying, and many other unique cases.

Life has been throwing me so many curveballs this week and just when I thought that was the end of it, my boyfriend and I got rear - ended in a car accident while we were just sitting and chilling at a traffic light and waiting for it to turn green.

In one example from the film, when Dillon's racist cop happens upon a serious traffic accident, he risks his own life to save the life of a black woman trapped inside her car.

Don Cheadle plays the police detective who acts as the lynchpin between the stories, introduced as he sits in his car with his Hispanic partner (Jennifer Esposito) in L.A. traffic that has been stalled by a car accident.

Still, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver distraction (code for texting while driving) is the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes and 23 % of all car accidents, the latter of which equals roughly 1.5 million crashes every year.

Take a look at the list of standard and available pieces of safety technology: Car - to - car communication with other E-Class, Dynamic Select, Pre-Safe, Pre-Safe Sound which in the event of an accident will emit a white noise to protect your eardrums, Drive Pilot with Distance Pilot, Active Brake Assist, Active Distance Assist, Active Steering Assist, Active Emergency Stop Assist, Active Lane Change Assist, Active Speed Limit Assist, Active Brake Assist with Cross Traffic Function, Evasive Steering Assist, and Driver Attention AssiCar - to - car communication with other E-Class, Dynamic Select, Pre-Safe, Pre-Safe Sound which in the event of an accident will emit a white noise to protect your eardrums, Drive Pilot with Distance Pilot, Active Brake Assist, Active Distance Assist, Active Steering Assist, Active Emergency Stop Assist, Active Lane Change Assist, Active Speed Limit Assist, Active Brake Assist with Cross Traffic Function, Evasive Steering Assist, and Driver Attention Assicar communication with other E-Class, Dynamic Select, Pre-Safe, Pre-Safe Sound which in the event of an accident will emit a white noise to protect your eardrums, Drive Pilot with Distance Pilot, Active Brake Assist, Active Distance Assist, Active Steering Assist, Active Emergency Stop Assist, Active Lane Change Assist, Active Speed Limit Assist, Active Brake Assist with Cross Traffic Function, Evasive Steering Assist, and Driver Attention Assist.

Google autonomous vehicles were stationary in three of five collisions involving driverless cars, as detailed in traffic accident reports released by the California Department of Motor Vehicles Friday.

The two - seater EN - V would be networked with other cars to help avoid accidents and ease traffic in congested major cities.

If you live in a place were you need to pull out into traffic... DO NOT BUY THIS CAR... or you will cause an accident.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded a defect investigation of 1987 and 1988 Chevrolet Beretta and Corsica models to determine whether the cars» rear wheels can unexpectedly come off due to a faulty spindle.The agency said it has 11 complaints alleging rear wheel separation on Corsica and Beretta models, including reports of eight accidents, nine injuries and one fatality.The agency has also opened preliminary investigations into reports of problems with the anti-lock braking system on 1985 - 87 Lincoln Continentals and complaints of defective bolts on the rear brakes of 1988 Chevrolet and GMC C / K pickups.

Not only that, when Traffic Jam Pilot is active, Audi expects to take legal responsibility for the outcome of the car's driving, right down to accidents or driving citations.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, two out of three motorists are involved in an accident at some time that injures someone in the car.

It not only makes parallel parking easier, it alerts you with rear crossing traffic accidents happen with young children crossing behind a car.

Also offered is proactive accident protection (Pre-Safe), adaptive cruise control that includes an emergency braking function designed to operate at city speeds to avoid low - speed impacts, lane - keeping assistant, driver - fatigue detection, traffic - sign recognition, the latest generation of automatic parking systems and automated light functions - all of which Wolfsburg officials claim make it the most sophisticated car in the hatchback class.

German supplier Continental has made it a goal to virtually eliminate traffic accidents and fatalities by developing technology to help cars avoid accidents.

The common kinds of traffic accidents are vehicle rear end collisions, side impact collisions, vehicle rollover, sideswipe collisions, head - on collisions, single car accidents and multiple vehicle pile - ups.

They keep the car at the desired distance from the vehicle in front, assist the driver when changing lanes and staying within the given lane, detect traffic signs and help avoid rear - end collisions and pedestrian accidents.

Portables walking the beat in this part of the Upper West Side dealt mostly with traffic accidents, shoplifting and car theft (as well as holding the hands of distraught muggees).

Cars are great for getting around but they produce smog and traffic accidents.

One time his toy cars were needed to demonstrate how a traffic accident occurred.

For example: Poor traffic education at high school is the main reason of high number of children victims in car accidents.

Bankruptcy is only a bump in the road — okay, maybe more like a car accident blocking both lanes of traffic — but it is surmountable, and by taking steps to show credit companies that you are responsible you can turn your credit around in just a few years.

In general, it's cheaper to insure cars in rural areas, because they have less crime, less traffic, and fewer accidents.

(ie If Honda cars are the most popular vehicle on the road, they will account for the greater percentage of vehicles involved in traffic accidents.)

Not only can debris, low hanging branches and accidents cause serious injury, but a dog may be thrown into traffic if the driver suddenly hits the brakes, swerves, or is hit by another car.