The overall system works quite well but it's important to view it more as a group of features designed to help
the driver from a safety and fatigue aspect versus proper autonomy.
Not exact matches
The
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had apparently been sending vehicle
safety defect reports to the automaker
from 2011 on.
It comes on top of a separate 2017 initiative
from the company that gave
drivers access to data about their speeding and braking habits, in hopes of boosting
safety.
There was the death of a Tesla
driver in May who had been using the autopilot mode at the time, prompting questions about the
safety of the software, the explosion of a SpaceX rocket in September that also destroyed a satellite
from the Mark Zuckerberg - led nonprofit Internet.org, and SolarCity's continuous habit of bleeding money.
«Uber has been accused of everything
from a reckless attitude to
safety to putting cab
drivers out of work.
According to numbers
from the National
Safety Council, 2.2 % of
drivers admitted to texting and driving or similar activities as of 2014, up
from just 1 % in 2010.
In 2017, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration closed a probe into a May 2016 fatal crash involving a
driver using the system and cited data
from the automaker that crash rates fell by 40 percent after installation of Autopilot's Autosteer function.
An upcoming platform combining two of the X1 chips can process data collected
from up to 12 high - definition cameras monitoring traffic, blind spots and other
safety conditions in
driver assistance systems, Huang said.
It was then that a number of software engineers and
safety drivers from the Pittsburgh arm of the ATG were sent to California to help the San Francisco team, which had problems performing certain critical tasks, according to sources.
The crash between Scott Dixon and Jay Howard at this year's Indy 500 was one of the most horrific looking crashes ever seen at Indianapolis but thanks to the incredible IndyCar
safety team, both
drivers were able to walk away
from the crash unscathed.
F1 rules say if that happens a
driver isn't allowed to regain their grid position once they've passed the first
safety car line and must start the race
from the pits.
The
safety of the
drivers is not being overlooked: To prevent wheels
from whipping into the cockpit, the IRL says the flexible, two - foot cables will be attached to its cars as far
from the
driver's seat as possible.
Alonso was another
driver who benefitted strongly
from the Virtual
Safety Car, climbing all the way to P5 for his best finish in Australia since 2014.
On the
safety front, we didn't take car seats, and found (
from our experiences in taxis without the kids) that the taxi
drivers seemed to drive much more carefully when we had the kids in the back with us.
Dreambaby baby on board sign alerts other
drivers to pay attention to road
safety to help protect your precious cargo
from road accidents.
Everything about school bus transportation is geared towards optimal
safety,
from the bright yellow color, flashing lights and sturdy construction of the buses to the training and skill of school bus
drivers.
A proposal to improve
safety by capping the number of hours that professional
drivers can be on the road has drawn sharp criticism
from NYC taxi - industry members.
At a roundtable talk with cab industry officials and state Assembly lawmakers in Manhattan today, Uber faced pushback
from its taxi and livery car competition over a bill they argue would allow less stringent
driver background checks, rider
safety standards and insurance coverage than NYC requires for the app's
drivers.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Joined by executives
from Lyft and Uber, County Executive Robert P. Astorino today announced an innovative solution to allow ride - sharing companies to operate in Westchester while increasing rider
safety by creating a voluntary pool of fingerprinted
drivers from which companies like Lyft, Uber and others could hire.
«We wish to assure the general public that we remain committed to high and rigorous training standards for our
drivers, to the
safety of our buses, and to the
safety and comfort of all our passengers,» a statement
from VIP Transport service added.
The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in
safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations
from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against
drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received
from speed camera tickets.
He also believes that public
safety is a huge priority, and wants to meet with all of the schoolbus
drivers to get their input on what they see as potential hazards or dangers on the roads as they drive schoolchildren to and
from their homes.
This year's Teen Traffic
Safety Week events will take place at the following schools with special guest speaker Jacy Good delivering a presentation called «Hang Up and Drive» about her recovery
from a 2008 crash that was caused by a distracted
driver and claimed the life of her parents and left her partially paralyzed
Two Officers of the Federal Road
Safety Commission (FRSC) Delta State Sector, have been dismissed
from service over their alleged involvement in «fake
drivers» license deal.»
Business News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Source: ghananewsagency.org Patrick Akpe Kwame Akorli, Group Chief Executive Officer of GOIL The nation's foremost indigenous Oil Marketing Company (OMC) the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) on Wednesday launched the bulk transporters» driving manual to guide
drivers of petroleum products on the
safety mechanism for movement
from depots to delivery points.
The number of teen
drivers involved in fatal crashes increased more than 10 percent
from the previous year, according to the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 2015 crash data, the latest data available.
New teen
drivers ages 16 - 17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research
from the AAA Foundation for Traffic
Safety.
(Caveat: That impressive figure, pulled
from a study commissioned by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, excludes intoxicated
drivers and assumes that everyone on the road is driving a talking car, that every intersection and stop sign in America can join in the conversation, and that the auto industry agrees on standardized equipment for all this chatter.)
With data
from the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System covering 1994 to 2011, the researchers analyzed fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado and in the 34 states that did not have medical marijuana laws, comparing changes over time in the proportion of
drivers who were marijuana - positive and alcohol - impaired.
Between 2007 and 2014, in a roadside survey conducted across 300 locations during weekend nights by the US National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, the portion of
drivers with THC in their systems went up
from 8.6 to 12.6 per cent.
Driver safety and information
from afar: An experimental driving simulator study of wireless vs. in - car information services.
Researchers
from the Universitat Politècnica de València, in collaboration with the company C - Robots, S.L., have developed a new
safety system for city and school buses that detects the presence of pedestrians in the surroundings of the bus stop, warns the
driver of dangerous conditions and, ultimately, directly affects the vehicle.
From the perspective of traffic
safety, the ways in which the
driver obtains environmental information that is relevant to the selection of the driving direction and speed can be a background factor in run - off - road accidents particularly among young and inexperienced
drivers.
Dr Sebastien Demmel,
from QUT's Centre for Accident Research & Road
Safety — Queensland (CARRS - Q), said the results of the study which found 50 per cent of
drivers tailgate, was being presented at the 2017 Australasian Road
Safety Conference in Perth today.
Dr. Lukas» team is investigating the
driver alcohol detection system for
safety, a non-invasive in - vehicle alcohol detection technology that prevents
drivers from starting a vehicle if their estimated blood alcohol concentration exceeds the legal limit.
Bus
drivers from throughout the state will be competing on a
safety course.
FHWA researchers have pioneered a variety of
safety enhancements for America's roads — such as cutting - edge retroreflective laminates which make highway signs brighter and more visible
from greater distances — to address the needs of older
drivers, which range
from declining vision to decreased flexibility and psychomotor performance, and changes in perceptual and cognitive performance.
The key to
safety is to make sure that when we add layers of automation, the transitions between the time the
driver takes over
from the automated system, or vice versa, is seamless, said Levasseur Tellis, Ford Motor Company's technical specialist for functional
safety.
In a walk - around briefing for media ahead of the big presentation, a Tesla representative said the entire truck was designed
from the ground up and that
safety, efficiency, and
driver comfort were all top priorities for engineers and designers.
But several
drivers have taken hellacious, car - pulverizing licks on ovals this year, and it was only fast work by the Holmatro
Safety Team at Indy that prevented James Hinchcliffe
from bleeding to death in the cockpit after he hammered the wall during practice and was stabbed by a suspension piece.
The car also has a new Teen
Driver feature that rats on your offspring by keeping track of such items as distance driven, maximum speed, and number of over-speed warnings, and prevents teen
drivers from turning off such
safety features as stability control and park assist.
That
driver is well - treated, too, benefitting
from such standard niceties as a fine Lexicon surround - sound audio system, front and rear cameras, every imaginable electronic
safety system (including blind - spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert), and ventilated front seats.
Although many provisions pertain to proper handling of recalls, one portion of the proposed bill increases funding for the
Driver Alcohol Detection System for
Safety program
from $ 2 million a year for five years to $ 12 million, bumping the total to $ 60 million.
Works like a charm and together with rear radar and surrounding sodar you have a car that can detect obstacles, read signs, see the road, partly drive by itself, keep cruise control distance, warn rear
driver if they don't see you are at standstill in a queue (the car then flashes the lights to wake them up) and to protect you (if they still doesn't react and my car thinks this will not end well, it pretensions seat belts, apply full brake if you are at stand still, to prevent you
from bouncing further, and precharge the airbag
safety system - if nothing happens, it releases the belts and so on), and it can find parking spot that fits and help you park there and of course help you with obstacles around the car when parking by yourself.
The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced through a Federal Register notice that the agency is seeking comment from commercial driver and training organizations, truck and bus associations, motor carriers, state licensing and law enforcement agencies, labor unions, safety advocacy groups, insurance companies, and the public on recommendations for membership to a negotiated rulemaking
Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced through a Federal Register notice that the agency is seeking comment
from commercial
driver and training organizations, truck and bus associations, motor carriers, state licensing and law enforcement agencies, labor unions,
safety advocacy groups, insurance companies, and the public on recommendations for membership to a negotiated rulemaking
safety advocacy groups, insurance companies, and the public on recommendations for membership to a negotiated rulemaking commi
The clearinghouse would help improve roadway
safety by making it easier to determine whether a truck or bus
driver is prohibited
from operating a commercial motor vehicle for failing to comply with federal drug and alcohol regulations, including mandatory testing.
It also has an electronic stability system, an important
safety feature designed to prevent the
driver from losing control of the car on slippery roads.
Human - machine interface, or HMI, covers a wide swath of
driver experience,
from the way interconnectivity and
safety features interact with the
driver to the actual look, touch and feel of a car's interior.
The Twitter Feed:
Safety in the cell - phone era: Volvo's Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake keeps distracted
drivers from mowing down clueless walkers.
The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that
drivers of vehicles hauling livestock will be granted a one - year exemption
from the 30 - minute break requirement during the first eight hours of a shift.