Sentences with phrase «driver of human»

A prime driver of human progress has been trade, in both goods and ideas.

The clearing of rainforests and carbon - rich peatlands for new plantations is releasing globally significant carbon pollution, making Conflict Palm Oil a major driver of human induced climate change.

The Migration Policy Institute writes: «The impact of climate change as a driver of human migration is expected by many to dwarf all others.

It also addresses environmental issues that can be a key driver of human movement.

The idea is to alert the driver of human life before the main headlamps awash over the person, at which point it could be too late to react should the vehicle be on a crash course.

I'm interested in climate change as a driver of human behaviour,» says Funk.

Classic selective sweeps, when a beneficial genetic mutation quickly spreads through the human population, are thought to have been the primary driver of human evolution.

A Werner syndrome stem cell model unveils heterochromatin alterations as a driver of human aging

So why not use tech to hack the most important driver of the human experience of all, your brain?

Greenhouse gases from transportation may become one of the greatest drivers of human - induced climate change, according to a draft of the forthcoming U.N. fifth assessment report on mitigation of climate change

On the current trajectory, greenhouse gas emissions from cars, trains, ships and airplanes may become one of the greatest drivers of human - induced climate change, according to a draft of the forthcoming U.N. fifth assessment report on mitigation of climate change.

Will genetic engineering and biotechnical or nanotechnological manipulations become the new drivers of human evolution?

Total consumption equals population multiplied by average consumption per capita, both of which are recognized as primary drivers of human environmental impact.2

In this three - page brief, Professor Heckman argues that what we value and measure in American education doesn't measure up to the true drivers of human and social success.

Drivers of human development: How relationships and context shape learning and development1.

Not exact matches

According to Wolcott, Uber has a strategic intent of providing self - driving cars, but while the technology evolves it is managing with human drivers.

The company first blamed one of its human safety drivers, before it was uncovered in February that the problem was actually with the autonomous system itself.

Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

And later, after encountering a large truck parked in the middle of a side, a human driver was forced to take over.

Recode obtained documents that show Uber's self - driving cars require the human standby driver to take control an average 10 times for every 8 miles of driving.

In March of 2017, Recode obtained internal documents showing that human drivers had to take over from Uber's system very frequently relative to the same numbers for other self - driving efforts.

Two types of research will be allowed, according to the Department of Transport: fully autonomous cars without a driver and those with a human driver who can take the wheel.

The incident raised questions about the safety of systems that can perform driving tasks for extended stretches of time with little or no human intervention, but which can not completely replace human drivers.

Backup human drivers in Uber's self - driving cars had to take over about once every mile as of March 8, according to documents obtained by Recode (Uber doesn't make its data publicly available).

Screens have the advantage of avoiding the biases held by human stock pickers, but sometimes an active manager, like a conscientious driver, can do a better job of spotting the hazards dead ahead.

According to documents filed with the state of California, Waymo's human drivers had to take control from the automated system (called «disengagement») once for every 5,000 miles its cars drove in 2016.

During my tests, I felt a pang of regret for even agreeing to being carted around like that in the first place, even with a human driver as a backup.

One expert told me the car drives like it is living according to a strict set of algorithms, which is safer but not at all fun or even remotely like a human driver.

Nevertheless, Khosrowshahi remains optimistic about the future of the program, asserting that «ultimately, self - driving cars will be safer than humans,» but that right now, they're more like «student drivers.»

You Can Negotiate Anything, probably the most entertaining of the books, skips any allusion to scholarship about the human tendency to defer to authority, instead citing an old Candid Camera episode in which a surprising number of highway drivers confronted with the sign «Delaware Closed» actually turned around.

Expect to hear more questions coming up about the testing of this technology and how well it handles returning control to a human driver when there's a situation the sensors aren't ready for.

The fallout from the accident could stall the development and testing of self - driving vehicles, designed to eventually perform far better than human drivers and to sharply reduce the number of motor vehicle fatalities that occur each year.

But they have yet to design a heart, atomic or not, that works long - term within the confines of the human body and doesn't require external drivers or batteries.

Von Holzhausen makes no bones about it: The Model 3's ultra-minimalist interior — completely defined by a horizontal version of the Tesla touchscreen — anticipates a day when cars won't need controls for human drivers.

However, human drivers are required for turning, merging, and departing, according to Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles rules.

Other companies are studying the economics of using automated driving systems to replace human drivers in taxi or ride - hailing services, including Uber Technologies (uber) and Lyft (lyft), which is collaborating with General Motors (gm).

Though human drivers are still required for turning, merging, and departing, according to Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles rules.

Berkshire Hathaway (brk - a) owns the railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe, or BNSF, and would likely lose many of its shipping customers if trucks could transport goods without human drivers, dramatically reducing the cost of trucking.

Industry insiders, or anyone tracking the company's recent moves, likely have predicted the company would pull human test drivers out of its vehicles before the end of 2017.

About 100 of the company's self - driving Chrysler Pacifica minivans are now driving around Chandler, a suburb of Phoenix, without a human test driver — a move that catapults Waymo ahead of its competitors.

The cars will be hitting the streets of Pittsburgh in August, where those hailing an Uber may get a chance to ride in one with human supervision in the driver seat.

Last week, GM filed a petition with NHTSA requesting an exemption to have a small number of autonomous vehicles operate in a ride - share program without steering wheels or human drivers.

Waymo may be thinking along similar lines: It recently took a big step in that general direction, announcing that some of its test vehicles operating in Arizona will soon begin testing without a human driver standing by at the wheel.

Perry has questioned the scientific consensus that carbon dioxide emissions from human activity are the primary driver of climate change.

The vehicle was in autonomous mode at the time of the collision, with a human test driver behind the wheel.

However, the data also reveals that it tends to be a weaker driver in lower Human Development Index (HDI) regions, pointing to a need for technology transfers for a number of opportunities to take off.

The 200 vehicles, which consist of both the Model S sedans and the Model X SUVs from Tesla, will be tested in the «autopilot» mode, which currently requires a human driver to be present.

Overhauling the human resources department is a matter of high priority and it will be done to enhance relationships with drivers and garner feedback from concerned employees.

A truck driver for nine years, traveling mainly through the Midwest, Gary believes the trucking industry, and, in particular, drivers, are on the front lines of the battle against human trafficking, and «the more troops we use, the greater our success.»

Energy Secretary Rick Perry has also said that human activity is not the main driver of climate change.