Sentences with phrase «driver safety systems»

But the Q Inspiration is more than just a slinky piece of motor show eye candy; beneath the skin the concept features Infiniti's new variable compression ration engine technology (VC - Turbo) and a suite of autonomous pro PILOT driver safety systems.

Driver safety systems include blind spot and lane keep assist as well as a driver condition monitor and park assist.

Our 2017 Golf Alltrack was the base model, so it was devoid of any active driver safety systems like forward collision prevention.

Active driver safety systems like adaptive cruise and lane keep assist are lacking, but given Ferraris didn't even have any cruise control until just a few years ago, that shouldn't exactly come as a surprise.

The Active Driving Assistant option includes additional driver safety systems such as lane departure and forward collision warning, city collision mitigation and pedestrian warning systems.

14 - way heated and powered front seats, LED headlights and a panoramic sunroof all come standard and a wide range of driver safety systems are on offer too.

Seeing Machines» Driver Safety System uses a dashboard - mounted driver - facing camera to detect if the person behind the wheel is paying attention or falling asleep.

In the required LT trim, the Cruze Hatch comes with 16 - inch aluminum wheels, cloth seats, a 7 - inch touchscreen interface with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a USB port, a rear - view camera, 4G LTE connectivity with Wi - Fi, and Chevy's Teen Driver safety system.

The most advanced driver safety system on our base FE model was the standard rear camera and the six advanced airbags.

Not exact matches

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.

In addition to making your fleet run more efficiently, a fleet tracking system can improve fleet and driver safety.

The hope is that the results of the study will help develop future vehicle - to - vehicle and vehicle - to - infrastructure driver assistance and safety systems for passenger vehicles.

General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.

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.

The chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday «operational limitations» in the Tesla Model S played a «major role» in a May 2016 crash that killed a driver using the vehicle's semi-autonomous «Autopilot» system.

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.

The driver also has a «Halo Safety System» built into its headrest to support the driver's neck and head and comes equipped with a helmet.

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.

The ride hailing service has started an early test into «mapping, safety and autonomy systems» as part of a part of plan to automate rides and eliminate the cost of drivers, according to the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Customers input their destination, the car drives itself there, with the safety driver only taking over if the system needs it to.

«If it is known that drivers are misusing and being confused by your self - driving system, then that in and of itself can be a safety - related defect,» product liability lawyer Jason Stephens said.

Tesla acknowledged its semiautonomous Autopilot system was engaged by the driver in the seconds before a fatal crash last week, raising more questions about the safety of self - driving technology on public roads.

Concern has grown over the safety of Autopilot, its driver - assistance system, after a fatal crash on March 23 that occurred while the system was engaged.

If the front or the back of the Tesla Model S crashed into the trailer, the advanced crash safety system of the electric vehicle could likely save the driver's life, as what happened in an incident reported in May that saw all five passengers of the Tesla Model S survive a horrific crash.

In a blog post, Tesla Motors revealed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the company's Autopilot system, as a Model S electric vehicle driver was killed in an accident while the feature was turned on.

In its current form, Autopilot is an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that classifies as a Level 2 automated system by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).

In the months since these top engineers have left, the 43 self - driving cars Uber had on the roads as of March 8 saw little progress when it came to decreasing the frequency of disengagements — or how many times a safety driver would have to take back control of the system.

It should not put lives at risk, damage its reputation, or risk the success of its systems — or driver assist technology as a whole — by failing to take steps that would better protect consumers» safety.

As of March 2017, the company's safety drivers had to take over the autonomous system once every.8 miles.

«Safety remained our primary concern, but we believe that in this case the driver is the automated system itself,» says Amy Ford, spokeswoman for the Colorado DOT, whose RoadX mission is to partner with innovative companies to help insure that the state leads the way in the coming transportation revolution.

Since the crash, those reports have said, Tesla has updated its Autopilot feature to include a strikeout system, whereby drivers who repeatedly ignore safety warnings risk having their Autopilot disabled until the next time they start the car.

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.

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.

The thinking behind the decision, explains Erik Coelingh, Volvo's senior technical leader for safety and driver - support technologies, is that Autopilot will include so many redundant and backup systems — duplicate cameras, radars, batteries, brakes, computers, steering actuators — that a human driver will never need to intervene and thus can not be at fault.

The driver for this monotonic increase in per kW capital cost with increasing plant power output is the use and dependence on redundant active safety system, which increase as plants become bigger, with increased complexity and cost.

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.

Since the tragedy that befell Marussia's Jules Bianchi, Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has tested a multitude of safety systems that are designed to ensure that the driver's head is protected against impact.

Ford has provided a similar system, called the Ford MyKey, which includes most of the features of Chevrolet's new Teen Driver, but without the recorded safety system initiations.

There are several switches placed down around the driver's left shin — controlling things like the vehicle's safety systems — that are invisible and unusable while driving.

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.

The xD comes standard with popular convenience and safety features such as: power steering, windows, door locks and mirrors; remote keyless entry; air conditioning; four - wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS) with Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist (BA); stability and traction control; a tire pressure monitor system; driver and front - passenger dual - stage airbags; front - seat - mounted side airbags; front and rear side - curtain airbags; cruise control; a first - aid kit; and a tilt steering wheel with audio controls.

Two months ago, the FIA and Grand Prix Driver's Association stated that the organizations were very close to finalizing the adoption of a HALO - style safety system for open - wheel racecars, i.e. Formula 1.

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.

The often mono - syllabic Finn completed only a single lap with the safety system on so as to allow Ferrari to gauge this design's visibility or lack thereof, due to one of the struts being directly in the driver's line of sight.

In addition to the refreshed styling, including standard «Jewel Eye» LED headlights with auto on / off and auto high beam and LED daytime running lights and turn signals, the base TLX features Dark Burl / Acoustic wood interior trim, a revised infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration and Sirius XM 2.0, 10 - spoke 17 - inch alloy wheels, and the AcuraWatch suite of active safety and driver assist tech.

If you want active safety features you'll have to get a 2016 model; it offers a Driver Assistance Package that includes adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with automatic braking, lane departure warning and a blind spot warning system with rear cross-traffic alert.

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 popular people mover is available with a Honda Sensing suite of safety and driver - assist goodies that include collision mitigation braking system, lane keeping assist, road departure mitigation, and adaptive cruise control.