Sentences with phrase «drivers use any of these systems»

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Apple's new system, which requires users to plug in their iPhones with a Lightning cable to use, enables drivers to make calls, get directions, listen to music, send and receive text and email messages and a heck of a lot more «with just a word or a touch,» all in a way that allows you to stay focused on the road, Apple says.

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.

While manufacturers of these systems have put a heavy emphasis on the use of voice interaction, shortcomings in the technology can still result in drivers taking their eyes off the road and focusing them on the fun stuff in the dashboard.

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).

Nor does it make use of Lidar - mapping, as does Cadillac's Super Cruise, a hands - free, highway only system that also, unlike Autopilot, monitors a driver's eyes and head to ensure that he or she is engaged.

In 2017, NHTSA 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.

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.

Using a combination of radar mounted behind the car's front grille, and digital cameras located under the rear - view mirror, the system first alerts drivers when it detects pedestrians.

Well, aside from the fact that you are saving tons of money by using smartphones for GPS tracking instead of a costly system that requires a tracking device and a navigation system, it also opens the possibility of applying GPS tracking to all types of mobile workers — not just vehicle drivers.

The NTSB also recommended that manufacturers should limit (and NHTSA should verify that they have limited) the use of automated driving systems to appropriate circumstances, and develop systems to more effectively sense a human driver's level of engagement and alert the driver when automated driving systems are in use and the driver is inattentive.

On the basis of CR's research and testing of early automated driving technologies, Consumer Reports and Consumers Union previously have called for automakers to make consumers aware of technology limitations and for there to be a safe fallback when drivers overestimate the capabilities of driver assist - systems, and also specifically have called for Tesla to only allow the Autopilot system to be used in the situations for which it can safely operate.

I explained that the driver of this change in the Fed's toolbox was the fact that the massive quantity of reserves injected into the banking system by QE (Quantitative Easing) meant that it would no longer be possible for the Fed to hike the FFR in the traditional way, that is, via the sort of small - scale shrinkage of bank reserves that was used in the past.

Scherz noted that the system is a cost - effective solution to market drivers including private - label branding, regulatory compliance and supply chain optimization that push users to increase their use of product pictures, logos, color warnings and variable data elements.

Govia Thameslink chief executive Charles Horton — whose company will shortly use digital systems to allow 24 trains an hour to run on Thameslink in central London — pointed out there are many examples of metro systems around the world that do not have a driver, including a shuttle service between terminals at Gatwick airport.

The system would make use of electronic tolling, which charges drivers through the E-ZPass transponder in their vehicles or through bills mailed to the vehicles» owners.

When the new cashless system on the I - 190 over Grand Island goes into effect near the end of the month, drivers who don't have an E-ZPass should have an easier time dealing with billing problems than what motorists who use the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge between Rockland and Westchester counties have had to handle.

The agenda, five months in the making, includes bills that call for the creation of a task force to assess the city university system's affordability, admissions and graduation rates, a report on the use of long - acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices, sexual assault awareness and prevention training for cab drivers, a street co-naming for the original Ms. Magazine headquarters and expanding the definition of employer under the human rights law to offer protections for domestic workers.

The Logitech M185 offers incredible ease of use, thanks to a USB receiver that will work on virtually any system without having to install software drivers.

The mouse is compatible with most versions of Windows and Mac operating systems, and you can use it right out of the box without having to install any drivers.

Using this approach, we can begin to track change and identify possible drivers, system couplings, and hot spots of degradation.

The device the team produced to address that problem is called a load driver, and its effect is similar to that of load drivers used in electronic circuits: It provides a kind of buffer between the signal and the output, preventing the effects of the signaling from backing up through the system and causing delays in outputs.

Major challenges in the near future include assigning clearer attribution to sea ice as a primary driver of such dynamics, especially in terrestrial systems, and addressing pressures arising from human use of arctic coastal and near - shore areas as sea ice diminishes.

At the Intelligent Transportation Systems World Congress last week, MIT researchers received one of the best - paper awards for a new system, dubbed RoadRunner, that uses GPS - style turn - by - turn directions to route drivers around congested roadways.

The Singapore system gauges drivers» locations with radio transmitters mounted on dozens of gantries scattered around the city, like the gantries used in many U.S. wireless toll systems.

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.

Afergan is working on a Glass navigation system for use in cars that responds to a driver's level of focus.

Systems using fNIRS could monitor a driver's focus and adjust the level of automation to keep drivers safely engaged with what the car is doing, she says.

Titled «Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality, Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use change, emissions, and pollution has made humanity the dominant driver of change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal coSystems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use change, emissions, and pollution has made humanity the dominant driver of change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal cosystems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal conflict.

To inform its Earth system models, the climate modeling community has a long history of using integrated assessment models — frameworks for describing humanity's impact on Earth, including the source of global greenhouse gases, land use and land cover change, and other resource - related drivers of anthropogenic climate change.

First, the use of VASL systems is effective in gradually slowing drivers as they enter work zones.

An experimental system called SignalGuru uses a network of smart phones in cars to minimize driver stops and starts.

Districts should be key drivers within comprehensive accountability systems by supporting continuous improvement, tracking additional measures of school quality and student success, using these measures to inform local decisions about resources and supports, and serving as laboratories of innovation for the state;

From the driver's perspective, there's a new instrument panel with dual color LCD screens bookending an analog speedometer, along with the updated version of the MyLincoln Touch infotainment system that debuted in the 2015 Lincoln MKC with a few extra knobs and buttons for more intuitive use.

It doesn't take long to get used to the overdose of rectangular pushbuttons on the center console, but it's more difficult to excuse the absence of a true multi-function steering wheel and driver assistance systems such as blind - spot monitoring and lane - departure warning.

«The roll - control system could be set to provide absolutely flat cornering, but a lot of drivers would struggle to cope with that, because it doesn't give the feedback we're all used to experiencing.

Automakers face the brain - busting challenge of loading up vehicle infotainment systems with all sorts of functionality to stay competitive, yet making the equipment easy to use — and non-distracting to drivers to boot.

It also boasts a pair of pre-crash systems called «Smart City Brake Support,» which uses a windshield - mounted laser and automatically brakes at speeds below 20 mph if it believes a collision is impending, and «Smart Brake Support,» which uses the same millimeter - wave radar as the active cruise control and intervenes at speeds up to 90 mph, first by alerting the driver, then by applying the brakes.

Another Infiniti first — and the first of its kind on a production vehicle — is a steer - by - wire system called Direct Adaptive Steering that uses software instead of a physical connection to the front wheels to communicate the driver's steering inputs.

The idea is that drivers will only have to wave a hand in front of the screen display to manipulate certain controls, reducing distraction and making the system more intuitive to use.

The competition focuses on how drivers interact with vehicles, using voice control, head - up displays, touchscreens, central controllers and a range of driver - assistance systems.

Technology that can look into drivers» eyes and read their mind (well, almost), dazzling audio systems that don't use speakers and wireless inductive charging systems for battery - electric vehicles are just a few examples of the deluge coming from the auto supplier.

Using lasers, the system evaluates the depth of water ahead of the concept car and warns the driver if it's too deep to drive through.

For the select few Range Rover drivers who actually use the off - road capability of their vehicles, new technologies like a low - traction launch system and a handy All - Terrain Info Center in the display screen make things a tad easier.

Without needing so much as a lifted finger on the part of the driver, the system helps rotate the car through corners without using the brakes, maintaining momentum and increasing the feeling of fluidity from apex to apex.

Boiled down to English, the buttons control three systems that use a front - mounted laser sensor: Intelligent Cruise Control, which now can bring the vehicle to a complete stop; Distance Control Assist, which applies the brakes automatically, making low - speed traffic conditions a one - pedal operation; and Intelligent Brake Assist, which beeps at the driver and then automatically applies the brakes to lessen the severity of an impact.

(5) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new van with a seating capacity of less than 8 passengers, including the driver, which is to be used to provide specified public transportation and for which a solicitation is made after the 30th day following the effective date of this section that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; except that the new van need not be readily accessible to and usable by such individuals if the entity can demonstrate that the system for which the van is being purchased or leased, when viewed in its entirety, provides a level of service to such individuals equivalent to the level of service provided to the general public;

In terms of character, the steering systems should be swapped between the two cars, and yet the fact that the base car uses hydraulic assistance is a sore reminder that the dollars, not the drivers, dictated the decisions here.

The Mileage - Based Road User Charge System will be used primarily as a repository for, and to facilitate the flow of, information on drivers who participate in the study.

-- If a private entity which operates a fixed route system and which is not subject to section 304 purchases or leases a vehicle with a seating capacity of 16 passengers or less (including the driver) for use on such system after the effective date of this subparagraph that is not readily accessible to or usable by individuals with disabilities, it shall be considered discrimination for such entity to fail to operate such system so that, when viewed in its entirety, such system ensures a level of service to individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, equivalent to the level of service provided to individuals

The introduction of consumer - grade portable navigation systems have helped drivers get to their destinations easier than before, but the very devices that have helped them are now being used by Dutch police officers to determine locations where drivers speed.