Sentences with phrase «driving some cars on»

The iPhone maker received its first permit to test self - driving cars on California roads in April 2017.

Google has been testing self - driving cars on the open road since 2009.

Today, the future for autonomous vehicles is bright, and it is expected that there will be millions of self - driving cars on the road by 2035, creating a multi-billion dollar market.

Baidu — alongside other companies like Google (googl) and General Motors (gm)-- is also actively encouraging a push for better coordination between autonomous vehicle manufacturers and the U.S. government, saying that it's necessary to make small changes to existing infrastructure and ease regulatory obstacles in order to get self - driving cars on the road.

Why it's here: Ben Zhang and Matt DeBord drove the car on different coasts but had the same reaction: This is a truly great machine from Acura, and one that we'd seriously consider over a BMW.

Aurora Innovation, the secretive startup founded by autonomous vehicle veterans from Google, Tesla, and Uber, has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to start testing self - driving cars on public roads there.

Beijing has given tech giant Baidu Inc the go - ahead to trial self - driving cars on city streets, even as the autonomous vehicle sector reels from its first fatal accident in the U.S. this week.

Proposed regulations would let companies test self - driving cars on public roads without a human driver present.

California Department of Motor Vehicles spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez confirmed that Uber was on Wednesday granted a permit to test two self - driving cars on public roads.

The governor of Arizona on Monday suspended Uber's ability to test self - driving cars on public roads in the state following a fatal crash last week that killed a 49 - year - old pedestrian.

According to Zimmer, in five years, we'll have self - driving cars on the road.

The new Sidewalk project would make way for self - driving cars on its streets, more efficient electricity and water delivery systems, and high - tech housing units for tens of thousands of people and workers.

Currently, the tech titan currently has 53 self - driving cars on the streets of Mountain View, Calif., and Austin, Texas, according to the most recent report from Google on it's self - driving car project.

In spite of the city's many attempts to put a stop to it, Uber said it planned to keep its self - driving cars on the road.

Ford, the U.S. automaker, is preparing to deploy self - driving cars on the streets of South Beach and greater Miami.

Phil LeBeau takes a look at the progress that Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has had in putting self - driving cars on the road for the public.

And Google has Android — a capacity to distribute software for self - driving cars on half the smartphones in the U.S. and 80 percent of them worldwide.

The news comes just days after Uber announced that it was testing its self - driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh, the home of the company's Carnegie Mellon - based research and development center.

Yesterday, Feb. 1, the California Department of Motor Vehicles published its annual performance report on the 11 companies testing self - driving cars on public roads in the U.S. state.

In the race to put autonomous driving cars on the road, regulatory support makes a huge difference.

Really, the only time Tesla tested its self - driving cars on public roads was in October and November, when it was shooting marketing videos — embedded below — and frequently had to stop the cars during the shoot.

That's because Tesla mostly doesn't test its self - driving cars on public roads, so it doesn't have to report how many miles it drives or how many times it disengaged.

Example of a privilege: Driving a car on the nations roads.

For instance, it's illegal to drive your car on the sidewalk, but it's not immoral to do so.

I know one woman who is firmly convinced that Jesus stands beside her, talks with her, pushes her supermarket shopping cart — even takes over driving her car on occasion.

Today we drove a car on steep mountain roads surrounded by the greenest trees and bluest skies.

To know I can drive the car and I can drive the car on good pace and I can drive the car for an entire grand prix distance is something which makes me happy and proud.

For the next year, New York state will allow testing of self - driving cars on public highways thanks to a measure in this year's state budget.

He was also charged with menacing, after he allegedly chased after his wife in his vehicle as she was driving her car on Orchard Park Road in West Seneca, West Seneca Police said.

But in the absence of federal law regulating the use of autonomous vehicles and driver - assist technology, the U.S. government could simply stand back and allow companies to put more self - driving cars on public roads to collect the necessary safety data, says Alain Kornhauser, a transportation engineer and adviser for Princeton University's Autonomous Vehicle Engineering team.

• Drive a car on an empty road.

«Imagine driving a car on fumes,» Tracy says.

The processes underpinning astute judgement are consistent, whether the setting is in the bush, at the beach, driving a car on a wet night, or at a party.

HH: I have fond memories of doing the PR stuff, but it was a little nerve - racking because we let journalists drive the cars on racetracks.

It's pricier than the pretty wonderful, 316bhp BMW M135i hot hatch while probably the best front - drive car on sale — the 261bhp Renaultsport Megane 265 Cup — is loads cheaper at # 25,545, if a less quality item and more prosaically styled.

Because we drove the car on a slippery Silverstone track, we were forced us to tip - toe around the slower corners and couldn't feel the chassis changes shining through.

That said, when looked at in a vacuum, the 2017 BRZ with Performance Pack is one of the most fun - to - drive cars on the market for less than $ 30,000, alongside Mazda's Miata, which forces the owner to sacrifice even more practicality (a fact at least partially responsible for the Miata's geriatric median buyer age of 60, according to data from Maritz Research's 2016 New Vehicle Customer Study; the BRZ's, meanwhile, is a youthful 36).

Aston Martin Vulcan owners will be able to drive their cars on the road following a three - month conversion process carried out by engineering firm RML.

On the smooth roads we drove the car on it isn't immediately obvious, although with miles there's a realisation that perhaps the rear view mirror doesn't quiver over bumps like the standard Abarth's is prone to do.

The customer driving the car on the highway caused the oil pressure to push the gasket off and pump ALL of the oil out of the car.

A firmer pedal for longer would give you the assurance you want went driving a car on track.

Even piloting right - hand - drive cars on the wrong side of narrow roads couldn't spoil the fun.

All those wishing to drive a car on the track on the evening must bring a valid UK drivers licence with them.

Increasing demand from Vulcan customers who want to drive their cars on the road has seen RML take on the conversion process.

And while we have driven the car on the road, like the rest of the world's press we were limited by British Columbia's blanket 60km / h speed limit (or 90km / h if you take a wrong turn).

It is especially important to get this checked if your driving the car on a road trip.

People didn't even dare to drive their cars on the highway because they were perceived as bad citizens.

Drive the car on the freeway for at least 20 minutes before taking it in to get the emissions tested.

Driving this car on the highway is a high - strung experience.

Despite this, we still reserve our final judgment on ride quality until we drive the cars on our soil next year.