Sentences with phrase «driving vehicle systems»

Continental self - driving vehicle systems based on NVIDIA AI car computer and Continental sensors coming in 2021.

So Templeton is pushing for self - driving vehicle systems.

The guidelines, which were issued in September, call on automakers to voluntarily submit details of self - driving vehicle systems to regulators in a 15 - point «safety assessment.»

Toyota Research Institute might be hard at work on its own self - driving vehicle system, but it might also rely on Uber's efforts in the same space.

Not exact matches

He believes they'll go through several iterations of self - driving software and systems before the French vehicles are fully operational sometime in 2019.

This is precisely why his Grantham Foundation has aggressively invested in alternative transportation technologies, such as the lithium - ion battery systems expected to drive mass - market adoption of electric vehicles.

A self - driving vehicle needs sensors to see where it's going and a highly accurate global positioning system to know its exact location — and that's where startups like Quanergy (a laser sensor maker) and Swift Navigation (a GPS chip maker) come in.

«If I was driving next to one of these vehicles and made an abrupt maneuver, how likely is it that the computer systems in these vehicles would avoid a collision?»

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.

They add that Project Titan has been «re-focused on developing an autonomous driving system that gives Apple flexibility to either partner with existing carmakers, or return to designing its own vehicle in the future» and that «executives have given the car team a deadline of late next year to prove the feasibility of the self - driving system and decide on a final direction.»

A Tesla spokesman would not provide additional information about the crash, including how many times the vehicle issued the alerts to Huang while driving or how many warnings are typically issued before the Autopilot system disengages.

The location - based services offered in connection with our Mobile App (s) or feature (s) are for individual use only and should not be used or relied on as an emergency locator system, used while driving or operating vehicles, or used in connection with any hazardous environments requiring fail - safe performance, or any other situation in which the failure or inaccuracy of use of the location - based services could lead directly to death, personal injury, or severe physical or property damage.

The Pegasus platform builds on top of Nvidia's existing Drive PX computing systems that are already used in many self - driving vehicle tests around the world.

Aurora has been working to integrate its self - driving system into VW's vehicle platforms.

Apple (aapl) said California should revise how companies report self - driving system «disengagements» and said the state should change a proposal «that may restrict both the design and equipment that can be used in test vehicles to further develop autonomous technologies.»

Texting while driving is generally considered the most dangerous — but the growing functionality of entertainment systems in vehicles is raising concerns as well.

The company's proposed Highway Drive Assist System automatically keeps cars in the correct lane and maintains an appropriate distance between vehicles, while the Autonomous Emergency Stop System will sense if the driver is debilitated and then maneuver the car to the shoulder of the road to stop.

As a result, Krafcik says Waymo's test drivers now take control of the vehicle and disengage the autonomous - drive system approximately once every five thousand miles driven.

The March 18 fatality near downtown Tempe also presents an unprecedented liability challenge because self - driving vehicles, which are still in the development stage, involve a complex system of hardware and software often made by outside suppliers.

Delphi plans to start the project with a fleet of Audi vehicles equipped with automated driving and mapping systems.

«By integrating our self - driving system into the vehicle from the beginning, and through close coordination between the hardware and software teams, we have evaluated potential failure modes for all systems, and addressed them throughout development to ensure a safe and reliable product,» the report says.

It would mean that between the end of the year and around 2019, Tesla could have a level 4 autonomous system enabled in second generation cars — meaning the vehicles can drive themselves without a driver as backup, but not in all conditions or environment.

Here is their explanation of one of the most important self - driving car patents, called «Vision system for an autonomous vehicle.»

The first patent the company holds for self - driving car technology is for a camera and sensor system to take in information about a vehicle's surroundings and input commands to a computer.

Global rivals in the sector face mounting costs to engineer vehicles that emit little or no carbon dioxide, and can avoid collisions using complex robotic driving systems.

The importance of understanding how drivers interact with autonomous or semiautonomous vehicles was underscored year ago when a Tesla owner was killed while driving his 2015 Model S in Florida with the car's Autopilot system engaged.

Between September 1, 2015 and March 22, 2016: Levandowski accessed 347 files on his personal devices that included proprietary information about his work on Google's self - driving car project that included «confidential presentations regarding the self - driving car and its marketing and business plans; videos of features and test drives of the self - driving car; pictures of the self - driving car and multiple components; notes pertaining to plans for the self - driving car; diagrams of vehicle components marked confidential; system files; software files; and code regarding the self - driving car.»

The unorthodox system started in 2010, soon after Google unveiled its first self - driving vehicle.

The NTSB is also investigating this month's Uber accident in Tempe, Arizona, in which a Volvo XC90 equipped with the ride - hailing giant's self - driving system failed to slow the vehicle as a 49 - year - old woman crossed the street pushing a bicycle.

Powered by three electric motors — one in front and two at the rear — FF 91's all wheel drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest electric vehicle.

Tesla didn't say whether the vehicle's Autopilot system was engaged but pre-emptively defended the driver - assist feature, which it's developing as a precursor to autonomous driving.

Unlike conventional all - wheel drive vehicles that sacrifice fuel efficiency for increased traction, Tesla's Electric All Wheel Drive system increases efficidrive vehicles that sacrifice fuel efficiency for increased traction, Tesla's Electric All Wheel Drive system increases efficiDrive system increases efficiency.

Through research, testing, media, and advocacy, Consumer Reports and Consumers Union will continue to push all automakers to ensure their vehicles are safe, regardless of whether a human or an automated system is doing the driving.

If different drivers drive your fleet vehicles, then it is imperative to have driver identification modules to go along with your tracking systems.

Through it, the occupants of the vehicle can leave the driving to the system, though the cars will still have steering wheels on the times when an occupant will choose to take control.

Other groups have also put forth proposals on self - driving cars, including requiring the vehicles and even semi-automated systems to meet performance targets, greater transparency and data from makers and operators of the vehicles, increased regulatory oversight, and better monitoring of and engagement with human drivers.

The ES8 features a lightweight all - aluminum body and chassis, and comes standard with electric - drive (e-drive) systems in the front and rear of the vehicle.

But in this case, the system uses a combination of prior maps as well as the lidar, which sends out a signal and gathers data on the range and intensity of objects in its path and around it in order to determine where the vehicle is driving in real time.

Let's be clear about this: Musk has no statistical grounds to state categorically that autonomous systems are safer than human - driven vehicles.

In August, Delphi and Mobileye (which supplies sensor technology) announced the companies were partnering to develop a fully self - driving system that automakers can begin to integrate into their vehicles in 2019.

Whether you drive your vehicle a lot or take public transportation, the baby travel system you choose will depend on which style will accommodate your situation the best.

If you opt for a model without a LATCH or other tethering system, we ask that you remember to secure it with seatbelts or remove it from your vehicle when you are driving without your child.

The latch system is so great but if you drive a larger vehicle the latch straps are not long enough if you have the base in the middle seat.

Chris Grayling also announced the creation of a new compulsory insurance framework covering motorists who have handed control of their vehicle to an autonomous driving system.

In December, the New York Power Authority approved $ 2 million in funding to help municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State purchase electric - drive vehicles for use in their municipal fleets.

«This 2 - million dollars in funding will make it possible for these systems who are interested in acquiring additional electric - drive vehicles to finance the cost of these vehicles.

Essentially they could be passenger electric - drive vehicles, plug - in vehicles, utility work vehicles, off - the - road vehicles, depending on the municipal electric system's needs.»

This Ford Escape and utility co. bucket truck (pictured below) are two examples of electric - drive vehicles available to municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive Prodrive vehicles available to municipal and rural electric cooperative systems in New York State under the New York Power Authority's (NYPA) Municipal Electric Drive ProDrive Program.

Anticipating the next step, researchers at MIT have proposed a scheme called CityCar in which compact electric vehicles would be scattered in parking stations all around cities, enabling riders to jump into one and drive it to the station nearest their destination, then leave it for the next rider, much like the shared - bicycle systems that have sprung up in cities around the world.

Self - driving vehicles — often included with V2V and V2I under the heading of «smart transportation systems» — have the potential to offer even greater fuel savings, he said.