Sentences with phrase «having a car like»

The ZR1 is mean, angular and so low, but whereas we've all delighted in having cars like the Audi show off their mid-mounted engines, the Corvette's little window onto its massive LS9 V8 is not quite so successful.

«Akio believes that every generation deserves to have a car like an LFA, so we're building an LFA for the generation we have today,» Templin told reporters.

In my mind, having a car like this for 10 years with only a couple trips to the shop for minor issues $ 500 or less, feels like a success to me.

It's reminiscent of an era when a serious sports car dude might have a car like this as his only ride.

Most other companies don't have a car like the GT - R or Z. Even Toyota.

These cars still have quite a few years before they hit production, and in the meanwhile there are already a few other carmakers putting their EV products into the market — for example, we have cars like the Mitsubishi i - MiEV and the Nissan Leaf in the non-premium market, and US automaker Tesla in the premium market.

18 miles (29 km) on battery power would actually handle 90 % of my current driving needs BUT if I had a car like this I know I'd be driving it a lot more.

Having a car like the BMW 1 - Series M Coupe affords you the opportunity of bringing a tuning company that can play around with it and modify it according to your tastes and preferences.

Chevrolet was skeptical about the sales of the Cruze but the car is selling volumes and created its own space in the D - segment which has cars like the Skoda Laura, Toyota Corolla and Volkswagen Jetta.

But of course, there are segment variations and hence there are entry - level hatchbacks which have cars like the Tata GenX Nano, Maruti Suzuki Alto and the Hyundai Eon; then there's the one's after that which includes the likes of the Ford Figo, Tata Bolt, Hyundai Grand i10, Maruti Suzuki Swift and the Fiat Punto; after which are the premium hatchbacks like the Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Honda Jazz, Volkswagen Polo and the Hyundai i20.

In this class you have cars like the Ford Focus and Honda Civic, which are both tighter driving vehicles.

«Adventure» would be a pretty good description for my time behind the wheel of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, a 505 - horsepower, rear - wheel - drive, four - door sedan that clearly has cars like the BMW M3 and Mercedes - AMG C63 in its sights.

This is the second case of racial profiling involving Mr. Joel DeBellefeuille, a Black professional who was stopped and fined in 2009 while driving his BMW in the South Shore municipality by two LPS officers who doubted that a Black man could have a car like his; the case went back and forth between the municipal court and the Quebec Superior Court, and lead to the ground - breaking 66 - page court decision in 2012 that provides an exhaustive review Canadian case law on racial profiling.

Not exact matches

It's like if you have a GPS in your car.

Whereas Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has spoken about seeing every car uberized and the company has extended its tendrils into areas like delivery, Zimmer is careful to delineate distractions and define the limits of Lyft's goals.

Cabins «may become like cattle cars... but a significant percentage would rather be treated that way and fly for X» than have far more legroom and have all kinds of things and travel for X plus 25 percent,» he told CNBC in May.

«They see mainstream culture, and they say, «Hey, I think I'd like to move off, get a car, get a house, go to the mall.»»

The company will find you a mechanic also to accompany you to a used - car dealer; again, it seems like the mechanic would have a fair amount of discretion in offering his or her services.

In addition to keyless entry, the module also mines the car's data, looking at things like speed patterns, energy consumption, and other information that would help the fleet managers better train their drivers, and understand how to optimize the system.

(I've left off obvious items like not using your turn signals, or texting while driving, or not clearing ice or snow off your car... hopefully avoiding any items that make you think, «Well, duh.»)

Mojio You've probably heard of car insurance companies that install technology on vehicles to monitor things like how often you use the car, how fast you drive, etc..

Drven's product, called Ke (pronounced «key»), is a small fob that plugs into the same telemetry port a mechanic would access and wirelessly transmits to a smartphone app — kind of like a Fitbit for your car.

Going from ADAS to driverless car is a little bit like having a microprocessor in a human brain.

And firms like Mojio, a Vancouver startup whose products are in pre-market testing, is one of several firms that are targeting the vast base of cars that don't have touchscreens at all, but whose owners would like to reap the benefits of constant connectivity.

GM will have to acknowledge the fact that many car users probably don't want strangers to have the ability to text them, even in a country like China where governmental surveillance is the norm.

He had to convince them he could help cut company costs, like warning a car dealership to move vehicles inside ahead of a hailstorm.

«It's like when you drive a newer car and you have lane assist, blind spot monitoring, and collision avoidance.

But, that could change, especially in the case of Google, which has been focusing on its Android Auto software to power the car entertainment systems of auto companies, like Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

With that said, it would be unfair to expect the G - Wagon to drive like a modern car - based crossover.

It did speak up on the Stop Online Piracy Act earlier this year, but for the most part Google has been focusing its public muscle on uncontroversial projects like augmented reality glasses and robot cars.

«When you have evidence of a problem like this, regardless of what the standards say, automakers should develop a better approach,» says David Friedman, who served as NHTSA's acting administrator in 2014 and is now director of cars and product policy and analysis at Consumers Union, the policy and mobilization division of Consumer Reports.

Like Tesla's other vehicles, including its new $ 200,000 Roadster, the Tesla Semi also would come with autopilot features that would help the truck drive itself, albeit in limited ways compared to a fully autonomous car.

What about companies like GE and Mitsubishi that have to not just handle multiples brand in the same field, but also brands in other areas, from light bulbs and entertainment companies to cars and stereos?

He was incredibly successful in raising money for this Better Place thing, like $ 400 million or $ 500 million, but the board of directors weren't happy with the performance of the company, which has only sold 500 cars.

The second issue could see cars end up like smart TVs, where hardware makers unskilled in software design have created functions that few people want or use.

Last month, a committee of House lawmakers advanced a bill that would help companies like GM and Google seek more exemptions to federal safety rules, perhaps allowing them the ability to test as many as 100,000 experimental self - driving cars in the United States.

When you are getting ready to go to the airport, the next morning it's like me, you know, I've got to get in the car, rent a car, I'm going to have to go in traffic, you know.

First, you probably won't own the car to begin with, but second, even if you do, it would be like projecting aggression over how shiny your shoes are.

I'm not really certain at the moment whether I think that smart cars or smart roads (like they're building in Atlanta) are the best bet (see Why Smart Cars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhcars or smart roads (like they're building in Atlanta) are the best bet (see Why Smart Cars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhCars Are Stupid), but, take my word for it, within three years, some of us won't have to drive ourselves anywhere.

The company, which manufactures parts for the automotive sector — like the foam used for safety components, car seats and noise reduction — has existed only a few years longer than he's been working there.

By allowing subscribers to swap cars with the push of a button, BMW is trying to appeal to consumers whose shopping and transportation habits have been shaped by Silicon Valley giants like Uber Technologies Inc. and Airbnb Inc..

Economics is about more mundane things like producing steel and cars and working in offices — we have Olympics to take our minds off the dull things that make the money.»

According to Slywotzky, trying to replicate Apple's success without knowing the backstory to its devices would be like designing a sports car by examining a Ferrari with no engine.

The infotainment systems that you see on high - end dashboards, like the Tesla's, have traditionally been homegrown systems that vary from one car to the next.

«I'd like us to be a major American car company,» he says.

In fact, the only form of A.I. he would like to see regulated is self - driving cars — such as those being developed by Musk's Tesla — which Brooks claims present imminent and very real practical problems.

«I have a friend who started living in their car a year before I did, so that kind of made it seem like a possibility.

As Danny Sullivan, founding editor of Search Engine Land, explains in layman's terms, «Hummingbird is the overall search algorithm, just like a car has an overall engine in it.

Regulating services like Uber is totally appropriate,» Khosrowshahi told the newspaper, adding that he was pressing Brazilian senators to remove rules that would require Uber drivers to own their cars and be licensed as taxis.

By the end of September, we had about 12 to 15 cars on the ground and 400 members — enough that I could finally see if my business model was working like I thought it would.