Sentences with phrase «of city vehicles»

Any of the following injuries, among others, can give rise to a claim against a municipality: faulty maintenance, faulty design of roads, poorly maintained sidewalks, dangerous public parks, poor operation of city vehicles, and police brutality.If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of the negligence of any municipality, the attorneys at 1LAW are here to help.

The city comptroller's office has stopped the city from paying the former correction commissioner, Joseph Ponte, $ 24,000 in compensation for unused vacation days, citing the possibility of further investigations related to his improper use of city vehicles, his office said on Tuesday.

NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer has stopped the city from paying the former correction commissioner, Joseph Ponte, $ 24,000 in compensation for unused vacation days, citing the possibility of further investigations related to his improper use of city vehicles, his office said.

The mayor is the city's only top elected New York official who has declined to reimburse taxpayers for his personal and political use of city vehicles — including an NYPD - helicopter trip to last month's presidential debate on Long Island.

Mayor de Blasio is the city's only top elected New York official who has declined to reimburse taxpayers for his personal and political use of city vehicles — including an NYPD - helicopter trip to last month's presidential debate on Long Island, The Post has learned.

Embattled NYC Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte, already under attack for his personal use of a city vehicle, told the NYC Council that senior correction officials had «inadvertently» conducted surveillance of the city agency that investigates fraud and corruption.

New York City Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte, already under attack for his personal use of a city vehicle, told the City Council on Monday that senior correction officials had «inadvertently» conducted surveillance of the city agency that investigates fraud and corruption.

Not exact matches

A group of cabbies, led by Kattoua, commandeered Wu's grey minivan and prevented him from leaving the scene until city officials arrived, issued him a fine (reports put the amount at about $ 350) and towed his vehicle.

Ford still plans to roll out a fleet of self - driving cars in an unnamed city in 2021 for ride - sharing, but even these vehicles will only be able to operate under certain conditions.

If you'd rather not have a vehicle of your own, the city has a growing network of public buses on the main boulevards which senior citizens can travel for free on.

In June, Shanghai opened the country's first intelligent vehicle pilot zone, where its trialed about 200 vehicles across nine miles (15 kilometers) of test roads in a closed zone at Shanghai's international automobile city, the government said in a statement.

Shanghai is expected to build an intelligent - vehicle network covering about 62 miles (100 square kilometers) by 2020, the government said, adding that Shanghai will explore the possibility of connecting to major transportation junctions within the city.

Besides teaching the brothers the importance of hand washing, the experience exposed them to the specific benefits of doing business in the inner city — access to highways, parking for large vehicles, flexible zoning, and cheap land.

Fully automated homes, smart vehicles, agricultural equipment and even entire smart cities are on the horizon, all run by billions of tiny robots and interconnected sensors.

Customers such as Waste Management and the city of Houston have already installed Extengine's system on some of their vehicles.

Millennials ranked having children, buying a suburban home and driving a big family vehicle higher in terms of importance than living in a major city or relying on alternate forms of transportation in a survey that Ford conducted in June.

«So we have an inner city message in terms of... how do we lessen pollution and CO2 in... city environments, and how do we use electric vehicles and e-mobility to be able to do that?»

Perth - based technology company DTI Group has won a contract to supply its CCTV surveillance systems on light rail vehicles in the US city of Dallas, Texas, with the value of the deal worth up to $ 11.6 million.

In 2009, General Motors killed its Pontiac line of vehicles, which was named for the city, and then announced the closure of two local plants, putting more than 2,000 people out of work and costing the city a huge chunk of tax revenue.

And city streets — which are being overcrowded by the influx of ride - hailing vehicles, according to some reports — could become less congested as a ride - sharing fleet moves commuters around en masse, rather than individuals relying on their own cars to get to work.

After testing driverless vehicles in the area, Waymo will move to testing in the denser city streets of the Bay Area.

Only a handful of cities, starting with Beijing four months ago, were allowed to pilot road tests, but the country hopes to keep pace with the U.S. in the global race to develop autonomous vehicles.

The case was tossed not just because of bad punctuation, but because Ms. Cammelleri argued that she was unable to understand the specifics of a city ordinance banning parking vehicles for more than twenty four hours.

He tried to do a favor for taxi medallion owners a favor at consumers» expense by capping the number of Uber vehicles that could operate in the city.

«We expect order growth in China to remain strong with more store openings and the recent policy changes in Beijing and other major cities that allow buyers of Tesla vehicles to bypass license plate restrictions.»

As companies continue to increase the number of tests they conduct in cities, their vehicles are facing the kinds of challenges — like pedestrians and intersections — that are more difficult for self - driving cars to handle.

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - A top German court ruled on Tuesday in favor of allowing major cities to ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars, a move set to hit the value of 12 million vehicles in Europe's largest car market and probably force carmakers to pay for costly modifications.

On Tuesday, city Supervisor Norman Yee proposed legislation that would prohibit the use of autonomous vehicles to deliver food or other products, according to tech news site Recode.

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 27 - German cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets, a court ruled on Tuesday, a move likely to be mirrored in other parts of Europe and to force automakers to pay to improve exhaust systems or switch to cleaner vehicles.

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb 22 - A German court on Thursday delayed a ruling on whether major cities can ban heavily polluting diesel cars, which could hit the resale value of 15 million vehicles in Europe's largest car market and force automakers to pay for costly modifications.

If you're requesting an UberX in the Golden Gate City, you'll have a chance of hailing an autonomous vehicle, though there's no way to specifically request one.

The growing list of companies with state approval to test autonomous vehicles on city streets and highways highlights the race to turn the sci - fi technology into reality.

That's because, city by city and state by state, transportation companies of all sorts — cab, sedan, limo — are heavily regulated in terms of the insurance they carry, the structure of their fares, the background screening of their drivers, and the condition of their vehicles.

The teen's death April 10 from what the coroner said was suffocation from compression of his chest has led to accusations of bungling on the part of Cincinnati police and the city's 911 emergency center, contributed to a City Hall shakeup and raised questions about the safety of the Honda vehicity's 911 emergency center, contributed to a City Hall shakeup and raised questions about the safety of the Honda vehiCity Hall shakeup and raised questions about the safety of the Honda vehicle.

Singapore, whose population of 5.56 million has grown nearly 40 % since 2000, tightly controls the ownership and sale of vehicles through a bidding process and an annual growth rate that caps the total number of vehicles on the city - state's roads.

Instead, there were four kinds of vehicles in the city.

Travis VanderZanden, chief executive of electric scooter start - up Bird, is unperturbed by how San Francisco and other cities are in an uproar over the dockless vehicles.

Ride - sharing service Uber's app is mocking New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's push of reducing on - demand for - hire vehicles in the city in a bid to reduce traffic snarls.

Uber hosted a «jobs event» for prospective and current drivers to showcase how many New York residents» jobs would be cut if the vehicle cut were to take effect, and also ran TV ads, bought banner ads on websites, sent out direct mailers to constituents of City Council members who are proponents of the proposed legislation, and even reportedly tried to persuade the Rev. Al Sharpton to oppose the for - hire - vehicle cap.

Some predict that self - driving cars will replace both traditional public transportation and conventional cars in cities, transforming urban transportation into a network of interconnected vehicles to effectively eliminate traffic.

This summer, New York City mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a bill requiring for - hire vehicle companies that have bases with 500 cars or more — which includes Uber — to increase their number of vehicles by only 1 % every year.

In a video showcased at the company's annual meeting, Company CTO Bob Zhang made an introduction from the inside of a self - driving vehicle prototype as it drove around the city, navigating around pedestrians, static obstacles, and moving vehicles.

Pay - per - use services such as car - sharing and ride - hailing are starting to challenge traditional car ownership in some in some of China's most congested cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, while global automakers are starting to bill themselves as «mobility» companies that do more than just build and sell vehicles.

He was returning from Kandahar Airfield after trying to meet local officials when his lightly armoured G - Wagon was struck by a bomb - laden vehicle on a busy thoroughfare at the edge of the city.

Uber and Kalanick's next - step plans are shocking to contemplate: conquering the world's biggest and toughest - to - crack markets in India and China; transforming Uber from «everyone's private driver» into a carpooling service; and then further reinventing itself — and how the world's cities operate — by introducing a fleet of autonomous vehicles.

China's Ministry of Transport, along with other authorities, has said that from next month (link in Chinese) all provincial and city governments will have the authority to allow road - testing of autonomous vehicles in their areas.

Nanjing is reported to become the first city in China to put temporary controls on the number of vehicles that can be hailed online, according to Jiemi...

Most of these competitors operate in only one city, and many lack a critical mass of vehicles to provide a member experience competitive with that of Zipcar.

We've previously mentioned that the Volt has an odd position of not being practical for suburban or even city vehicle owners.

Even as China's economy displayed clear signs of a slowdown, consumers bought new vehicles, motivated by some cities» pending restrictions on car purchases to alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution.