Sentences with phrase «of lanes on the highway»

Trailhawk and Limited models are available with a large option package that includes a forward collision warning system (with automatic brake intervention in potential collision situations), a lane departure warning system that will give the steering wheel a nudge if you veer out of your lane on the highway, and blind - spot and rear cross-traffic alerts.

Not exact matches

Along a stretch of 12 - lane highway on the west side of Houston, a strip of blacktop straddled by so many oil and gas firms that it's known locally as the «energy corridor,» sits the sprawling campus that's home to Shell's deepwater operations.

By the end of the year, Autopilot will be able to handle even more complex tasks, like automatic lane changes and the ability to merge on and off highways.

«When a Tesla runs in any condition on a highway that is a little unusual — a cone in the middle of a lane — you have to move over,» he said.

From the gridlocked lanes of Highway 401 to more narrow provincial roads, there are no restrictions on where the self - driving cars may go.

Autopilot allows drivers to maintain the speed of their electric vehicles relative to the other vehicles on the highway, while keeping the vehicle in its lane.

YouTube user William Rimmer uploaded a video of her mother testing out the feature of the electric car, perfectly capturing how people would likely respond to handing over the driving duties to a computer on a two - lane highway.

This includes $ 2.3 billion for the replacement of the aging Massey Tunnel with a new 10 - lane bridge, $ 731 million in transit infrastructure, $ 198 million for Highway 1 Lower Lynn Corridor improvements at the north end of the Second Narrows Bridge, and $ 70 million for the new, seventh counter-flow lane on the Alex Fraser Bridge.

People are sitting in their vehicles, completely stopped on four - lane highways, running out of gas.

In 2010, the Canadian collective shot into the stratosphere with The Suburbs, expanding the sound to back Butler's poignant lyrics on growing up in the Houston suburbs, land of four lane highways and strip malls.

In snowstorms, at night, on two - lane highways marked with deer crossing signs and shrouded in fog, these were both rides and rites of passage.

Also this week Highways England has announced that its latest smart motorway upgrade — on the M3 through Surrey and Hampshire — has fully opened with new technology and a fourth lane of traffic in place in each direction.

Hours after a suspected terrorist killed at least eight people after plowing a truck down a pedestrian lane on a New York City highway Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced stronger security measures «out of an abundance of caution.»

The state Department of Transportation shut down one mile of Interstate 81's northbound lanes in Syracuse on Monday because the rear of Tartaro's building began crumbling next to the shoulder of the highway, posing a possible risk to 50,000 motorists per day who traveled that route.

DOT shut down one mile of the highway's northbound lanes on Monday, forcing 50,000 motorists per day to use an alternate route.

To pinpoint its position precisely, the researchers stopped traffic in one lane of a 10 - kilometre long highway tunnel for a week to place GPS receivers on either side.

«On a highway, you could have one lane dedicated to charging,» Afridi said, adding that a vehicle could simply travel in that lane when it needed an energy boost and could carry a smaller onboard battery as a result, reducing the overall cost of the vehicle.

Some 59 miles of driving on the highway and twisting mountain lanes uses up 22 kilowatt - hours with an average energy of 377 watt - hours per mile, during a recent test drive.

With assistance from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Praveen Edara, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the MU College of Engineering, tested the use of variable advisory speed limit (VASL) systems and the effect they may have on lessening congestion and reducing rear - end and lane - changing accidents on a fairly dangerous stretch of I - 270, a major four - lane highway in St. Louis.

Based on their observations, the duo describe three states of traffic on busy highways: «free flow,» in which traffic is light enough that drivers can freely change lanes and pass other cars; «synchronized flow,» in which the roads are so clogged that drivers can't pass, but can still move; and jams.

«In scenes where overtaking entails a critical traffic manoeuvre, such as on two - way highways, low visibility lanes or in situations with large vehicles, this is a safety system able to help to reduce the number of accidents.

«Imagine that bits of data in standard computers are like cars traveling both ways on two - lane highways,» said Wang, who also is director of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology's Center of Excellence in Green Nanotechnology.

The worst place to be on a multilane highway is in one of the middle lanes surrounded by cars, Clark says.

On the long expanses of Highway 1 where guardrails alone protect from steep cliff drop - offs, the lane assist feature helped us stay safe.

In the ecosystem of alligator warnings, cheap motels, and highway lanes that comprises The Florida Project, nothing is permanent: summer will inevitably end; friends will leave and never come back; good fortune one day might be gone the next, leaving Halley and Moonee without the money for pepperoni on their pizza.

But last fall, Louisiana's whip - smart and occasionally cantankerous education superintendent found himself on a lonely mission: driving his state - issued Prius along the Bayou State's two - lane highways, stopping at churches, schools and Chamber of Commerce meeting halls, promoting the embattled Common Core learning standards to a state whose governor no longer wants them.

Until 2007, Australia's Northern Territory had no speed limits on most of its two - lane highways.

Super Cruise will let Cadillac CT6 drivers pilot their new cars hands - off so long as conditions are right and the system can find the middle of the car's lane, on about 160,000 miles of limited - access highway in the U.S. and Canada, mapped by GM and its high - definition mapping partner, Geo Digital.

However, in defense of what on the entertaining Route 79 seemed like unnecessary nannying, all of this electronic wizardry really came to the fore when negotiating the busy lanes of Highway 15.

In less happy news, deputy editor Joe DeMatio received the honor of receiving the first speeding ticket in our Q5: 75 mph in a 55 zone on a two - lane highway.

For 2016, the Alliance will introduce a number of vehicles that feature «single - lane control,» which lets vehicles drive autonomously on highways and in heavy, stop - and - go traffic.

These federal funds will cover costs of reopening two lanes on I - 15 and helping to start reconstruction of the severely damaged sections while Nevada officials continue to assess the damage, including US 93, SR 168 and other nearby highways.

With artificial intelligence Traffic Jam Pilot, the A8 can fully drive itself at speeds up to 37 mph on highways with a physical barrier separating opposing lanes of traffic.

Aside from all that, a big factor in Norway is because the government offers a comprehensive program to promote electric mobility, including removal of all toll fees, dedicated lanes on highways, the right to use bus lanes in the cities, free parking, free charging and other purchase incentives.

Thanks to the spot - on steering, the Focus was a breeze to wheel around town and easy to place in the middle of a highway lane, no matter how narrow or badly patched.

SH 130 Segments 5 and 6 is the final link completing a four - lane, 91 - mile toll road east and south of Austin designed to relieve congestion on Interstate Highway (IH)-35, the primary north - south route through Central Texas.

Out on the highways, vehicles with varying levels of autonomous capability mix with older, owner - operated cars and trucks, except when lanes dedicated to autonomous - only vehicles open up.

The G20 3 Series will continue to offer lots of optional extras, including bespoke driver - assistance systems that should include active lane - keeping assist, automatic braking, self - parking via remote control, automatic overtaking under certain conditions, and semi-autonomous driving both on the highway and in stop - and - go traffic at speeds up to 40 mph.

Mainstream automakers have thus far focused their efforts on step - by - step buildups of the adaptive cruise control and lane departure control, building blocks necessary to bring automation to the nation's highway system.

Lines of sights are good from the driver's seat though the blind spot detection system provided a little more confidence on the highway when changing lanes.

Lexus claims this feature will be able to drive the vehicle autonomously «from entrance ramp to exit ramp» on highways and will have the capability of merging in and out of traffic, changing lanes, and keeping the vehicle in its lane while maintaining a safe distance to the vehicle in front.

The new A8 can also manage more driving situations than ever before; with Audi artificial intelligence Traffic Jam Pilot, the A8 can drive itself at speeds up to 37 mph on highways with a physical barrier separating opposing lanes of traffic.

On the highway, the Miata was free of any nasty lane wandering that plagues so many light cars.

On December 29, 2009, 18 - year - old Kassy Kerfoot was driving on a busy five - lane highway during rush hour traffic when she lost control of her car and hit two oncoming vehicleOn December 29, 2009, 18 - year - old Kassy Kerfoot was driving on a busy five - lane highway during rush hour traffic when she lost control of her car and hit two oncoming vehicleon a busy five - lane highway during rush hour traffic when she lost control of her car and hit two oncoming vehicles.

The S90 will come with Volvo's latest generation of Pilot Assist II semi-autonomous driving capability as standard, meaning it will be able to accelerate, decelerate, stop, and steer on its own — at least on roads with clear lane markings at speeds up to 30 mph in the city and 80 mph on the highway.

Anecdotally, our experience says the same: when we take the Fusion on a four - hour day trip that is a mix of Interstate and two - lane highway, we get an indicated 25 mpg.

But as the rain is coming down in wind - blown sheets on the chilly mountain two - lane of British Columbia's Highway 99, I'm plenty comfortable, feeling like a toasted biscuit with the heated seats and heated steering wheel both cranked up.

If you're the type of driver who enjoys riding in the fast lane, then the latest Jaguar XJ is eager to excite with a top - tier combination of commanding engine performance, agile handling, and a highly equipped interior to start out on the nearby roads or highways with ease.

The Specs Type of vehicle All - wheel - drive, mid-sized SUV Engine 230 - hp 2.5 L DOHC supercharged four - cylinder with electric motor Power 250 net hp; 243 lb - ft of torque Transmission Continuously variable Brakes Four - wheel disc with ABS Tires P235 / 55R20 (optional) Price (base / as tested) $ 53,950 / $ 62,950 Destination charge $ 1,995 Natural Resources Canada fuel economy (L / 100 km) 7.6 city, 6.9 highway Standard features Auto on / off bi-xenon headlights, leather seats, eight - way power driver's seat, heated front seats and steering wheel, cruise control, dual - zone automatic climate control, rear - zone climate control, 60 / 40 - split folding second - row bench seat, 50 / 50 - split folding third - row seat, power door locks, windows and mirrors, push - button start, speed - sensitive windshield wipers, Bose premium audio system with satellite radio and 13 speakers, steering wheel audio controls, rear - view monitor, hard - drive navigation system, Infiniti Connection telematics system, around - view monitor with moving object detection and front and rear sonar system Options Technology package ($ 3,500), includes backup collision intervention, intelligent brake assist with forward collision warning, blind spot warning and intervention, lane departure warning; Deluxe Touring package ($ 3,200), includes 20 - inch aluminum wheels, Bose surround - sound audio system with 15 speakers, panoramic sunroof; Theatre package ($ 2,300), includes dual seven - inch colour monitors and two wireless headphones

On the highway, road noise is limited and the lane departure warning is one of the better alerts I've experienced.