Sentences with phrase «of time a driver»

And dispatchers get access to more than just mapped - location data: FMS's sensors can measure vehicle speed and battery voltage, as well as the length of time a driver spends at a location.

Utilization is a measure of the percentage of time drivers are working versus waiting.

In theory, synchronizing cellphone applications with a vehicle's infotainment system will reduce the amount of time drivers spend looking at their phones instead of the road.

And that minimizes the amount of time the driver must spend tapping at the screen and trying to use voice prompts.

Studies by Nissan in Japan, Europe and the U.S. have shown that the LEAF's e-Pedal reduces the number of times the driver must apply the brakes while commuting in heavily congested traffic.

It's important to keep in mind that the amount of time a driver goes without being covered by a valid auto insurance policy will determine available options.

Most states use a points system to keep up with the amount of times a driver has committed moving offenses, but there are a few which will just maintain the offense itself on your record, and instead count how many times you've commited an offense in general.

Accidents occur all the time and most of the times the driver may not be at fault.

The number of times a driver can complete a defensive driving class in Connecticut is determined by the courts of the state.

Some Wyoming jurisdictions limit the amount of times a driver may participate in a ticket dismissal course to once in a three - year period.

Not exact matches

While the technology has been around for some time now, according to Howard, «the insights brands can derive from listening have more recently been recognized as a driver of strategic decisions.»

Next time you order take out, take a moment to register the delivery driver — they could just be kind of a big deal.

And the San Francisco and Los Angeles district attorneys have asserted that Uber's background check processes could not have uncovered the criminal records of the 25 drivers in question, in part because the process doesn't use biometric identifiers like fingerprinting, according to the New York Times.

Most of the time other drivers will excuse just about anything if you admit you goofed up.

Both companies claim relatively large percentages of drivers are part - time: Lyft says 80 percent of theirs drive 15 hours or less, while Uber says 60 percent of their drive 10 hours or less.

Joe Seiner, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, recently told me he believes certifying Uber drivers as a class ignores the different «economic realities» that affect drivers who approach Uber as a full - time job or career and those who use it for occasional income supplementation.

Recode obtained documents that show Uber's self - driving cars require the human standby driver to take control an average 10 times for every 8 miles of driving.

«Smart robotics are going to be a key driver of the next stage of the information revolution,» said SoftBank chair Masayoshi Son at the time.

«And what are the most important drivers of that from tonight's presentation, because it's not really clear to me the timing or the contribution.»

Its profits and stock took a hit in 2016 and 2017, due to write - offs from a poorly timed earlier bet: Signature had become a major financier of permits for New York taxi drivers, just in time for the Uber era.

Police will be monitoring impact of the fake girl on traffic; she was designed to jolt drivers into paying attention but give those travelling at the street's recommended 30 kilometres per hour enough time to stop.

The Democratic former Secretary of State worries about ride - sharing service drivers making ends meet, but also praises the company for «creating exciting opportunities,» the Times reported.

At a twice - monthly team meeting, staffers share stories of great driver - passenger interactions from the past week — say, the time one brought the other a sandwich because he texted he hadn't eaten all day.

«These hires join our leadership team at an exciting time and we believe they will be strategic drivers of DSC's continuing success.»

QNX, which made more than 60 % of the core software inside the world's car infotainment systems in 2011, has partnered with The Weather Network to send location - based weather data to drivers, and the intelligent dashboard system in many of Nissan's 2013 models, for instance, will feed drivers real - time local fuel prices, flight - status information, and points of interest supplied by Google.

The incident raised questions about the safety of systems that can perform driving tasks for extended stretches of time with little or no human intervention, but which can not completely replace human drivers.

And don't forget that at the level of racing where we compete, our team is often the first time where young drivers get an opportunity to race in front of the big teams on the big tracks.

In its findings on Tuesday, the NTSB said the self - driving system's «operational design» was a contributing factor to the 2016 crash because it allows drivers to avoid steering or watching the road for lengthy periods of time that were «inconsistent» with warnings from Tesla.

Autopilot issues visual and audio alerts if the driver's hands leave the steering wheel for a period of time.

This time it's Jimmie Johnson, driver of the # 48 Lowe's Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports and winner of seven Nascar championships.

Customers will be able to call cars with a special app at any time of day, and each vehicle will have a safety driver behind the wheel.

The Times also reported that Uber has «experimented with video game techniques, graphics and non-cash rewards of little value that can prod drivers into working longer and harder — and sometimes at hours and locations that are less lucrative for them.»

With «robo - taxis» being tested without drivers in cities around the world, you knew it would only be a matter of time until someone suggested a commercial airplane could fly without a pilot.

There was the death of a Tesla driver in May who had been using the autopilot mode at the time, prompting questions about the safety of the software, the explosion of a SpaceX rocket in September that also destroyed a satellite from the Mark Zuckerberg - led nonprofit Internet.org, and SolarCity's continuous habit of bleeding money.

Free law advice: A driver once told me a story about how he had a high - priced lawyer in the back of his car during a time when he was going through a legal issue.

Bruno Monteyne, an analyst with Bernstein, said in a note to clients: «Local competition, within 10 to 15 minutes» drive time, remains the key driver of store disposals.

The Department of Justice has started a criminal investigation into Uber's software called Greyball, a technology that helped drivers evade local regulators, a person familiar with the investigation told The New York Times.

Witnesses of the Florida crash have reported the Tesla driver who died was watching a film from the Harry Potter series at the time of the accident, a detail that would seem to further bolster perceptions that drivers are placing excessive trust in an untested feature.

says Wayne Crowder of FedEx Freight in Louisville, a three - time National Truck Driving Championship driver with a 35 - year professional driving career.

While some companies like Tesla already offer semi-autonomous technology — where the driver can take their hands off the wheel for brief periods of time — it is likely to be several years before people can turn over the majority of the driving to the «brains» in their vehicle.

It includes charges of widespread sexual harassment, a video of CEO Travis Kalanick berating an Uber driver for making some reasonable statements, and a New York Times report about Uber using phone apps and data to avoid authorities and sting actions.

In some instances, passengers are getting charged double the actual time and distance for a normal ride, yet drivers are receiving only about half of the amount the passenger pays while Uber is pocketing the difference,» he writes in a post about the occurrence.

While it noted that the driver had time and unobstructed view of the divider before the crash, it didn't mention what action the automated systems took at the time.

«Upfront fares are calculated using the expected time and distance of the trip and local traffic, as well as how many riders and nearby drivers are using Uber at that moment.

The most important CEO motivator isn't money, Barton suggests, but the fear of messing up, and boards would be smart to spend more time studying non-monetary drivers of executive behaviour.

The online retailer is testing all manner of methods to speed up shopping, from aerial drones to one - push «Dash» buttons that place instantaneous orders to hiring part - time drivers to make Uber - like deliveries.

It did not name the driver, identified by ABC 7 News as Apple engineer and former EA programmer Walter Huang, while confirming that its Autopilot feature was engaged at the time of the crash.

She was known for being brash and outspoken, described in the pages of TIME as «truculent and courageous,» with a New York City accent Norman Mailer said «could boil the fat off a taxi driver's neck.»

Some had a hard time getting there — New York City cab drivers had chosen to suspend their service in protest of the ban, while the subway service was being monitored by the NYPD.

In general, 43 % of Thumbtack's full - time pros earned $ 50,000 each year (For reference, Uber drivers make anywhere from $ 10.75 to to $ 13.17 per hou r.