Sentences with phrase «of vehicle occupants»

If a Takata airbag inflates too rapidly, the metal canister housing the airbag inflator may explode and send deadly pieces of shrapnel into the faces and chests of vehicle occupants.

The airbags, made by Japan - based Takata Corp., can rupture or explode with excessive force and shoot metal shrapnel into the faces and necks of vehicle occupants.

The 500 models also feature advanced technologies to actively enhance the security of vehicle occupants.

«NHTSA will interpret «driver» in the context of Google's described motor vehicle design as referring to the SDS [self - driving system], and not to any of the vehicle occupants,» NHTSA wrote in a letter to Google's self - driving car project director, Chris Urmson.

But this must not jeopardize the safety of vehicle occupants — and that is a big challenge for auto designers, who are faced with the task of fulfilling these contrasting requirements.

According to New Zealand Police, approximately 30 % of vehicle occupants who have died in crashes in 2017 were unrestrained.

S4.1 The portions described in S4.2 of the following components of vehicle occupant compartments shall meet the requirements of S4.3: Seat cushions, seat backs, seat belts, headlining, convertible tops, arm rests, all trim panels including door, front, rear, and side panels, compartment shelves, head restraints, floor coverings, sun visors, curtains, shades, wheel housing covers, engine compartment covers, mattress covers, and any other interior materials, including padding and crash - deployed elements, that are designed to absorb energy on contact by occupants in the event of a crash.

NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program compares vehicles by their performance in frontal crashes at 35 mph because more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

The crash tests compare vehicles by their performance in front crashes into a fixed barrier at 35 mph; more than half of vehicle occupant injuries occur in such accidents.

Not exact matches

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.

In March, the occupant of a top - of - the - line Tesla Model X with the system engaged died after the vehicle hit a highway barrier in Northern California, was hit by two other cars and caught fire.

Two people, who were the sole occupants of both vehicles, were taken to Advocate...

Two boys were shot Monday evening in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood when occupants of two vehicles exchanged gunfire near Pottawattomie Park, police said.

Riding unrestrained is the greatest risk factor for death and injury among child occupants of motor vehicles.

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Eyewitness Stephen Clarkson told media outlets that he had managed to help police wrestle one of the vehicle's two occupants to the ground.

«The accident was caused by speeding by the driver of the Nissan Quest commercial vehicle, who rammed his car into a moving Iveco truck from behind, killing all the occupants,» he said

Police detected the odor of marijuana & a search of the vehicle and two occupants was conducted, they were issued tickets returnable to the Town of Guilford court on November 3rd.

Banning single - occupant vehicles is a bad idea, and follows the same line of thinking as many other failed government initiatives where basic tenets of supply - and - demand - models are simply ignored.

«The vehicle overturned with the occupants and six of the doctors died along with the driver while six others survived with various degrees of injuries.

Officers said they noticed both occupants moving around and one of them reaching under the seat as they approached the vehicle.

It was gathered that the two occupants of the vehicle ran away after the ballot papers were discovered by the opposition party agents, who accused the ruling APC in the state of trying to rig the election.

Kidnappers struck again in Rivers State on Thursday, waylaying an 18 - seater bus and abducting the 19 occupants of the vehicle, including the driver.

In the July accident in the Oswego County town of Sandy Creek, two vehicles slid under a milk tanker, killing all four occupants.

Other occupants of the vehicle, it was learnt, are still receiving treatments as a result of various injuries they sustained.

«While searching the vehicle, blood stain was seen and the two occupants were unable to give satisfactory account of the blood stain, hence, they were arrested.

«We had occupants climbing out of windows of vehicles as they couldn't open the doors, the vehicles some of the water was over the vehicles roofs.»

Dr. Fiskum and Dr. Fourney were the first to demonstrate how the enormous acceleration (G - force) that occupants of vehicles experience during under - vehicle blasts can cause mild to moderate TBI even under conditions where other vital organs are unscathed.

Continued collaboration between the labs of Drs. Fiskum and Fourney has the potential to lead to the next generation of armor - protected military vehicles that will further protect occupants.

Dr. Fourney, Ulrich Leiste, PhD, assistant research engineer in the Clark School's Department of Aerospace Engineering, and doctoral researcher Jarrod Bonsmann, PhD, developed highly advanced shock absorber designs that incorporate polyurea - coated tubes and other structures to reduce reducing the blast acceleration experienced by vehicle occupants by up to 80 percent.

Each gas pump was occupied by a full vehicle, and the vehicles» occupants were chillin» on top of their rides with their choice cigarettes and drinks in hand.

Clearly Bentley sees autonomous vehicles in our collective futures, with its traditional clients being whisked along in utter luxury in company with myriad Googlemobiles, the proletarian occupants of which will be going at the same speed but in much less sybaritic circumstances.

If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

«If no human occupant of the vehicle can actually drive the vehicle... the SDS, is actually driving the vehicle.»

Its structure must manage crash damage so the occupant compartment stays intact, and the safety belts and airbags keep people from hitting hard surfaces in - and outside of the vehicle.»

When Approach Detection is activated, the Continental's clever electric door handles light up «in a hue that complements the exterior color of the vehicle,» while white «welcome mat» lighting projects from the front doors to help occupants find their footing as they enter the car.

As such, these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, «Occupant Crash Protection.»

Frontal Crash Test: Forecasts how well the vehicle's safety features and restraints protect occupants in a head - on collision when the front of the vehicle hits a fixed barrier at 35 miles per hour.

It lacks charm, beauty, grace... most of the attributes we tend to seek in cars, but the Redspace city vehicle is the most interesting device in the L.A. Auto Show, apparently all about maximizing interior volume to enhance comfort while its occupants are stuck in traffic, which is estimated to be about 90 - percent of the time the thing is in operation, at least in such target - market cities as Beijing.

Human activity in self - driving cars will vary depending on the number of occupants, says Nate Giraitis, strategy director for Smart Design that works with automakers to design both vehicles and mobility services.

But, he adds, there are deep and light levels of that, and vehicle occupants freed of driving responsibility are expected to do mainly the latter, such as catching up on emails.

The firm's research indicates solo occupants of autonomous vehicles would focus a lot on productivity.

On March 28, 2017, a truck operated by J & L Trucking crossed the centerline on Alabama's State Highway 13 in Fayette County, colliding head - on with a passenger vehicle and fatally injuring both of its occupants.

In the event that the vehicle's lane - keep assist and lane - departure warning systems don't get the job done, the run - off protection system is designed to protect occupants from serious injury when the vehicle veers off of the road; if sensors detect a run - off taking place, the front safety belts will tighten for as long as the car is in motion to keep passengers safely in position.

In 2017, NHTSA plans to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, «Occupant crash protection,» to require automobile manufacturers to install a seat belt reminder system for the front outboard passenger and rear designated seating positions in passenger vehicles.

The advertisements target male passenger vehicle occupants ages 18 to 34 years old, a group that comprised 66 percent of unrestrained occupants killed in traffic crashes in 2010 — the highest proportion among all occupants.

IF A CRACK WERE TO FORM OR A SEAM WERE TO SEPARATE IN THE HEATER CORE END PIECE, HOT COOLANT COULD SUDDENLY BE EXPELLED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

The problem could allow the vehicle to roll away as occupants are exiting, increasing the risk of an injury.

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE WHEELCHAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY SECURED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES TO A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT.

NHTSA is taking this action to improve the safety of passenger vehicle occupants by increasing seat belt use rates, particularly in rear seats.