Sentences with phrase «passenger cars making»

When it comes to motorcycle - vs - car accidents, statistics show that a staggering 42 % of collisions are caused by drivers of passenger cars making left turns across traffic.

As recently as five years ago, traditional passenger cars made up the majority of the U.S. new - vehicle market.

Not exact matches

The company is now prioritizing making the driving system more comfortable and smoother for passengers in the self - driving car, said engineer Dmitri Dolgov.

Musk also is CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors and has made headlines for his vision of a high - speed transportation system that would shoot passengers through elevated tubes from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

Increases in emissions from air and sea transport will more than offset the savings from passenger cars unless new technologies can somehow make the same kind of impact on them as Elon Musk et al. have had on the car industry.

And although passenger cars are under sales pressure from crossover SUVs and shifts in customer preferences, BMW has been making the 5 since the early 1970s.

«You'd design a smaller but roomy car for one or two passengers and make it more luxurious,» Breitfeld said.

The workers, who make seats for the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV passenger car assembly plant in...

Make it easier for Canadians to choose electric by requiring auto manufacturers to ensure that a minimum and growing percentage of all passenger cars sold in Canada will be zero - emissions vehicles — an approach pioneered in California and recently adopted in Quebec.

I'm currently writing this from the passenger seat of the car as we make the drive to Lake Tahoe.

To make sure your kids aren't getting distracted by passengers in the car, set a rider limit so you know your teenagers aren't being disturbed by the clown - car full of noises that they are driving down the busy street.

To always make sure that the passenger seat is far enough forward that it's not interfering with the car seat?

Today many new parents complete extensive research on the type of car seat that they use and have a Child Passenger Technician inspect the seat to make sure that it is installed safely.

The basic principle of safety when you are in the car is making sure you or your passengers move as little as possible during an accident.

Nearly all passenger vehicles and all car safety seats made on or after September 1, 2002, are equipped to use LATCH.

That is why it is so important that we make sure our smallest passengers are as safe as they can possibly be by making sure they are properly buckled into a car seat with top of the line safety features.

Have your car seat checked by a certified child passenger safety technician to make sure it is properly installed.

Make sure each passenger is buckled and that children use the appropriate car seat.

To put these numbers in perspective, the amount of carbon dioxide the state would need to reduce, to make up for Indian Point's closure, is the equivalent of the annual greenhouse - gas emissions of more than 2.4 million passenger cars.

The regulations would require passengers be given the fare or estimated fare before a ride begins, with the app displaying a photo of the driver, the make, model and color of the car and its license plate number.

Anthony E. Shorris, the city's first deputy mayor, said the city would also undertake a sprawling review of the entire car service industry, with an eye toward raising revenue for mass transit and making improvements for disabled passengers, among other things.

Passengers can watch high - definition videos and make video conference calls in the car.

For example, creative problem - solving AI could someday make snap decisions that save the lives of the passengers in a self - driving car if its sensors fail, or propose unconventional combinations of chemical compounds that lead to new drugs for previously untreatable diseases.

Daimler began manufacturing a small series of this model in late 2009, then quickly decided to make it the first fuel cell passenger car it would mass - produce.

For years, the automobile industry has argued that congressional attempts to make cars and trucks more fuel - efficient would compromise passenger safety.

Just as doctors often make challenging patients and mechanics often drive cars in desperate need of a tune up, teachers as a group tend to be reluctant passengers on the training journey.

A core tenet of American chassis design is passenger space, and the Passat has plenty, with an enormous rear seat and trunk that make this car a fine platform for road trips, although we wish there was a little less road noise.

«Rio makes significant improvements over its predecessor in design, technology, and passenger comfort, resulting in an even better value proposition, while raising the bar in the small car segment.»

It also got about 2 additional inches of rear passenger legroom this year, which makes the new version more accommodating for car seats.

You may at least want to inform your passengers that you have disabled their airbags to allow them to make their own informed choice about whether or not to get in the car with you.

While Honda put a commendable effort into making the Fit EV perform well, there were constraints with the car's interior, where passenger volume is down by 1.5 cu ft (to 89.3 cu ft) and cargo volume falls (from 20.6 / 57.3 cu ft with rear seat up / down to 12.0 / 49.4 cu ft).

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I think older cars with a hood ornament is the best for newbies, it makes it easier to reference the location of your passenger wheel.

Around the same time Subaru's Leone made a mark on the passenger - car map in 1972 by having light - duty, part - time four - wheel - drive system for adverse weather.

Volvo Volvo makes all - wheel drive available on every one of its passenger cars with the exception of the compact C30 hatchback.

With the help of some hefty incentives, Civic sales reached 30,000 units, surpassing the Toyota Camry and making the Honda Civic the bestselling passenger car in the land.

For at least 25 years, the unequivocal answer has been «yes,» even though there were some initial objections from enthusiasts (and, if memory serves, in some car magazines) as the U.S. auto industry made its transition from three - point belts, to those universally unloved automated belts, to ignitions that wouldn't engage without the driver's belt buckled, to single driver's airbags, and finally to driver / front passenger airbags.

(7) the remanufacture by such entity of a rail passenger car that is to be used to provide specified public transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, or the purchase or lease by such entity of such a rail car, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs.

Over the next few months, look for the Dodge brand's sales numbers to decline as the Chrysler Group embarks on its five - year plan to make the Chrysler brand the mainstream, best - selling passenger car brand.

Our test car had the walnut, which made the dash in front of the front passenger look a bit monolithic.

(6) the purchase or lease by such entity of a new rail passenger car that is to be used to provide specified public transportation, and for which a solicitation is made later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, that is not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs; and

Integrating Google Earth, beautiful materials, smart design, good ergonomics, and all the other technology shoppers have come to expect in a modern luxury car makes for a fantastic experience whether you're driving or riding as a passenger.

This only makes the way World Rally winner, Kris Meeke, can dance his Citroën DS3 WRC car between the hedgerows an even more impressive sight, especially from the passenger seat.

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to remanufacture a rail passenger car for use in intercity or commuter rail transportation so as to extend its usable life for 10 years or more, unless the rail car, to the maximum extent feasible, is made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.

-- Except as otherwise provided in this subsection with respect to individuals who use wheelchairs, it shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to purchase or lease any new rail passenger cars for use in intercity rail transportation, and for which a solicitation is made later than 30 days after the effective date of this section, unless all such rail cars are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.

-- It shall be considered discrimination for purposes of section 202 of this Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) for a person to purchase or lease a used rail passenger car for use in intercity or commuter rail transportation, unless such person makes demonstrated good faith efforts to purchase or lease a used rail car that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation in regulations issued under section 244.

Went to another location, we had the car raised bounced the passenger rear tear to examine where the noise was coming from and sure enough a metal piece had broken off the machine and made its way inside the tire.

Herbert Diess, chairman of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, says the automaker has not made a final decision on the Beetle's successor.

Title: Department of Transportation Opens Bidding for Made - in - America Passenger Rail Cars Link: https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/department-transportation-o...

Yes, Ettore Bugatti himself built 16 - cylinder engines, and made the biggest engine ever offered in a passenger car, the 12.7 - liter Royale straight - eight.