Sentences with phrase «road driving situations»

HSA is designed for rugged, low - speed off - road driving situations.

The course obstacles are designed to highlight the latest Land Rover Terrain Response system that optimizes the vehicles for virtually all on - road or off - road driving situations.

An IRS will have greater unsprung weight, and by necessity it will be far more complex compared to an SRA setup, but if done right an IRS system will outperform an SRA in all handling and road driving situations.

Special features include an advanced 4 - Wheel Limited - Slip system (ABLS), which helps limit wheel slip when starting on low traction surfaces; Hill Descent Control, which, when engaged by the driver via a switch, allows for going downhill in both forward and reverse at speeds up to 31 mph (4HI) or 15 mph (4LO) without the constant application of the brake pedal; and always - active (2WD or 4WD) Hill Start Assist allows the driver to stop on a slope, release the brake pedal and not roll back for up to two seconds, perfect for rugged, low - speed off - road driving situations.

We've known about Rolls - Royce's intentions of building an SUV for a while now, the Cullinan having been teased in various off - road driving situations it's unlikely to ever need to face.

Not exact matches

By 2025, Honda plans to come up with cars with «level 4» standard automated driving functions, meaning they can drive themselves on highways and city roads under most situations.

Whenever one of its autonomous vehicles encounters a difficult driving situation, like bicyclists driving down the wrong side of the road or a child running into the street to retrieve a ball, Google can use the episode to train its entire fleet of self driving cars.

Artificial intelligence (AI) allows computers to read scans and x-rays with precision and self - driving cars to react to any number of unique situations on the road.

While Costa Rican legislators have recently approved a law to increase the sales of electric cars, exempting them from all taxes, which will eventually help to reduce CO2 pollution and fossil fuel consumption, it will not ameliorate the situation of overcrowded and underfunded public roads that make Costa Rica one of the top 10 worst countries to drive in.

In much the same way, when state parties drag their feet on ballot access drives, it often sets up emergency situations down the road which cost more to fix than it would have cost if there was effective collaboration from the outset.

Hannah, who graduated with a BSc in Psychology at The University of Nottingham in 2013, said: «Driving simulators provide the opportunity to safely train drivers to deal with hazardous situations that may arise on road but which would be too dangerous to examine otherwise.

In this way, changing driving environments can be generated, such as roads in the neighborhood known to the learner, but also different traffic situations, weather conditions, and road surface properties.

The pair's first encounter with the strange quality of the situation they're entering is when a strange object flies at their car's windshield while they're driving down a heavily wooded road.

When driving with your teenager, you pick a quiet time of day, a scarcely used road, turn off the radio, and carefully practice basic skills before moving on to more challenging driving situations.

In normal road situations I have never driven a car as smooth as a hydropneumatic Citroen.

I have regularly driven a BX and several Xantias and have never thought that they handled any better or worse than a «conventional» car in normal road situations.

There's a four - wheel - drive lock button that can be used in off - road situations, but only up to 25 mph.

This adds five extra features to the usual Dynamic Select driving settings — Slippery, Off - road, Trailer, Incline and Rocking Assist, the last of which automatically rocks the car fore and aft to free it from a sticky situation.

The demonstration «immerses visitors in a world where vehicles sharing the road communicate with one another using dedicated short range communication to support the driver in negotiating complex driving situations,» Honda says.

This, allied to revised final - drive gearing, provides performance that's appreciated in nip - and - tuck situations on the open road.

Once that's done, the tech giant is looking to make its cars drive themselves in snowy situations (which will obviously wait until winter), and in tricky construction - zone situations where roads have ill - painted lines, cones, lower speed limits, and various barriers.

In fact, it was more comported than many a burly off - roader or pickup truck I've driven in similar situations.

This way we will never have roads full of amateurs driving like zombies, on an automatic mode never being able to react to a challenging situation, we would never have to drive behind people that can barely walk and they drive on motorways.

LOS ANGELES, California — With more than 200 miles of driving planned for a recent weekend, I knew with near - perfect surety that I would encounter nearly every type of road and driving situation as, contrary to popular belief, not every stretch of road in Southern California is choked with traffic.

From the racetrack to the road: The high - quality Alcantara steering wheel cover provides excellent grip - at any temperature and even in extreme driving situations.

This results in optimum response from the central position, outstanding road feel and dynamic handling in all driving situations.

The full - time four - wheel - drive system can function in an automatic mode, which is suitable for most on - road situations, but the driver can manually lock three differentials.

Your car's headlights have two modes of operation — low beams, which are dimmer and should be used during most driving situations, and high beams, which are much brighter and can illuminate the road ahead of you better.

I would strongly recommend against driving a vehicle with any damaged suspension components, as over longer road trips they can break - creating a seriously dangerous safety situation.

ECO PRO mode, with coasting function and proactive analysis, prepares the drive system in advance for upcoming situations on the road.

Designed to deliver both sweeping on - and off - road performance, programmed for optimum stability in any driving situation and tucked neatly into the middle of the lineup, the 2003 Lexus GX 470 is a...

Most versions of the X3 offer the xDrive intelligent all - wheel - drive system, which works together with the stability control electronics and normally send 60 percent of torque to the rear wheels; a multi-disc clutch system can send up to 100 percent to the rear wheels when it's needed for traction — whether by a slippery road situation or high - performance driving.

This includes the Adaptive M Suspension — with a focused sporting setup and electronically controlled shock absorbers — which adjusts the damper mapping to the road surface and driving situation at hand.

The system operates fully automatically, adapting the damping forces for each wheel according to the driving situation and road conditions.

Modern power steering brings much more driving enjoyment and safety on today's roads with crazy traffic situations.

Handling proves exceptional, and ride quality seems good in most situations, though the four - wheel drive may deliver a bumpy ride on rough roads.

A thrilling driving experience awaits with the standard Q4 all - wheel - drive system, which continuously monitors road conditions to deliver ideal torque distribution in every situation.

Unlike the Land Rover Discovery or Lexus GX, the 2018 MKT is not meant to be an off - roader, its available all - wheel drive geared more toward foul - weather situations.

This results in a comfortable and refined braking feel at low speeds, predictable and easy operation on the highway, a sporty, fun - to - drive feel on winding roads, and reassuring high - performance stopping in emergency situations.

That minority of drivers investing in the Performance Package for off - track use should also consider upgrading to the AWD model, which provides a 50/50 front - to - rear power split and adds a viscous, limited - slip, center - differential transfer torque to those wheels with the most grip when driving in off - road situations.

The car is perfectly suited to daily driving situations on the UK roads with its smooth engine and gearbox, the engine is in fact a Ferrari - derived 4.7 litre V8 with a sensational sound you will enjoy listening to with the roof down while experiencing the 440bhp on offer.

The driver assistance systems provide important information about the current driving situation which, among other things helps to improve the driver's focus on the road and traffic.

The electronic control system adapts the car's damping to the road conditions and driving situation at hand.

And the on - and off - road performance surprised as well with very spirited acceleration and an off - road drive system that rivaled or bettered the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk in certain situations.

It did remarkably well in almost every driving situation, and off - road, it went (and returned from) places that I never imagined.

As well as sharing all the traditional virtues of all - wheel - drive systems — such as increased traction, safety and the optimum transfer of engine power to the road — BMW xDrive can also reduce oversteer or understeer that may occur in cornering situations.

Featuring the most innovative thinking, engineering and vehicle technologies, these features will help you manage most traffic, motorway, road and even night - time driving situations with ease.

Alternatively, customers can select a lowered (non-xDrive models) Adaptive suspension, included in the Dynamic Handling Package, which adjusts the electronic damper mapping to each road surface and driving situation.

And if I really wanted to dig in, I could choose submodes for the hybrid system, one that maintains the car's battery level and one that runs the engine harder to charge the battery, making sure I have range if I need to drive electric in a city center or other situation down the road.

If you're in any kind of GM or Chevrolet road - racing situation, getting the chance to drive the Corvette is the Holy Grail moment.