... Be the one who saved the family holidays by deciding to rent an off -
road vehicle in Hawaii at the airport.
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Land Rover's second - generation Discovery is the best midsized off -
road vehicle in its class.
«The standout experience of the Ranger Raptor, hands down, is how far you can push it off - road versus any other available production
road vehicle in our markets, and still ride like a millionaire on - road,» said Damien Ross, Chief Program Engineer, Ranger Raptor.
I would put bets on the Grand Cherokee with Quadra - Drive II and ELSD being the most capable off -
road vehicle in this class with the only possible competition coming from certain off - road equipped Toyota 4 - Runners.
Even though it costs $ 15,000 less than the reknowned Range Rover County, Discovery was the most capable off -
road vehicle in our test.
An all - wheel drive Dune would stand apart from so many of the faux - off -
road vehicles in this world, whose off - road enhancements amount to little more than big wheels and simulated skid plates.
Yet even though most Range Rover Sports will never set a tire off pavement, if the going does in fact get rough, this luxury SUV is one of the best off -
road vehicles in the world.
«The new AMG G 63 brings driving performance to the segment of unadulterated off -
road vehicles in unexpected form,» said Tobias Moers, CEO of Mercedes - AMG.
«The new AMG G 63 brings driving performance to the segment of unadulterated off -
road vehicles in unexpected form.
«The new AMG G63 brings driving performance to the segment of unadulterated off -
road vehicles in unexpected form,» Tobias Moers, CEO of Mercedes - AMG GmbH stated.
Cosmetically the Range Rover Sport also gets a new — much more upmarket — interior and some new options, more than enough to see the Range Rover Sport through until Land Rover launch their new, lighter range of off -
road vehicles in 2012 / 2013.
Are you thinking about purchasing a new off -
roading vehicle in addition to your day to day vehicle?
Your overall objective is to take the wheel of several different off -
road vehicles in the untamed wildlands of Russia, delivering cargo like logs to specific points in various open - world maps.
At Great Michigan Insurance, we can provide insurance coverages for your ATV, Jet Ski or off -
road vehicles in Marshall and throughout the state of Michigan.
Since motorcycles are considered on - the -
road vehicles in Illinois, the state requires all motorcycles to have a certain level of liability insurance before they can be registered for road use.
Not exact matches
As electric
vehicles gain popularity, such technology could become as ubiquitous as stoplights, with chargers embedded at bus stops and
in stop signs or even
in roads themselves (the U.K. government is testing charging lanes on highways that would offer electric cars virtually unlimited driving range).
«Wrapify is a great concept, and moves to market very quickly,» says Kacie Jackson, a marketing manager at Petco, who said the company had
vehicles on the
road in less than two weeks.
When you hear [Toronto general manager of transportation services] Steve Buckley set out his vision of where we're going to be
in 10 years, he says there's going to be a series of robo - cabs sharing the
roads possibly with some driverless cars and transit
vehicles.
The autosteer function keeps the car
in its lane, reads
road signs, drives as much over the speed limit as you ask, and slows down or stops if there is a slower
vehicle or obstruction ahead.
In June, Shanghai opened the country's first intelligent vehicle pilot zone, where its trialed about 200 vehicles across nine miles (15 kilometers) of test roads in a closed zone at Shanghai's international automobile city, the government said in a statemen
In June, Shanghai opened the country's first intelligent
vehicle pilot zone, where its trialed about 200
vehicles across nine miles (15 kilometers) of test
roads in a closed zone at Shanghai's international automobile city, the government said in a statemen
in a closed zone at Shanghai's international automobile city, the government said
in a statemen
in a statement.
To date, no company has tested Level 5 autonomous
vehicles on public
roads in the US.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has accused Fiat of using «hidden software» that appeared to make some of its
vehicles perform differently
in testing than on -
road use, according to a Reuters report.
I drove to the island
in this Volvo XC60, relying on the traction control (it has both an AWD mode and one for off -
roading that raises the height of the
vehicle), ample storage (the seats fold down easily), and smooth ride.
«A massive information breakdown at NHTSA has led to deadly
vehicle breakdowns on our
roads,» Markey said
in a statement.
The company, based
in Fullerton, California, retrofits large diesel - powered
vehicles such as garbage trucks and off -
road construction equipment with a system that cuts smog - causing emissions by as much as 90 percent.
In addition to the Nikola One, Nikola Motors is also promising to produce the smaller Nikola Two short - haul semi, and the Nikola Zero electric off -
road vehicle.
Baidu — alongside other companies like Google (googl) and General Motors (gm)-- is also actively encouraging a push for better coordination between autonomous
vehicle manufacturers and the U.S. government, saying that it's necessary to make small changes to existing infrastructure and ease regulatory obstacles
in order to get self - driving cars on the
road.
The «human motorcade,» as some news outlets called it, kept pace with the
vehicle and stayed
in perfect formation as it drove around turns
in the
road until it finally came to a halt, giving the bodyguards a moment to catch a breath.
Waymo has been testing
vehicles in Texas, Arizona, Washington State, Nevada, California and launched winter testing on public
roads in Michigan.
Volkswagen will deploy autonomous test
vehicles developed with Aurora on public
roads in 2018.
He also predicts that mass market, driverless
vehicles will be on the
road in four to five years.
Beyond using this clean electricity to power homes, offices and manufacturing plants, the Chinese also view it as the fuel of choice for the growing number of
vehicles hitting the
road, setting a goal of putting five million «new energy»
vehicles (EVs, plug -
in hybrids and fuel - cell cars) on the
road by 2020.
Aurora confirmed to Fortune that it has been testing its autonomous
vehicles on private courses and is now ramping up its test fleet operations on public
roads in California, including
in Palo Alto, Calif..
Uber «s 40,000 drivers, representing around one
in three of all private hire
vehicles on the British capital's
roads, can continue to take passengers until the appeals process is exhausted, which could take years.
The company's proposed Highway Drive Assist System automatically keeps cars
in the correct lane and maintains an appropriate distance between
vehicles, while the Autonomous Emergency Stop System will sense if the driver is debilitated and then maneuver the car to the shoulder of the
road to stop.
Only a handful of cities, starting with Beijing four months ago, were allowed to pilot
road tests, but the country hopes to keep pace with the U.S.
in the global race to develop autonomous
vehicles.
Last year, Seeing Machines signed a deal with construction
vehicle manufacturer Caterpillar to install systems
in 40,000 of the company's mining trucks that sense when drivers aren't looking at the
road or are falling asleep at the wheel and alert them with an alarm and a vibrating seat.
It's particularly discouraging that this is happening
in the UK, where the team has led the way on partnerships with local groups to increase the number of wheelchair - accessible and electric
vehicles on the
road.
These companies have invested heavily
in creating the much cleaner
vehicles that are on the
road today.
It's easily the most technologically advanced
vehicle currently on the
road, and although von Holzhausen didn't depart from the Model X template, he showed that it was flexible enough to work on the two most important genres
in the luxury space.
Google is teaching its self - driving cars to share the
road with cyclists, the company said
in a monthly report on its autonomous
vehicle testing program.
The Tegra X1 will be available
in early 2015, helping drivers detect and read
road signs, detect breaking
vehicles and more.
WASHINGTON, March 20 - A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday will ask automakers and regulators why tens of millions of
vehicles with faulty Takata air bag inflators remain on the
road years after deaths prompted the largest auto safety recall
in history.
WASHINGTON, March 20 (Reuters)- A U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday will ask automakers and regulators why tens of millions of
vehicles with faulty Takata air bag inflators remain on the
road years after deaths prompted the largest auto safety recall
in history.
New features
in the
vehicles being tested
in San Francisco include the ability to drive on hills, change lanes and share the
road with bicycles.
In September, California officials started requiring companies testing autonomous
vehicles on public
roads to get permits.
The German government will also invest $ 300 million
in charging station infrastructure to foster longer range for the expected influx of electric
vehicles to its
roads.
In a statement, transport minister Paul Maynard said it could help make
vehicles more energy - efficient and save costs: «Advances such as lorry platooning could benefit businesses through cheaper fuel bills and other
road users thanks to lower emissions and less congestion.
Though the arrival of the robot car promised a dramatic reduction
in the 1.25 million
road traffic deaths that occur around the globe each year, there was also the sneaking suspicion that someday, for some reason, a self - driving
vehicle would cause a collision — perhaps because of a string of bad code, an unexpected equipment failure, or an impossible decision.