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It was then that a number of software engineers and safety drivers from the Pittsburgh arm of the ATG were sent to California to help the San Francisco team, which had problems performing certain critical tasks, according to sources.

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The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency had apparently been sending vehicle safety defect reports to the automaker from 2011 on.

It comes on top of a separate 2017 initiative from the company that gave drivers access to data about their speeding and braking habits, in hopes of boosting safety.

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.

«Uber has been accused of everything from a reckless attitude to safety to putting cab drivers out of work.

According to numbers from the National Safety Council, 2.2 % of drivers admitted to texting and driving or similar activities as of 2014, up from just 1 % in 2010.

In 2017, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed a probe into a May 2016 fatal crash involving a driver using the system and cited data from the automaker that crash rates fell by 40 percent after installation of Autopilot's Autosteer function.

An upcoming platform combining two of the X1 chips can process data collected from up to 12 high - definition cameras monitoring traffic, blind spots and other safety conditions in driver assistance systems, Huang said.

The crash between Scott Dixon and Jay Howard at this year's Indy 500 was one of the most horrific looking crashes ever seen at Indianapolis but thanks to the incredible IndyCar safety team, both drivers were able to walk away from the crash unscathed.

F1 rules say if that happens a driver isn't allowed to regain their grid position once they've passed the first safety car line and must start the race from the pits.

The safety of the drivers is not being overlooked: To prevent wheels from whipping into the cockpit, the IRL says the flexible, two - foot cables will be attached to its cars as far from the driver's seat as possible.

Alonso was another driver who benefitted strongly from the Virtual Safety Car, climbing all the way to P5 for his best finish in Australia since 2014.

On the safety front, we didn't take car seats, and found (from our experiences in taxis without the kids) that the taxi drivers seemed to drive much more carefully when we had the kids in the back with us.

Dreambaby baby on board sign alerts other drivers to pay attention to road safety to help protect your precious cargo from road accidents.

Everything about school bus transportation is geared towards optimal safety, from the bright yellow color, flashing lights and sturdy construction of the buses to the training and skill of school bus drivers.

A proposal to improve safety by capping the number of hours that professional drivers can be on the road has drawn sharp criticism from NYC taxi - industry members.

At a roundtable talk with cab industry officials and state Assembly lawmakers in Manhattan today, Uber faced pushback from its taxi and livery car competition over a bill they argue would allow less stringent driver background checks, rider safety standards and insurance coverage than NYC requires for the app's drivers.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Joined by executives from Lyft and Uber, County Executive Robert P. Astorino today announced an innovative solution to allow ride - sharing companies to operate in Westchester while increasing rider safety by creating a voluntary pool of fingerprinted drivers from which companies like Lyft, Uber and others could hire.

«We wish to assure the general public that we remain committed to high and rigorous training standards for our drivers, to the safety of our buses, and to the safety and comfort of all our passengers,» a statement from VIP Transport service added.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

He also believes that public safety is a huge priority, and wants to meet with all of the schoolbus drivers to get their input on what they see as potential hazards or dangers on the roads as they drive schoolchildren to and from their homes.

This year's Teen Traffic Safety Week events will take place at the following schools with special guest speaker Jacy Good delivering a presentation called «Hang Up and Drive» about her recovery from a 2008 crash that was caused by a distracted driver and claimed the life of her parents and left her partially paralyzed

Two Officers of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Delta State Sector, have been dismissed from service over their alleged involvement in «fake drivers» license deal.»

Business News of Wednesday, 9 May 2018 Source: ghananewsagency.org Patrick Akpe Kwame Akorli, Group Chief Executive Officer of GOIL The nation's foremost indigenous Oil Marketing Company (OMC) the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) on Wednesday launched the bulk transporters» driving manual to guide drivers of petroleum products on the safety mechanism for movement from depots to delivery points.

The number of teen drivers involved in fatal crashes increased more than 10 percent from the previous year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 2015 crash data, the latest data available.

New teen drivers ages 16 - 17 years old are three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

(Caveat: That impressive figure, pulled from a study commissioned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, excludes intoxicated drivers and assumes that everyone on the road is driving a talking car, that every intersection and stop sign in America can join in the conversation, and that the auto industry agrees on standardized equipment for all this chatter.)

With data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System covering 1994 to 2011, the researchers analyzed fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado and in the 34 states that did not have medical marijuana laws, comparing changes over time in the proportion of drivers who were marijuana - positive and alcohol - impaired.

Between 2007 and 2014, in a roadside survey conducted across 300 locations during weekend nights by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the portion of drivers with THC in their systems went up from 8.6 to 12.6 per cent.

Driver safety and information from afar: An experimental driving simulator study of wireless vs. in - car information services.

Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València, in collaboration with the company C - Robots, S.L., have developed a new safety system for city and school buses that detects the presence of pedestrians in the surroundings of the bus stop, warns the driver of dangerous conditions and, ultimately, directly affects the vehicle.

From the perspective of traffic safety, the ways in which the driver obtains environmental information that is relevant to the selection of the driving direction and speed can be a background factor in run - off - road accidents particularly among young and inexperienced drivers.

Dr Sebastien Demmel, from QUT's Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety — Queensland (CARRS - Q), said the results of the study which found 50 per cent of drivers tailgate, was being presented at the 2017 Australasian Road Safety Conference in Perth today.

Dr. Lukas» team is investigating the driver alcohol detection system for safety, a non-invasive in - vehicle alcohol detection technology that prevents drivers from starting a vehicle if their estimated blood alcohol concentration exceeds the legal limit.

Bus drivers from throughout the state will be competing on a safety course.

FHWA researchers have pioneered a variety of safety enhancements for America's roads — such as cutting - edge retroreflective laminates which make highway signs brighter and more visible from greater distances — to address the needs of older drivers, which range from declining vision to decreased flexibility and psychomotor performance, and changes in perceptual and cognitive performance.

The key to safety is to make sure that when we add layers of automation, the transitions between the time the driver takes over from the automated system, or vice versa, is seamless, said Levasseur Tellis, Ford Motor Company's technical specialist for functional safety.

In a walk - around briefing for media ahead of the big presentation, a Tesla representative said the entire truck was designed from the ground up and that safety, efficiency, and driver comfort were all top priorities for engineers and designers.

But several drivers have taken hellacious, car - pulverizing licks on ovals this year, and it was only fast work by the Holmatro Safety Team at Indy that prevented James Hinchcliffe from bleeding to death in the cockpit after he hammered the wall during practice and was stabbed by a suspension piece.

The car also has a new Teen Driver feature that rats on your offspring by keeping track of such items as distance driven, maximum speed, and number of over-speed warnings, and prevents teen drivers from turning off such safety features as stability control and park assist.

That driver is well - treated, too, benefitting from such standard niceties as a fine Lexicon surround - sound audio system, front and rear cameras, every imaginable electronic safety system (including blind - spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert), and ventilated front seats.

Although many provisions pertain to proper handling of recalls, one portion of the proposed bill increases funding for the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program from $ 2 million a year for five years to $ 12 million, bumping the total to $ 60 million.

Works like a charm and together with rear radar and surrounding sodar you have a car that can detect obstacles, read signs, see the road, partly drive by itself, keep cruise control distance, warn rear driver if they don't see you are at standstill in a queue (the car then flashes the lights to wake them up) and to protect you (if they still doesn't react and my car thinks this will not end well, it pretensions seat belts, apply full brake if you are at stand still, to prevent you from bouncing further, and precharge the airbag safety system - if nothing happens, it releases the belts and so on), and it can find parking spot that fits and help you park there and of course help you with obstacles around the car when parking by yourself.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced through a Federal Register notice that the agency is seeking comment from commercial driver and training organizations, truck and bus associations, motor carriers, state licensing and law enforcement agencies, labor unions, safety advocacy groups, insurance companies, and the public on recommendations for membership to a negotiated rulemakingSafety Administration (FMCSA) has announced through a Federal Register notice that the agency is seeking comment from commercial driver and training organizations, truck and bus associations, motor carriers, state licensing and law enforcement agencies, labor unions, safety advocacy groups, insurance companies, and the public on recommendations for membership to a negotiated rulemakingsafety advocacy groups, insurance companies, and the public on recommendations for membership to a negotiated rulemaking commi

The clearinghouse would help improve roadway safety by making it easier to determine whether a truck or bus driver is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle for failing to comply with federal drug and alcohol regulations, including mandatory testing.

It also has an electronic stability system, an important safety feature designed to prevent the driver from losing control of the car on slippery roads.

Human - machine interface, or HMI, covers a wide swath of driver experience, from the way interconnectivity and safety features interact with the driver to the actual look, touch and feel of a car's interior.

The Twitter Feed: Safety in the cell - phone era: Volvo's Pedestrian Detection with Full Auto Brake keeps distracted drivers from mowing down clueless walkers.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced that drivers of vehicles hauling livestock will be granted a one - year exemption from the 30 - minute break requirement during the first eight hours of a shift.

The plan outlines concrete steps stakeholders around the country — from lawmakers and safety organizations to families and younger drivers — can take to reduce the risk posed by distracted driving.