Sentences with phrase «safety of car drivers»

Very similar to the famous, but non replicatable idea, floated in the»70s that safer cars, and regulation to increase the safety of car drivers and passengers, actually increases the frequency and magnitude of their injuries (due to the «safety» making the drivers drive more dangerously).

* Ford Motor Company, concerned about the potential safety of car drivers involved in a collision with its large trucks and SUVs, has announced plans to equip 4x4 versions of the Expedition, the Lincoln Navigator, and the F - 150 with under - the - bumper energy - absorbing steel tube bumpers.

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In the U.S., a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into the 2016 death of Tesla driver Joshua Brown concluded that his over-reliance on Autopilot contributed to his car's collision with a tractor - trailer.

General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.

Customers will be able to call cars with a special app at any time of day, and each vehicle will have a safety driver behind the wheel.

The voluntary decision by automakers to introduce highly advanced — and costly — safety technology speaks to the accelerating pace of development toward self - driving cars, which take over many decisions and actions once the exclusive province of the driver.

Up to that point, Google had quietly sent early versions of the car, with a «safety driver» behind the wheel, more than 100,000 miles in California.

If a self - driving car is available when one of these customers hails an UberX, they will be greeted by a car with close to two dozen cameras and sensors, along with one engineer and one «safety driver» in the front seats.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, some of the smallest cars on the road have the highest driver fatality rates.

For example: During the week ending March 8, the 43 active cars on the road only drove an average of close to 0.8 miles before the safety driver had to take over for one reason or another.

In the months since these top engineers have left, the 43 self - driving cars Uber had on the roads as of March 8 saw little progress when it came to decreasing the frequency of disengagements — or how many times a safety driver would have to take back control of the system.

But as Singapore's official partner, nuTonomy is laser focused on its goal of meeting the many technical milestones — of deploying self - driving cars without safety drivers, for example — that the government has set.

The car boasts a cool 585bhp and a top speed of 318km / h and will give the recurring safety car driver Bernd Maylander plenty to play with.

That NASCAR hasn't had a fatality in one of its three national divisions since 2001 is a testament to its steadfast commitment to safety, including requiring drivers to wear head - and - neck restraints, tracks to install energy - absorbent barriers, and stringent rules covering the construction of cars so that when a crash does occur the driver doesn't bear the brunt of the impact.

It created a bit of a mess so the safety car was sent out, but with drivers battling for position not everyone noticed the yellow flags and two cars collided back in the pack, sending one car into a roll.

Hamilton pitted at the end of the virtual safety car and gained time on Vettel, so when the Ferrari driver exited his stop (on medium tyres, compared to Hamilton's softs) he was side - by - side with the Mercedes.

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.

The Red Bull drivers had the chance to do so well in the Chinese GP because they took the gamble of pitting for fresh rubber behind the safety car.

Moving to the mid-way point of the race, after a long safety car for that lap one clash, and it was two more Jenzer drivers in the wars.

Car seat safety is one of the basics that all parents need to know, and with teen drivers» inexperience, there's a whole new element of danger involved.

This train comes with a lot of accessories: a buildable tree, two figurines (train driver and car driver), flowers, crates of apples and pumpkins for loading the car, and an open level crossing, which can serve as a way to educate your young child about railroad safety.

Information about car seats and other types of road safety are often specific to the child, the vehicle and the driver.

Slosberg said he'll be happy keeping his focus on the work of his Dori Saves Lives foundation, set up in memory of his daughter who died in a car crash, and dedicated to improving road safety, especially for young drivers.

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

But in the absence of federal law regulating the use of autonomous vehicles and driver - assist technology, the U.S. government could simply stand back and allow companies to put more self - driving cars on public roads to collect the necessary safety data, says Alain Kornhauser, a transportation engineer and adviser for Princeton University's Autonomous Vehicle Engineering team.

A crash that killed a driver in a Tesla Model S electric car in self - driving mode has called into question the safety of driverless vehicle technology.

The viral video made in Korea shows an animated road safety advertisement depicting a car full of anthropomorphic critters that, one by one fall asleep until the driver falls asleep and swerves off the road and over a cliff, causing everyone to bounce and roll.

Codemasters previously announced that both the Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car are featured in this year's game; they will be complimented by the addition of manual race starts, adding to the pressure on the driver as they sit on the grid.

After a brilliant opening sequence with Ryan Gosling driving a couple of thieves to safety by NOT running red lights or screeching tires around corners all under the watchful eyes of the police, we then move into a silly story with Gosling as a stunt car driver by day, but escape artist by night.

Still, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver distraction (code for texting while driving) is the cause of 18 percent of all fatal crashes and 23 % of all car accidents, the latter of which equals roughly 1.5 million crashes every year.

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.

Although drivers previously convicted of driving under the influence are frequently forced to utilize a breathalyzer tied to a car's ignition, DADSS is looking to develop a device that is seamlessly streamlined into the vehicle's design 8 to 10 years in the future — although it would not be a mandatory safety feature.

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.

Mid afternoon, booted and suited, nine Peugeot drivers are shepherded to the Ford Chicane for the obligatory team pic, past the ranks of Audi official cars — S6s for the Doctors, TTs for Race Control and one Safety Car, Q7s for Track and Fire Safety, and «Extraction».

I wonder if it's breakable when the car is underwater... if it's unbreakable, then I guess it'll backfire and significantly reduce the safety of the driver when they are trapped inside a submerging car.

Safety options include Active Driving Assistant, which encompasses lane departure warning that vibrates the steering wheel when you stray outside of lane lines; frontal collision warning that can brake the car at speeds under 10 mph and pre-load the brakes at higher speeds; and pedestrian warning that uses audible and visual warnings to alert the driver of pedestrians and pre-loads the brakes.

Modifications primarily focused on improving high - speed downforce, reducing the car's weight, tuning the suspension to handle the «Ring's «punishing road surface full of undulations,» and adding safety gear like bucket seats to keep drivers in maximum control of the car.

Yes AWD VAG's are fast and planted but to me and to many others a drivers car is one that instills a little fear and adrenaline on the limit, not a car which dumbs down the experience in the name of safety and security.

The car had a great ride and tons of safety features, parking assist, driver assist, panoramic camera.

Take a look at the list of standard and available pieces of safety technology: Car - to - car communication with other E-Class, Dynamic Select, Pre-Safe, Pre-Safe Sound which in the event of an accident will emit a white noise to protect your eardrums, Drive Pilot with Distance Pilot, Active Brake Assist, Active Distance Assist, Active Steering Assist, Active Emergency Stop Assist, Active Lane Change Assist, Active Speed Limit Assist, Active Brake Assist with Cross Traffic Function, Evasive Steering Assist, and Driver Attention AssiCar - to - car communication with other E-Class, Dynamic Select, Pre-Safe, Pre-Safe Sound which in the event of an accident will emit a white noise to protect your eardrums, Drive Pilot with Distance Pilot, Active Brake Assist, Active Distance Assist, Active Steering Assist, Active Emergency Stop Assist, Active Lane Change Assist, Active Speed Limit Assist, Active Brake Assist with Cross Traffic Function, Evasive Steering Assist, and Driver Attention Assicar communication with other E-Class, Dynamic Select, Pre-Safe, Pre-Safe Sound which in the event of an accident will emit a white noise to protect your eardrums, Drive Pilot with Distance Pilot, Active Brake Assist, Active Distance Assist, Active Steering Assist, Active Emergency Stop Assist, Active Lane Change Assist, Active Speed Limit Assist, Active Brake Assist with Cross Traffic Function, Evasive Steering Assist, and Driver Attention Assist.

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.

Besides the safety technology, which will assuredly be seen on more pedestrian automobiles soon, as demonstrated with the S - Class's history of technological trickledown, the E-Class Coupe can also be had with inductive wireless charging, an intelligent LED light system that can greet you with the car's tail lamps, and the car's 12.3» COMAND Display infotainment center that allows the driver or passengers to change a host of variables throughout the car, including the accent colors and air freshener smell.

These technologies are simply the logical extension of sensors already built into most modern cars, but they're the type of safety features that will actually help real drivers avoid real - world hazards.

Like the Audi it lags behind the best as a driver's car, but more than makes up for it with an extensive suite of driver assistance and safety functions as well S - class - aping ride quality.

In 1LT trim, the well - equipped car we drove stickered out at $ 27,985 with two option packages, including a technology package with an 8 - inch MyLink infotainment display and a Driver Confidence I package with a suite of active safety features.

Installing a child - safety seat behind the driver's seat may also render the center rear seat useless, as the car seat will extend over the top of the center seat belt's anchor point.

Those of us who never want to see robotic cars take over blame Uber and its inattentive «safety driver», who appeared to be looking down, away from the road, when Elaine Herzberg suddenly appeared in front of the Volvo XC90 test vehicle in the dark of night in Tempe, Arizona.

Awards: * ALG Residual Value Awards Reviews: * Standard V6 engine delivers exceptional performance; top - notch tech ranges from an in - car Wi - Fi hotspot to a full set of driver safety aids; hatchback offers more flexible cargo space than regular sedan's trunk.

2017 Audi A7 Silver Premium Plus quattro quattro 8 - Speed Automatic with Tiptronic 3.0 L V6 Turbocharged DOHC 24V ULEV II 333hp 29/21 Highway / City MPG Awards: * ALG Residual Value Awards Reviews: * Standard V6 engine delivers exceptional performance; top - notch tech ranges from an in - car Wi - Fi hotspot to a full set of driver safety aids; hatchback offers more flexible cargo space than regular sedan's trunk.