Sentences with phrase «taking both hands off the wheel of»

There was loads of road ahead of him and no traffic, so there wasn't much risk, but taking both hands off the wheel of an F1 car at any time is still ballsy.

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On a stretch of Highway 101, east of downtown San Francisco, Vogt had clicked a button between the front seats, turned a dial to adjust the speed, taken his hands off the wheel, moved his feet back from the gas pedal and brake — and then turned to look me straight in the face, while, at 60 miles per hour, the scenery ticked by.

While some companies like Tesla already offer semi-autonomous technology — where the driver can take their hands off the wheel for brief periods of time — it is likely to be several years before people can turn over the majority of the driving to the «brains» in their vehicle.

If a user does take their hands off of the wheel, the car will sound an alert.

Krafcik's optimism comes as automakers like Tesla market features like Autopilot, which allows drivers to take their hands off the wheel for short periods of time.

Besides the sheer convenience of being able to take your hands off the wheel, the major appeal of self - driving cars is safer roadways.

Not her bedraggled excuse for a husband Phil (William Fichter) who, while keeping his marriage vows, sneaks off to the local love shack for some illicit playings of the Wheel of Fortune board game with local diner waitress Rona (Jamie Lee Curtis); Not her dimbulb, lackadaisical moron of a son Jeff (Marcus Thomas) whose lust for Lite, as in Miller, cost him the use of his right hand (how the residents tell the story is one of the highlights of the flick); Not Jeff's partner Bobby Calzone (Casey Affleck) who takes it on the chin from every member of the Dearly family or his fiancé Ellen (Neve Campbell) who giggles hysterically when she hears the news of Mona's demise.

Lights and heater controls are still fluty to the touch, their position indicated by a row of LEDs, and although they seem fiddly at first, it soon becomes intuitive - not least because most of them can be twiddled with the fingertips without taking your hands off the wheel.

Which is to say, pull up my right knee and take my hands off of the wheel.

Cadillac is joining the ranks of Toyota, BMW, and Volkswagen this week, by announcing that it is working on an automated driving technology named Super Cruise that could allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel for long stretches of road trips.

This system works best on mostly straight stretches of highway, and I only felt comfortable taking my hands off the wheel and experimenting with it in very light traffic.

You could claim that Audi has taken a page from Ferrari here, but this too is a design feature of Audi race cars, with most everything that alters the actual driving modes centered on the wheel so you don't have to take your hands off.

Access many of your iPhone's Siri features without taking your hands off the wheel or your eyes off the road.

The steering wheel controls allow you to adjust the sound system without ever taking your hands off of the wheel.

With the available Hands - Free Text Messaging Assistant (part of NissanConnectSM), drivers can manage incoming text messages via voice control without taking their hands from the wheel or eyes off the Hands - Free Text Messaging Assistant (part of NissanConnectSM), drivers can manage incoming text messages via voice control without taking their hands from the wheel or eyes off the hands from the wheel or eyes off the road.

Ask the Sync 3 to to navigate you to your destination, make a phone call, send a text, or play music from your library without having to take your eyes of the road or hands off the wheel.

Even the steering wheel of the RX comes with a multi-information switch, giving the driver easier access to numerous function settings without taking their hands off the steering wheel.

I was able to quickly change my Energizing Comfort mode in the Car menu, choose a song from the Audio menu and then pop back over the map within seconds and without taking my hands off of the steering wheel.

Simply take your hands off the wheel, and Park Assist steers you in and out of parallel parking spots.

The jewel of the tech suite is the Virtual Cockpit, a 12.3 - inch digital instrument cluster that is controlled by thumb buttons on the steering wheel and can handle most navigation, audio, telephony and vehicle monitoring functions without taking a hand off of the wheel or an eye too far from the road.

The big news with the 2018 CT6 is the introduction of Super Cruise — a limited self - driving feature that allows you to take your hands off the wheel entirely, under certain controlled conditions.

Each of these systems met initial criticism: headrests for blocking rear vision; child seats for being difficult to fasten; slide - open doors for their potential guillotine - effect on slow - moving kids; and cupholders for promoting an activity - drinking - that would take motorists» hands off the wheel.

If the driver takes their hands off the wheel for a defined period of time, or the vehicle crosses a lane marking without use of a turn signal, the system countersteers and later provides an audible warning and a visual warning in the instrument cluster, asking the driver to take over steering.

If you decide to upgrade to the InControl Touch Pro system, you'll add intuitive voice commands, allowing you to activate many of the Jaguar's systems without taking your hands off the wheel.

Thanks to the inclusion of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, drivers can access many of their phone's basic capabilities without taking their eyes off of the road or their hands off of the steering wheel.

Since technology is the new power (and safety is the new style), Audi upgraded the 2017 A4 with all of the near - autonomous protection introduced on the Q7 SUV and added enough technology to run a home office, all without taking your hands off the wheel or your eyes off the road.

BMW's active cruise control and other autonomous systems such as «Lane Keeping Assist» — capable of steering you back from a drowsy drift — will «allow you to take your hands from the steering wheel to take the top off a bottle of drink or put on your sunglasses,» Ticehurst revealed.

They respond to swiping motions like the screen of a smartphone, enabling the driver to control the functions of the instrument cluster and of the entire infotainment system without having to take hands off the steering wheel.

Also, the paddle shifters have now been mounted directly to the newly designed steering wheel (as opposed to the steering column), which allows the driver to select gears of the 6 - speed dual clutch transmission without having to take his hands off the wheel during mid-turn.

Multi-function buttons featured as standard help the driver concentrate on the essential, operating the telephone or audio system at the touch of a finger, without having to take his hand off the steering wheel.

The voice recognition feature that accompanies the optional Acura Navigation System10 in the Technology Package allows you to perform the most frequently used functions of the audio, climate control, and navigation systems without ever taking your hands off the wheel.

Just take your hands off the wheel, and Park Assist steers your Golf GTI in and out of parallel parking spots.

With Siri ® Eyes Free, use features of your compatible iPhone ® without taking your hands off the wheel.

The Toyota Corolla has steering wheel controls too, so you never have to take your hands off the wheel to stay in command of your entertainment.

When I became caught in a bit of traffic crawling along at 5 mph, I was able to take my hands off the wheel completely and experience the closest thing to autonomous driving currently in production.

If the driver takes their hands off the wheel for a defined period of time, or the vehicle crosses a lane marking without use of a turn signal, the system countersteers and later provides an audible warning and a visual signal in the instrument cluster, asking the driver to take over steering.

With the available Hands - Free Text Messaging Assistant (part of NissanConnect with Mobile Apps), drivers can manage incoming text messages via voice control without taking their hands from the wheel or eyes off the Hands - Free Text Messaging Assistant (part of NissanConnect with Mobile Apps), drivers can manage incoming text messages via voice control without taking their hands from the wheel or eyes off the hands from the wheel or eyes off the road.

It's such an essential part of life these days that automakers have recognized the importance of giving drivers the ability to send a text message without ever taking their hands off the wheel.

Thumb buttons on the steering wheel of the 2017 Mercedes - Benz GLS450, for example, allow drivers to answer hands - free phone calls or utilize other infotainment applications without having to take their eyes off the roadway.

Take your hands off of the wheel and feet off of the pedals while Smart Cruising on the highway with the Lane Keeping active and the Genesis will practically drive itself for a few moments — steering, braking, and accelerating without your intervention — until it realizes that you're not touching the wheel and throws you a warning message.

Driver distraction applies to any activity that takes the driver's eyes off the road (visual distraction), their mind off the task of driving (cognitive distraction), or their hands off the wheel (manual distraction).

For example, if a driver decides to input data into a navigation system while driving, they are not only taking their eyes off of the road, but they are taking their hands off of the wheel and applying their attention to something other than the road in front of them.

Stay Focused — Any action that either takes your mind off of concentrating on the road or your hands off the wheel can potentially be fatal.

Manual Distractions — These types of distractions include any distraction that will take your hands off of the wheel, such as eating food or touching a CD player in your car.

It takes your hand off of the wheel, which can make it more challenging to maneuver through unexpected hazards on the road, especially during the snowy winter conditions experienced in Hamilton and throughout Ontario.

For Pennsylvania drivers the new ban is just a helpful reminder that they should avoid all distractions behind the wheel, especially the use of a texting device which requires them to take their eyes off the road and even their hands off the wheel.

You can also take advantage of other Alexa features, like getting the weather, checking your schedule, setting reminders, and streaming music — all without taking your hands off the wheel or your eyes off the road.

There are buttons along both sides of the mouse (the Avior supports 5 profiles); depending on which hand you're using one of these sets is a pain to get to, asking you to either take your ring finger off the top / wheel and slide down, or pull your pinkie back fro its resting place.