Sentences with phrase «test driver at»

Jim is the only test driver at GM to have his own commercial which featured his record - setting run in the 2012 Corvette ZR1 around the Nurburgring in 7:19.62.

Running into an actual car puts the test driver at risk and is expensive, so IIHS uses a stationary target as a stand - in.

When I was a test driver at the Proving Grounds a dozen years ago, I was thrilled whenever I was assigned a Sebring convertible for the shift.

Not exact matches

Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

That decision was certainly the right one for me and my opportunities in business at the time and, looking back now, I would have to say it worked out pretty well for us and also the driver that wound up getting that rookie test.

One feature the company is touting, for example, will park the car for you at the press of a button — «like magic,» says a test driver in Ford's promotional video.

In 2015, the company's test drivers disengaged — a jargon term that means they had to take manual control of the vehicle because the software failed or for safety reasons — at a rate of 0.8 times per 1,000 miles in California.

Waymo may be thinking along similar lines: It recently took a big step in that general direction, announcing that some of its test vehicles operating in Arizona will soon begin testing without a human driver standing by at the wheel.

The vehicle was in autonomous mode at the time of the collision, with a human test driver behind the wheel.

Two types of testing will be reviewed for public roads: fully autonomous cars without a driver, and those with a qualified driver who could take control at any time, similar to laws in the US where driverless cars have been tested on public roads since 2011 in some states.

The notification says that companies applying for public road tests should have already tested the cars in closed roads and areas, and that a driver with at least three years of experience should always be in the driving seat and ready to take over if necessary.

As is required for Uber's autonomous test vehicles operating on public roads, the AV had a safety driver at the wheel.

Jake Fisher, Consumer Reports» head of automotive testing, said human drivers «are bad at paying attention to automation and this technology is not capable of reacting to all types of emergencies.

Of the 18 drivers at the test he was the slowest, more than two seconds off of Lewis Hamilton's pace in the other McLaren.

It is a slightly unusual turn of events - at the time many thought the team might go with Sebastien Buemi, given that he's still Red Bull's test and reserve driver.

Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon are yet to feature in the VJM11 with Russian F3 driver Nikita Mazepin at the wheel for the Monday morning test session.

His signature at the Swiss outfit makes sense on several fronts - as a Ferrari junior driver who's had some impressive testing outings in F1 machinery last year, Leclerc's inclusion in the Alfa revolution at Sauber aligns with Ferrari's aim of having a place in F1 for it to develop young drivers.

Robert Kubica has been posting some decent lap times for Williams at the Barcelona test, and set a quicker pace than F1 rookie and full - time F1 driver Sergey Sirotkin in day two.

At the beginning of each year, drivers will undergo the ImPACT test.

Some FIA World Endurance Championship teams got in on the fun by pranking their drivers as they were in a briefing at the Monza pre-season test.

A couple of test days were organised at the Red Bull Ring for the three drivers, and it looks like they had some fun...

Just three months after his accident tested a VW Fun Cup racer and he has a goal to compete at Le Mans in 2020 as part of an all - disabled driver line - up.

The British driver was at the wheel of the Mercedes W08 on both days of the post-Hungarian GP test, and on the second day his car was fitted with the halo for several runs.

F2 driver Sean Gelael drove for Toro Rosso at the Bahrain test and gets his second outing in the STR12.

The Ferrari Driver Academy member has been called up to drive for Ferrari at the in - season Hungaroring F1 test

At a lunch with the German - speaking press on the Friday before the race, McLaren boss Ron Dennis was asked why he would keep three drivers — Andretti, Senna and Mika Hakkinen, a prospect from Finland who has been testing for McLaren this year.

Spanish driver Fernando Alonso will make his first start at the hallowed track in 2017, taking a break from his Formula One schedule to test his mettle on the mostly - American circuit.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — With the 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda kicking off in March, BENIK confirms two drivers for the Chris Griffis Memorial Test taking place this weekend, October 21 - 22nd, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).

The new and comprehensively reworked 919 Hybrid was launched at Monza ahead of pre-season testing, as the WEC teams and drivers get back to work.

The cockpit protection concept has made an appearance during a number of test sessions this year, including FP1 at Silverstone by Ferrari, but feedback from the drivers and teams hasn't been all that positive.

But, while some teams managed plenty of running and drivers enjoyed untroubled testing at the Circuit de Barcelona - Catalunya in Spain, there were also some awkward and not so straight - forward moments.

Seeing teams posting videos from the track is a good step forward but a lot more can be done in the future to provide fans not at the track with extra content and information, delving deeper into the tests, teams and drivers.

The test went well, too, with Kubica managing 115 laps in total at the start of June and reportedly lapping faster than Renault test driver Sergey Sirotkin.

Racing for three hours in the searing conditions was a brutal test for the drivers and come the end only two had managed to complete the entire distance without sharing their drive (as was allowed at the time)- fifth - place finisher Roberto Mieres and winner, Juan Manual Fangio.

Strangely he doesn't seem to have gone down the rallycross route (his father was a rallycross driver and Jenson even tested a car last year), but as well as the Le Mans Classic he'll also be racing something at the Goodwood Revival.

Before being allowed to drive at Le Mans every driver has to complete a test on a simulator, and Fernando Alonso has unsurprisingly passed his easily

Now, Kubica will return to testing a WEC car alongside SMP drivers Mediani and Viktor Shaytar at the two - day Monza test.

In their place, however, was a new / old problem — a wayward driver that found just two of 14 fairways at the Masters and that could quickly derail his chances at TPC Sawgrass, a far more challenging and watery test of accuracy than Augusta National.

Stroll had already secured the trust of Ferrari and joined its Driver Academy, but he left at the end of the year to move to Williams as a test driver alongside another F3 campaign with front - runners Driver Academy, but he left at the end of the year to move to Williams as a test driver alongside another F3 campaign with front - runners driver alongside another F3 campaign with front - runners Prema.

But the team have showed some signs of life, firstly revealing on Wednesday morning their driver schedule for the eight days of testing at Barcelona.

Renault Nico Hulkenberg 15 — Jolyon Palmer 1 Nico Hulkenberg 1 — Carlos Sainz 2 Race: Hulkenberg With Renault's fear of their over-spinning turbo this wasn't a true test of the drivers, but the Hulk has got the vibe around Interlagos with the confidence of that solitary pole whilst at Williams.

However he was replaced by Pastor Maldonado at the end of the season and joined Force India as a test driver.

Haulage drivers at the Tema Port have embarked on an indefinite sit - down strike over a new directive by the Ghana Ports and Harbors Authority (GPHA), requesting them to send their trucks for further testing at a private company.

«If you were a truck driver in the military, the military down at the DMV, so that you don't have to take this tests, they're waiving those CDL fees and things like that.

Linkov, who test drove the 2012 Focus, says the driving experience at low speeds resembles the lurching feeling experienced as a passenger with a driver learning to pilot a manual transmission.

In this study, the researchers tested whether the addition of a picture of «watching eyes» would increase drivers» compliance with the instructions to turn off their engines while waiting at the level crossing.

If inflammation turns out to be a key driver of OIH, it might also point the way to a better test for the effect, says Lesley Colvin, a pain researcher at the University of Edinburgh.

About a dozen test drivers fill up their fuel cell cars each week at the Shell hydrogen - refueling station in White Plains, N.Y..

As part of Chevy's program, east coast test drivers can refuel at two stations in Westchester County (just north of New York City), while a third is being built near John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Using their state - of - the - art simulation facility in the School of Psychology scientists at The University of Nottingham are exploring the use of car driving simulators as tools for training and testing drivers in order to reduce road traffic accidents and fatalities.