Sentences with phrase «vehicle development work»

Intelligent lightweight design is integrated into all areas of BMW vehicle development work and into all components, from the body and engine to the suspension.

Initially, the company offered motor vehicle development work and consulting, but did not build any cars under its own name.

Not exact matches

The German company has already inked alliances with Cisco, IBM, and others to work on V2X communication systems, which many experts view as key in the development of autonomous vehicles.

But with all that hardware and software development, the company is also working on developing a protocol the vehicle will employ in a situation where all three sensors fail.

At Tesla, Elon has overseen product development and design from the beginning, including the all electric Tesla Roadster, Model S and Model X. Transitioning to a sustainable energy economy, in which electric vehicles play a pivotal role, has been one of his central interests for almost two decades, stemming from his time as a physics student working on ultracapacitors in Silicon Valley.

7) «The period is marked by technological advances in pottery production, including the introduction and dominant utilization of the fast wheel and the appearance of efficient, tow - tiered pottery kilns; metallurgy with deliberate alloying and evidence for local production in the form of copper smelting furnaces on the outskirts of Khapuz - depe; stone working; and a development of wheeled vehicles drawn by Bactrian camels and possible bulls as indicated by terra - cotta models.»

Still, plans are under way for creating the necessary vehicles and artificial environments for space travel and residence, vast resources of intelligence and materials are being expended on research and development in the field of space technology, and increasing numbers of able young people are being educated for future work in this field.

Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;

She added that, the GH cents 1.1 billion total allocations to the Ministry for the important projects such as purchasing of vehicles to facilitate the work of the new development authorities.

While working in the RAMS program, Phillips assisted in the development of a second - generation weigh - in - motion device, an integrated hardware and software automation system that weighs moving vehicles.

«While there is still work to be done in driving to completion of the vehicle development program,» Whitesides said, «the dedication event is an opportunity for us to recognize all the people in New Mexico and around the world who have worked so hard to turn a patch of ranch land into the world's first commercial spaceport.»

But a new architecture study report released on 20 November concluded that the plan could not work without NASA's Space Launch System (SLS), a heavy lift vehicle that is still in development but should be ready to take humans into space by 2021.

Sachin Sharma and Dharmesh Shah of the Department of Electronics & Communication, at Gujarat Technological University, in Ahmedabad, India, point out that an increased incidence of road crashes in their country correlates with increasing wealth and the surge in vehicle numbers this development has wrought.

The thesis contains details of specific tools, methodology recommendations and new models for collecting LCA data, which are aimed at anyone working on the development of electric - powered vehicles using life cycle assessment.

This could be an interim stage in development of a longer term alternative, roads with guidance systems able to interact with vehicles of the future to feed back information on traffic throughout the network and work out the best way to get to the destination with minimum delays, based on the number of travelers and their destinations.

Since 2015 and as part of its commitment to increase financing for the Sustainable Development Goals, Mirova has been working alongside the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to launch the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund project, a public - private vehicle that intends to invest in profit - generating sustainable land management and restoration projects worldwide.

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo are most famous for their rock - solid TV work («Arrested Development,» «Community»), but realizing that their last feature film was the feeble Owen Wilson vehicle «You, Me & Dupree» paints their involvement in «The Winter Soldier» as vaguely insane.

It's been in development going back to 2008, originating as a vehicle for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon — who are currently working on their own movie about Bulger (it might end up scrapped after this announcement)- and securing Oscar - winner Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, Dream House) as director in early 2009.

We will be joined by Chris Nielson from New Zealand who will be looking at collaboration between primary, secondary and early years settings, Marie - Claire Bretherton from England who will be sharing her experience of peer review as a powerful vehicle for school improvement, leadership development and culture change, Matt Carver from Australia who will share his experience of collaboration in rural and remote communities and Rodney Eckhert and Nancy Sabo in Ontario who will share their collaborative work with elementary school teachers and students.

But while consumers should applaud such developments, the growing number of airbags in vehicles is making the work of emergency personnel much more difficult.

GT3 regulations require that no development work is allowed on competing vehicles after the season begins - so BMW must get it right first time to be competitive.

Sources confirmed to Reuters that LeEco pulled out of its deal with Aston Martin, which would have seen the two companies working together on electric vehicle development and manufacturing.

Despite the belief of many that the Volkswagen Phaeton full - size luxury sedan was the answer to a question nobody asked, VW development chief Heinz - Jakob Neusser said that an all - new Phaeton was in the works, and despite superficial appearances, that the business case for it was quite good, as it serves as a test - bed for putting new technologies into production, and ultimately putting them into more mass - market Volkswagen vehicles, Britain's Autocar reports.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — Albert Biermann has been in charge of Hyundai's vehicle testing and high - performance development for more than two - and - a-half years now, and his good work is finally starting to show up.

HATCI's Fuel Economy Development team works to create innovative powertrain and vehicle solutions in order for Hyundai Motor Group to become an industry leader in fuel efficiency.

DOT is also working to ensure that electric vehicle drivers have access to charging stations at home, at work, and on the road by supporting the development of charging infrastructure and establishing zero emission and alternative fuel corridors (see July 2016 Fact Sheet).

Albert Biermann, head of Kia's Vehicle Test and High Performance Development joined Kia in 2014 after working for BMW.

On the sidelines of the Auto Expo, the 11th Indo - German Joint Working Group meeting was organized to develop industrial synergies between both the countries and the 8th «Auto Trade Dialogue» conference was also organized at Auto Expo, where global industry experts dwelled upon the need for greater levels of collaboration for the development of driverless, connected and autonomous zero emission vehicles for future mobility.

Even more difficult is the fact that most development work on a supercar can only be amortized over a handful of production vehicles.

Volkswagen design developed all body parts in parallel to overall vehicle development, and so it was possible to work them into the style on the new SUV in an especially homogeneous way.

By giving Revolve access to an «open / development» ECU, they can start work with the base calibration of a current Ford vehicle, and then work with customers, adjusting calibration settings to suit the customer's application or vehicle.

Roush's vehicle engineering unit participates in nearly every facet of vehicle development, even working with automakers directly.

The four - door body was fairly conventional and used a similar style to the existing Alfa Romeo Alfetta, and in fact both vehicles share a great number of parts, including door panels; Design work on the 6 was done prior to the Alfa Romeo Alfetta, but the fuel crisis of 1973 delayed further development and led to the 6's belated 1979 debut.

Development work was in the early stages, but major changes at that point can still blow the budget for a vehicle program and risk delaying the launch.

Camaro designers and engineers worked from the earliest stages of vehicle development to design, test and validate the accessories and performance parts to GM production - vehicle specifications.

«For customers looking to purchase vehicles that have low CO2 emissions, Honda has two great options on KBB.com's list — the fun - to - drive, fuel efficient Accord Hybrid and the Civic Natural Gas powered without a drop of gasoline,» said Steven Center, vice president of the Environmental Business Development Office at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. «This recognition from Kelley Blue Book validates the efforts of Honda engineers who for decades have continued to work towards our goal to leave «Blue Skies for our Children.»»

In addition, Ford's Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto has done work on autonomous vehicle «virtual» test drives, sensor development for road signs and pedestrians, camera sensor development, and data - driven health care for GPS - and digital mapping - based distribution of vaccines in rural Africa.

Harman Kardon engineers worked with Kia during the earliest stages of vehicle development, spending hundreds of hours fine - tuning the audio system specifically for the vehicles cabin size, materials and seating configurations.

Development teams responsible for QX30's ride and handling worked hard to ensure the car's dynamic characteristics met with buyers» expectations of a vehicle that has been engineered to bridge the gap between compacts and crossovers.

These master craftsmen focused on working together to improve vehicle performance at various stages of the development process to deliver an ever - better RAV4.

Founder and CEO Jeff Baer previously led A123 System's sales of lithium ion energy storage for vehicles, led business development at RAMP Holdings, and worked as an engineer for the Ford Motor Company.

The artists maneuver a relationship between the object's ontology and their transformation into vehicles of psychological projection; a parallel to the work's intimate development in the studio against their perceptive contextual availability in the gallery.

-- # 400m ($ 530m) for electric vehicle charging infrastructure — # 100m ($ 132m) for a plug - in car grant — # 40m ($ 53m) for charging research & development — Clarifications to the law so drivers will not face taxes if charging at work — 1/3 off rail fares for 4.5 million people aged between 26 - 30 — 1 % increase in company car tax for diesel vehicles — An increase in taxes on new cars that do not meet the latest EU6 emissions band

This work includes educating congregations and helping them buy energy efficient lights and appliances, providing energy audits and implementing the recommendations, encouraging people to buy more fuel efficient vehicles and to drive less, supporting renewable energy development through «greentags,» working on large - scale renewable energy installation projects such as rooftop solar and advocating for sensible energy and global warming policy.

The personal injury attorneys who work for Ketchmark and McCreight, P.C. recognize the importance of preparation and development when it comes to taking a vehicle accident claim to a settlement conference or to trial.

As numerous companies work to develop their self - driving cars in California, a recent crash in Arizona in which a pedestrian was killed by an autonomous Uber vehicle demonstrates that these vehicles are still in the development phase and may not be ready for mass distribution.

The Motor Vehicle Group works with automotive, truck, motorcycle and powersports manufacturers across the country and around the world to implement market representation and development initiatives, litigate protests and lawsuits, and develop effective dealer agreements, standards, and policies.

Other work includes advising Westminster City Council on the development and letting agreements for University Technical College, which included assisting in negotiations with Network Rail; advising the Borough of Haringey on the creation of a borough - wide housing investment vehicle with a private sector partner; and assisting the Homes and Communities Agency with various matters including the procurement of a development matter for the regeneration of a hospital, and assisting with the provision of Builders Finance Fund grant funding for recipients of various housing - led schemes.

Now she works for Uber — and not just for Uber, but for Uber Elevate, the absurdly ambitious air taxi service that hinges on the successful development of electric vertical take - off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.

Steve Jobs considered developing an Apple car, and even met with the manufacturer of the lightweight, inexpensive «V - Vehicle» in 2010, but is said to have ultimately decided not to work on a car in 2008, preferring instead to focus development on the iPhone.