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This is great news for the sport utility vehicle drivers as well as for the auto insurance providers who are aware of the popularity of these vehicles.

Not exact matches

Drivers in California will have access to GM's all - electric vehicles, in addition to standard cars such as Buick Regal or Chevrolet Impala.

One said her driver «pulled out his penis and masturbated during the ride,» while another recalled waking up in the back seat of the vehicle as the driver was «engaging in oral sex on me without my consent.»

As a driver, you use your own vehicle, so startup costs are relatively low.

So even as Tesla woos middle - class buyers in the U.S. (the Model 3, due to arrive this fall, will start at about $ 35,000) buyers in China have mostly resembled Vanessa Zhu: wealthy drivers who view Teslas as luxury vehicles, or at least as the coolest new piece of tech since the iPhone.

Every day the hardware guys are losing more and more of their share of the actual value in each vehicle as the software and the sensors take over the driver's experience.

Green said Lyft performs the most stringent background checks on drivers, including DMV records, as well as vehicle inspections.

San Francisco - based Breeze, founded this year, offers customers week - by - week access to vehicles they can use to support jobs as drivers for Uber, Lyft and other sharing - economy platforms; co-founder Jeffrey Pang describes the service as an «equalizer» for those who want to get in on the action but don't have cars of their own.

As a result, Krafcik says Waymo's test drivers now take control of the vehicle and disengage the autonomous - drive system approximately once every five thousand miles driven.

A drone launched from a UPS car roof, flew autonomously toward its destination, dropped a package, and then returned to the vehicle, as the driver separately continued on a delivery route.

Filmmaker Steven Schardt debuted Auto at Tribeca's Virtual Arcade, where viewers got to sit alongside Musay, an Ethiopian immigrant who can't find work as a traditional driver and must act as the safety driver for an automated vehicle.

And dispatchers get access to more than just mapped - location data: FMS's sensors can measure vehicle speed and battery voltage, as well as the length of time a driver spends at a location.

In other words, self - driving vehicles would lead to fewer crashes, so human drivers wouldn't have to spend as much on car insurance.

Even though the Volvo XC90 comes equipped with a range of sensors and driver assist systems — including pedestrian and cyclist detection with auto brake (above)-- and the Uber vehicle was outfitted with more sophisticated sensors such as lidar, the vehicle inexplicably never detected Herzberg as she crossed a darkened road.

The deal is a clear indication of Uber's determination to ditch drivers in in its minicabs, and is the latest move by traditional vehicle manufacturers looking to team up with Silicon Valley firms long seen as disruptive threats to their industry.

The lead car's driver looked inside the parked vehicle as he passed.

«We developed a vehicle which make drivers feel as if they're steering something that's not a car,» Kinoshita said.

The law followed now - familiar protests from traditional taxi firms, furious at the competition posed by services such as Uber, which do not adhere to the same licensing standards and can offer lower prices by having drivers bear the costs of their vehicles.

And states that allow companies to test self - driving vehicles require them, as with human drivers, to have insurance.

Some studies claim that for every 10 % increase in capacity, there is a 9 % increase in vehicle miles travelled four years after expansion, as drivers who previously parked their cars take to the roads.

It would mean that between the end of the year and around 2019, Tesla could have a level 4 autonomous system enabled in second generation cars — meaning the vehicles can drive themselves without a driver as backup, but not in all conditions or environment.

Tesla didn't say whether the vehicle's Autopilot system was engaged but pre-emptively defended the driver - assist feature, which it's developing as a precursor to autonomous driving.

The electric vehicle is also touted to be a connected car, as drivers and passengers remain in contact with their digital lives while in the vehicle as they are able to access their favorite apps and content.

He's not alone: a just - released survey of Uber drivers found that 57 % have bought, leased, or made substantial investments in vehicles to drive for Uber, but only 23 % see working for Uber as a stable source of income.

If the front or the back of the Tesla Model S crashed into the trailer, the advanced crash safety system of the electric vehicle could likely save the driver's life, as what happened in an incident reported in May that saw all five passengers of the Tesla Model S survive a horrific crash.

In a blog post, Tesla Motors revealed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the company's Autopilot system, as a Model S electric vehicle driver was killed in an accident while the feature was turned on.

Cab drivers attached to these programmes do not enjoy the same incentives as drivers who own vehicles.

Quite interestingly, Norway Post press head John Eckhoff also mentioned the Tesla Semi's capabilities and features as a primary driver for the state - run firm's decision to purchase the electric vehicle.

Vancouver sits less than 750 miles from the Canadian oil sands but it may as well be on another continent for vehicle drivers.

As part of this deal, Fair will be Uber's exclusive partner for leasing in the United States, for drivers who need a vehicle for 30 days or more.

By focussing on the software and driver experience over the vehicle's physical performance, Breitfeld hopes to avoid repeating the same mistakes as Faraday Future — an electric car company that has run into financial difficulties after unveiling its FF91 vehicle at CES last year.

When we looked at this the driver (bad pun intended) was the growing number of people using their vehicles as mobile offices.

In October 2016, Tesla announced that all vehicles in production, as well as the forthcoming Model 3, will be built with an updated hardware suite, equipping each Tesla with the hardware needed for full self - driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver.

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

On several occasions, the car handed control back to the driver when a situation was too complex for the car's algorithms, such as when a construction vehicle was parked backward in the right lane.

TV news coverage of the single - vehicle accident included interviews with commuters annoyed at the inconvenience, but not as concerned about the driver.

It's possible the safety driver involved could be held legally responsible, as their role is to ensure safe operation of the vehicle, but in many ways the outcome of this incident will define the path forward for AV regulation.

Automakers such as Ford have come to the same conclusion, pushing for full autonomy because there's a danger in providing so much self - driving assistance that the driver is lulled into complacency and can't retake control of the vehicle quickly.

Why fleet tracking is being done (such as monitoring driver behavior, vehicle speed and employee productivity)?

GM's Maven unit already rents vehicles to individual drivers, including customers looking for short - term wheels as they have through services such as Zipcar.

The Company's product capabilities include producing body, chassis, exterior, seating, powertrain, electronic, active driver assistance, vision, closure, and roof systems and modules, as well as vehicle engineering and contract manufacturing.

The driver, who has been identified by law enforcement officials as Sayfullo Saipov, 29, from Uzbekistan, was shot by police after jumping out of the vehicle with what turned out to be two fake guns.

Parents volunteer their vehicles and their service as drivers.

The morning I was scheduled to take the driver's test, my pal Butch, who drives an Audi TT, offered to accompany me, as a «licensed driver», to the Ohio State Motor Vehicle Bureau.

«The HHR is not made anymore, so we are looking at three to four different types of vehicles as possible replacements for our market managers, maintenance supervisors and drivers,» he continues.

HABA has a fresh new take on this toddler favorite: a mini vehicle, available as a police car or fire truck, with a colorful cartoon animal driver and a button - plunger «squeak» to complete the fun.

HABA has a fresh new take on this toddler favorite: a mini vehicle, available as a police car or fire truck, made from beechwood, with a colorful cartoon animal driver and a button - plunger «squeak» to complete the fun.

The bill would «authorize localities to regulate TNC vehicles and drivers in the same manner as they are currently authorized to regulate taxicabs and liveries,» according the bill memorandum.

Drivers in New York now have to slow down and move over for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers as well as police and maintenance vehicles along roadsides.

One of the demonstrators who gave his name only as Clement, a driver, said there are over One Hundred buses in the workshop that have broken down, some simply due to worn out tyres or minor mechanical problems, «the management has not bothered to make available resources to fix them, but have the «guts» to decide to buy a luxurious vehicle for the CEO.»