Sentences with phrase «vehicle drivers take»

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During this test phase, a driver remains in the vehicle, ready to take control should something go wrong.

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.

Non-driving tasks are less important in inter-city bus driver jobs, so autonomous vehicle technology is likely to take many of those jobs.

The NTSB said Tesla could have taken further steps to prevent the system's misuse, and faulted the driver for not paying attention and for «overreliance on vehicle automation.»

Uber «s 40,000 drivers, representing around one in three of all private hire vehicles on the British capital's roads, can continue to take passengers until the appeals process is exhausted, which could take years.

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.

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.

The driver had about five seconds and 150 meters of unobstructed view of the concrete divider with the crushed crash attenuator, but the vehicle logs show that no action was taken.»

If a trip requires travel on roads outside of Singapore's one - north district, the safety driver will take control of the vehicle for that portion of the trip.

The two - seater vehicles that are tested on public roads are equipped with removable steering wheels, accelerator pedals, and brake pedals so test drivers can take over driving if necessary.

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.

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.

Uber hosted a «jobs event» for prospective and current drivers to showcase how many New York residents» jobs would be cut if the vehicle cut were to take effect, and also ran TV ads, bought banner ads on websites, sent out direct mailers to constituents of City Council members who are proponents of the proposed legislation, and even reportedly tried to persuade the Rev. Al Sharpton to oppose the for - hire - vehicle cap.

Tesla Motors, however, has repeatedly said that drivers should remain alert and ready to take control of their vehicle at all times while Autopilot mode is engaged.

Tesla Motors added that the Autopilot system requires drivers to always keep their hands on the steering wheel so that they would be able to take control of the vehicle at any time.

Despite having no expertise in the space, two years ago the ride - hailing giant decided it would take on tech companies and automakers alike in the complex quest for autonomous vehicles, a goal that would eliminate a big cost to Uber rides — the driver.

Video of the crash, taken from inside the vehicle, shows the driver at the wheel, seemingly looking down and not at the road.

But in the two recent crashes, which involved vehicles using different kinds of technologies, neither of the human drivers took any action before the accidents.

Speaking of hours of service, a driver in the EU operating a vehicle that weigh at least 12 tons is only allowed to drive nine hours a day or 56 hours in a week, and they need to take a 45 minute break after 4.5 hours of work, and they need to rest for 11 hours every day.

At the same time, automakers are bringing more pieces of self - driving technology to market while insisting that the driver is responsible for the vehicle's operation and may need to take control of the steering wheel in challenging situations.

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.

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.

In fact, it seems that every piece of tech released relating to vehicles, is designed purely to take control away from the individual in the driver's seat.

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.

True or False: If your baby launches into a crying fit while your vehicle is moving, it's better to take her out of her car seat for a minute or two to comfort her than to risk having her distract the driver.

It highlights that CAVs could lead to drivers becoming complacent and overly reliant on technology, which is a concern in emergency situations where they may react slowly to taking back control of a vehicle.

«In the time it takes for drivers to reach their baseline behaviour, the vehicle may have travelled some distance, depending on the speed,» commented UWE Bristol's Dr Phillip Morgan.

A human driver drove the vehicle from State Street to Interstate 90, where the Audi Highway Pilot took over, according to a news release from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.

Buffalo Police said the driver that struck the patrol vehicle was taken into police custody.

One of the eyewitnesses, Lanre Agunla, told newsmen at the accident scene that the vehicle was coming from Lagos end of the Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, taking the New Garage entrance to Ibadan when the driver suddenly lost control and crashed into the taxi.

Last month, however, the department released voluntary guidelines calling for stakeholders to disable video calling, social media and Web browsing features unless the vehicle is in park and to limit the time drivers must take their eyes off the road to 2 seconds at a time and 12 seconds total per task.

As autonomous cars take to the streets with empty driver's seats, experts are still debating: How safe is «safe enough» for self - driving vehicles?

With U.S. commuters spending an estimated 500 million hours per week in their vehicles, carmakers, software companies and content providers are trying to figure out how to take advantage of new high - speed wireless network technologies to help drivers have better Internet access during this often idle time.

For example, if a light turned red, but an approaching vehicle failed to slow, perhaps because the driver was distracted, a warning could be issued or action taken to automatically control the vehicle.»

«We're talking about large numbers of vehicles that can fully drive themselves, with no requirement for a driver to take over if something goes wrong,» says Roorda.

If a vehicle stops ahead, a warning can be issued to drivers behind to slow down, or vehicles can automatically take control and slowdown without the driver's intervention.

Many of the study's analyses take advantage of what the authors call «a natural experiment»: two - vehicle collisions between a sober and a drinking driver.

Drivers eat, reach for the phone, text, or otherwise take their eyes off the road about 10 percent of the time they are behind the wheel, according to a study using video technology and in - vehicle sensors.

As a robber you can steal cars and try to outrun the police, take part in vehicle and free - running time trials, be a limousine driver, catch renegade aliens, rescue cats, put out fires... the list goes on and on.

The hum of 16 open - wheeled Formula Rookie vehicles start to fill the air as drivers take to the starting grid for the second and final race of the championship; the first race weekend of 2015.

In the UK, drivers passing their car driving tests also gain an entitlement to drive a minibus — a situation at odds with the rest of the EU, where drivers have to take an additional test to gain a Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) entitlement.

The House will take up the texting while driving ban aka «TTYL» bill (HB2) sponsored by Rep. Jim McClendon, Rep. Mac McCutcheon's legislation adding utility trucks and wreckers to the list of vehicles for which drivers are required to slow down and move into a vacant lane for when parked on the side of the road (HB76), and Rep. Allen Farley's bill to crack down on synthetic drugs known as «spice» or «salts» (HB158).

There are several simple actions passenger vehicle drivers should take while sharing the road with large trucks and buses:

Bought this truck in the past year and she takes me anywhere, I use it as a daily driver and a racer, I have done many performance modifications to it, such as fuel injection ratio tuner, K&N cold air intake, champion spark plugs, tuned the camshaft a little, etc. and I did some cosmetic work on it as well such as painted rims, mesh grille, dipped my truck pearlescent, put neon lights in the cab hooked up to a toggle switch, put rain guards on the doors, new nerf bar, etc. it is all the kind of mean look you want it to be at night and a family vehicle during the day.

Chrysler, Volkswagen, Mercedes - Benz, Ford and many other automakers featured concept cars with an electric powertrain coupled to a self - drive system that offers up to Level 4 autonomy, where a driver can still take control of vehicle functions.

«My goal was to create a vehicle that takes full advantage of the unusual opportunities of having no driver without ever compromising on beauty,» he said in a statement.

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Bicyclists and motorcyclists should take care to exercise safer riding strategies, including: 1) wearing a high - quality helmet; 2) obeying traffic laws; 3) riding sober, and; 4) being constantly mindful that drivers may not see you (because of distracted driving and «blind spots» around vehicles).

Of course, Audi's new optional «virtual cockpit» stuns with extremely hi - def visuals in the center gauge cluster, packing configurable layouts that allow the driver to explore the map, infotainment, and vehicle info without taking their eyes too far off the road.