Sentences with phrase «vehicle platforms as»

Jungwirth says Aurora's self - driving tech could be applied to other vehicle platforms as well, including autonomous trucks, delivery vans, even roving mailbox stations.

«We wanted to take advantage of the new vehicle platform as an opportunity to highlight that we also make performance exhaust for modern musclecars in addition to our American - made truck and SUV exhaust and header systems,» said Rory Connell executive sales associate for Gibson.

Built on the same vehicle platform as the Chevrolet Malibu and Oldsmobile Alero, the Grand Am perennially outsells both of those, probably because of a combination of sporty styling, good performance and a great price.

Not exact matches

It's all based on my plan to build a computerized vehicle valuation platform, as well as a national network, which quickly became the de facto standard for the entire insurance industry.

As with many Russian systems, it is launched from a wheeled, mobile vehicle platform making its launchers difficult to track and target.

The idea is to arm armored combat vehicles and tactical wheeled vehicles with additional protective technology to secure platforms and soldiers from enemy fire; vehicles slated for use of APS systems are infantry fighting vehicles such as Bradleys along with Stykers, Abrams tanks and even tactical vehicles such as transport trucks and the emerging Humvee replacement, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

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, many mutual funds — which might be better performing but have higher expenses than other investment vehicles — would fall off of brokerage firms» platforms.

Artificial intelligence serves as the foundational technological platform for several of Aspect's portfolio companies targeting key verticals, including companies like Amino (digital health), Astro & Troops (future of work), and Mapper (autonomous vehicle software).

Once their sensors are included in a vehicle platform design, the company typically enjoys the opportunity to sell the part for a decade or more as production is completed.

«This will serve as a major step toward creating a global connected platform, making it the largest global ecosystem for commercial vehicles,» says Troy Clarke, Navistar president and CEO.

Maximum load designated by the manufacturer that can be placed anywhere on the platform of a vehicle, axle - load or livestock scale using the prescribed test pattern (an area at least 4 feet long and as wide as the scale platform).

Non-profits such as the Fuller Road and Fort Schuyler management corporations have emerged as a focus in U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's allegations that these groups served as vehicles for bid rigging and kickback schemes relating to large construction projects that are part of Cuomo's efforts to use the State University system as a platform for upstate economic development.

Lowell Nesbitt camped out on the top floor of the space center's Vehicle Assembly building to capture this perspective, looking down at the specially shaped work platforms that surrounded the Saturn V rocket as it was being built.

Stein says graphene oxide nanoscrolls could also be used as ultralight chemical sensors, drug delivery vehicles, and hydrogen storage platforms, in addition to water filters.

The DEEPSEA CHALLENGER system demonstrated the effectiveness of a human - piloted vehicle as a science platform for investigating the deepest part of the ocean.

His career work has focused on engineering research related to ginning and production of cotton, most recently measuring cotton fiber quality and contamination, and applying unmanned aerial vehicles as remote - sensing platforms for the production of cotton and other crops.

He is developing new formulation platforms that serve as efficient vehicles to deliver vaccine antigens and / or adjuvants to augment antigen - specific response.

The program will include 65 sessions across 12 categories, including the session «Observing with autonomous vehicles in polar regions,» which focuses on topics such as scientific results from self - operating platforms and technological capabilities that assist research efforts in the polar environment.

NASA's Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), in Wallops Island, Virginia, leads technical and scientific reviews for the 47 teams planning to fly on suborbital and orbital vehicle platforms, such as CubeSats, aircraft, sounding rockets, and balloons.

Environments that players traverse through in the open world are routinely present in Destiny 2's lengthy campaign and features a fine mixture of open - world encounters, platforming puzzles, and of course, the obligatory vehicle segment as part of the story's climax.

In addition to initiating turnarounds in these schools, the Commissioner's Network is designed to serve as a vehicle for innovative initiatives, a platform for sharing effective practices, and a model for other schools and districts throughout the state.

The Commissioner's Network is designed as a partnership between local stakeholders and the state and will serve as a vehicle for innovative initiatives, a platform for sharing effective practices, and a model for other schools and districts throughout the state.»

You really want to exit the vehicle before it takes on enough water to sink - and firstly get onto the roof, as you can use it as a platform to jump towards whatever land is nearest.

While it's hard to say exactly how the Patriot — let alone one driven primarily by electricity — fits into Jeep's off - road mantra, there is some promise in this concept vehicle: as it shares its platform with the Caliber, this shows Chrysler could feasibly develop an ER - EV compact car for the Dodge brand.

Rather than simply slapping Infiniti badges on a Mercedes and calling it a day, Infiniti used its partnership with Daimler to take Benz's MFA small - car platform (used for the A -, B -, CLA -, and GLA - Class) as a starting point and create a totally new vehicle.

The LC 500 will be the first vehicle to be produced using Lexus» new rear - wheel - drive platform and uses a combination of high strength steel and aluminium, as well as an optional carbon fibre roof.

The highly modular MSB platform will arrive in three variants, known as MSB - M, - F, and — H (mid-engine, front - engine, and rear - engine, respectively), and will be used for several different Volkswagen Group vehicles.

The Infiniti Q30 is based on the same platform as the Mercedes - Benz CLA250 and GLA250 compact luxury cars, and it will compete in the same segment as those models, as well as against vehicles like the Audi A3 and Acura ILX.

This doesn't come as too much of a surprise because the Clubman is based off parent company BMW's new UKL platform, which also underpins all - wheel drive vehicles like the BMW X1 and the upcoming Mini Countryman SUV.

A steady proliferation of vehicle platforms, engines, and other elements has become a drag on research, development, and resources, making it difficult for Toyota to improve each car as much as it would like.

Sources also say that production of the next - generation Cadillac SRX — which is currently produced in Mexico — could move to the Spring Hill plant, as this vehicle, along with the Buick crossover, should be based on a modified premium version of the next - generation Equinox platform.

This includes modular platforms for compact and larger front - wheel drive vehicles, as well as rear - wheel - drive layouts.

The dedicated EV platform will be crucial in the years to come, and will potentially birth as many as four all - electric vehicles by 2020.

The concept is based on the Double Cab Tekna version of the Navara, and was designed to showcase the truck's potential as a rescue vehicle platform.

«If the Grand Cherokee platform is good enough for Maserati to use it as the basis for its first - ever crossover SUV, it must be a pretty good vehicle,» says deputy editor Joe DeMatio.

Crossovers have become a natural transition from the truck based SUVs of the last 20 years, because most drivers finally realized that driving around town in an expensive vehicle built off a truck platform wasn't as much fun as it looked.

Vehicle Description: The Volkswagen Golf MK4 Was The Fourth Generation Of This Successful Brand And Was Official Launched In The October Of 1997, With The R32 Billed As The Pinnacle Of The Golf IV Platform Introduced To Eager Buyers In Later Part Of 2002.

Properly installed bolt - on weight - distributing hitch platform will not weaken the vehicle or underbody as heat from welding might

This strategy looks much further ahead than Ford managed with vehicles on the C1 platform underpinning vehicles such as the current Focus, Escape and Transit Connect van, which used different air - conditioning systems, for example.

The X2 xDrive28i M SportX is proof enough to us that for certain models the AWD adaptation of BMW's front - drive platform is just as good, if not better, than many rear - drive vehicles trying to accomplish a similar objective.

The series will be broader than a strict «build guide,» as we want to present an overview of the platform, our initial impression behind the wheel, its strengths and weaknesses, and present feedback from tuners who have already had their hands dirty with these vehicles.

The Edge crossover, new from wheels to roof and based on Ford's global midsized vehicle platform, was introduced for the 2015 model year and included a redesigned front and rear suspension as well as improved driving dynamics.

This bulbously cute five - door rides on an AWD - capable version of GM's vaunted and global Gamma II platform, the underpinnings of which support vehicles as diverse as the Buick Encore, Chevy Sonic and Opel Mokka.

In the late 1990s, Chrysler used the Intrepid as a research platform for a hybrid electric vehicle in a diesel - electric configuration.

The all - new Ion is our first look at a platform that could spawn several more GM vehicles, such as a new Chevrolet Cavalier.

Based on VW's apparently versatile MQB platform (it underpins vehicles as varied as the Audi TT and the forthcoming Atlas mid-size crossover) the Arteon sports a 2,842 - mm (111.9 - inch) wheelbase and tight front and rear overhangs, giving it style the staid Passat family car can only dream of.

The Panamera will serve as the launch vehicle for the new MSB platform.

Automakers are now using auto shows as a platform to educate and excite consumers and shoppers about the innovation found in today's vehicles.

A dark horse: the Ford Freestyle SUV, which is built on the same platform as the Ford Five Hundred sedan, but makes for a more satisfying vehicle.