Sentences with phrase «vehicle program in»

Uber said after the incident that it would halt its autonomous vehicle program in California, as it had in other states, and that it would not seek to renew its autonomous vehicle testing permit, which expired March 31.
«The electric range of the Chevrolet Volt is most sensitive to improvements in aero, which is in contrast to a traditional vehicle program in which mass typically plays a larger role.»
California has a Zero Emission Vehicle program in place that pushes automakers to sell more electric cars and hybrid vehicles, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Waymo CEO John Krafcik speaks to CNBC's Phil LeBeau about the driverless technology company's partnership with Jaguar as well as the outlook for the safety of autonomous vehicle programs in the wake of the fatal Uber accident.
Automakers and tech companies are evaluating whether or not to suspend their autonomous vehicle programs in the wake of the first fatality involving a self - driving vehicle.
Over 12 years of solid experience in an automotive market data analysis and research, including developing, analyzing, and providing rationale for long term sales forecasts, supporting: vehicle programs in the Global Vehicle Development Process (GVDP), GM's annual business plan, and miscellaneous vehicle and portfolio scenarios.

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In a release Monday, Lyft and GM announced the expansion of their joint vehicle - rental program, which allows Lyft drivers to rent a nearly - new GM vehicle for the short -(or, occasionally, long --RRB- term.
The company tried to launch a similar program in San Francisco in mid-December, but failed to get the proper license and the California DMV revoked the registrations of the company's 16 vehicles.
The EPA with cooperation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and California Air Resources Board established in 2010 a single national program of greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year 2012 - 2025 vehicles.
Before NEA, Yanev was a Senor Investment Officer in the Bush and Obama Administrations, where he focused on investing in new cutting - edge technologies at the Federal Loan Program, a $ 150 billion investment vehicle.
The Tesla's «in - vehicle infotainment system» lacks an application programming interface — a way for programmers to tap into a computer system and write apps for it.
Initially, it was a program that let insurance adjusters validate and decode the 17 - digit VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) for any car that was involved in an insurance claim for theft or total loss.
Look at our space shuttle program, which lost two of its four primary vehicles, and two full crews, in the pursuit of science.
Though the country's claims about its technology are often exaggerated, North Korea's latest advancement in its missile program have drawn concern from officials at the White House, who have said the country is «developing a pretty good nuclear reentry vehicle
Participants in Uber's program can return their vehicle with two weeks notice and «limited additional costs,» the company said.
Uber launched a program in November 2013 to arrange manufacturer discounts and lenders for prospective drivers who lacked cars in the hopes it would boost vehicles driving for the app - based service.
Google is teaching its self - driving cars to share the road with cyclists, the company said in a monthly report on its autonomous vehicle testing program.
Since launching its early rider program in April, Waymo formed an alliance with ride - hailing company Lyft, issued a safety report outlining how it plans to navigate the risks of self - driving vehicles, and revealed more about its technology.
Last week, GM filed a petition with NHTSA requesting an exemption to have a small number of autonomous vehicles operate in a ride - share program without steering wheels or human drivers.
The program allows car buyers to trade in less - fuel - efficient vehicles for up to a US$ 4,500 credit toward a new car.
The so - called program calls for 100 shipping containers with laptops, furniture, and Land Cruiser vehicles will be set up as makeshift, mobile police stations in Mosul and across five liberated provinces, Canadian Brig. Gen. D.J. Anderson, who is director of partner force development for coalition.
Indeed, a close read of an entertaining profile of Khosrowshahi in The New Yorker, suggests the former investment banker even has cast a jaundiced eye at Uber's existentially important autonomous vehicle program.
In 2014, the government set up a subsidy program called China's National Integrated Circuits Industry Investment Fund which is aiming to raise at least RMB 150 billion for its second fund vehicle, according to Bloomberg.
Passengers would be allowed to ride in autonomous vehicles in California — sometimes without drivers — under a pilot program proposed Friday by state...
Add in to that equation the rich investing in automation technology like those ordering kiosks at Panera, self - checkout machines, autonomous vehicles, and even automated web design programs and it's a perfect recipe for pending economic disaster.
People doubted that when we first came out with the Roadster eight years ago, but given the success of Model S and Model X, the overwhelming interest in Model 3, and the fact that other car companies are finally starting electric vehicle programs of their own, no one should doubt that anymore.
«Falcon Heavy will carry more payload to orbit or escape velocity than any vehicle in history, apart from the Saturn V moon rocket, which was decommissioned after the Apollo program.
An Uber self - driving vehicle flipped to its side after hitting a car in Arizona, prompting the car tech company to suspend its self - driving testing program.
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architect and researcher Ammar Mirjan explains how drones could be programmed to construct buildings in the first of two movies about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in architecture.
Those who have left Uber in recent times have included the VP of maps and business platform Brian McClendon, president Jeff Jones, AI lead Gary Marcus, communications SVP Rachel Whetstone, VP of global vehicle programs Sherif Marakby, VP of product Ed Baker, SVP of engineering Amit Singhal and self - driving car head Anthony Levandowski.
The award - winning, privately funded YgreneWorks program provides immediately accessible financing with no upfront payments for energy efficiency, renewables, water conservation, and, in certain areas, electric vehicle charging stations, hurricane protection, and seismic upgrades.
A fleet tracking system makes use of location technology in the vehicles being tracked and software programs that gather the data from these automatic vehicle location devices to help you pinpoint its whereabouts.
Twenty Uber employees were recently fired after the harassment investigation, and the head of its autonomous vehicle program was fired for refusing to cooperate in the lawsuit.
Uber suspended its autonomous vehicle testing program in Arizona, California, Pittsburgh and Toronto after the crash.
In addition, a vehicle purchase program for Walmart employees will be launched shortly to help Walmart's 1.5 million U.S. employees save time and money when buying a car.
The Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA) is the largest association representing commercial truck driver training programs in the United States.
To do that, China has an official program called Made in China 2025, supporting certain technologies like drones, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.
Executives at GM have expressed frustration that comparisons of monthly U.S. sales results among rival automakers are distorted by short - term discount programs, and by differences in strategy for selling vehicles in bulk to rental car fleets.
The company notes that testing the vehicles in real - life scenarios greatly improves the software, as it is programmed to learn from experience.
Uber's partially self - driving car will begin accepting passengers Wednesday in Pittsburgh, accelerating the ride - hailing app's autonomous vehicle program amid hiccups for other tech giants» automobile ambition
In 2002, Lockheed debuted the Atlas - V, the latest installment in a storied lineup of related launch vehicles that stretches back to NASA's Mercury prograIn 2002, Lockheed debuted the Atlas - V, the latest installment in a storied lineup of related launch vehicles that stretches back to NASA's Mercury prograin a storied lineup of related launch vehicles that stretches back to NASA's Mercury program.
It is mostly private companies that specialize in this type of financing, with programs designed for specific industries, such as the motor - vehicle, aircraft and industrial equipment sectors, although some banks can provide export - leasing services through subsidiaries.
In the U.S., VW has created a separate unit called Electrify America that pledges to invest $ 2 billion in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure and education programs over 1o yearIn the U.S., VW has created a separate unit called Electrify America that pledges to invest $ 2 billion in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure and education programs over 1o yearin Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure and education programs over 1o years.
Select vehicles are automatically enrolled in the Jeep ® Wave Program.
For example, we should be considering serious investment in infrastructure for electric vehicles, and expanding on programs that incent British Columbians to adopt this forward - looking technology.
The space race was in high gear, with the USSR landing a vehicle on the moon and the U.S. successfully completing its Gemini program — the precursor to the Apollo moon landing missions.
In October, NIO USA announced that it was issued an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit by the California DMV and it would begin testing on public roads under the Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program guidelines as it progresses on its path to bring autonomy to market.
In answer to the criticism that WCC is syncretistic because of its program for inter-religious dialogue, Thomas said that if the word syncretism denotes all processes of interpenetration between cultures and religions, the only answer to a wrong syncretism, which means the uncritical, superficial, normless mixing of basically incompatible religious concepts and cultural attitudes, is a Christ - centered syncretism which grapples with and evaluates all concepts and attitudes critically in the light of Jesus Christ and converts them into vehicles for communicating the truth of the Gospel and for expressing its meaning for lifIn answer to the criticism that WCC is syncretistic because of its program for inter-religious dialogue, Thomas said that if the word syncretism denotes all processes of interpenetration between cultures and religions, the only answer to a wrong syncretism, which means the uncritical, superficial, normless mixing of basically incompatible religious concepts and cultural attitudes, is a Christ - centered syncretism which grapples with and evaluates all concepts and attitudes critically in the light of Jesus Christ and converts them into vehicles for communicating the truth of the Gospel and for expressing its meaning for lifin the light of Jesus Christ and converts them into vehicles for communicating the truth of the Gospel and for expressing its meaning for life.
James Prior to this program, James served in the U.S. Navy as a Boatswain Mate Third Class Surface Warfare Specialist serving at Expeditionary Strike Group Seven, Seal Delivery Vehicle Team Two, Commander Submarine Force Group, Special Operations Command Central and on the USS Paul Hamilton DDG 60.
«Through the Business for Social Responsibility Future of Fuels program, Coca - Cola and PepsiCo are researching the carbon intensity of their vehicle fuels, the ways that they can reduce reliance on high - carbon fuels, and opportunities for increasing the number of plug - in and hybrid vehicles in their fleets,» the two wrote.
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