Sentences with phrase «vehicle safety technologies»

The eSafety Challenge, an annual event that promotes and highlights the life - saving potential of advanced vehicle safety technologies, is scheduled to take place this year on 13 July 2010 in Millbrook, UK.

Under this final rule, the requirements of 49 CFR 393.60 are revised to allow for the utilization of specific vehicle safety technologies that would be mounted on the interior of the windshield of a CMV, and within the area swept by the windshield wipers.

With endless new vehicle safety technologies coming to market, one safety technology remains a constant in every vehicle: the seat belt.

NHTSA recently issued the DOT / NHTSA Federal Automated Vehicles Policy for the safe and rapid development, testing, and deployment of advanced automated vehicle safety technologies.

DIRE NEED TO ACCELERATE DEPLOYMENT OF ECS A major challenge is to accelerate fitment rates of electronic stability control (ESC), the most important vehicle safety technology since the seatbelt.

Amend § 393.5 by adding a definition for «Vehicle safety technology» in alphabetical order to read as follows:

«Vehicle safety technology» is defined in Section 5301 (b) to include (1) a fleet - related incident management system, (2) performance or behavior management system, (3) speed management system, (4) lane departure warning system, (5) forward collision warning or mitigation system, (6) active cruise control system, and (7) any other technology that the Secretary considers applicable.

Section 5301 (a) of the FAST Act directs FMCSA to amend § 393.60 (e) of the FMCSRs to «exempt from that section the voluntary mounting on a windshield of vehicle safety technology likely to achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety that would be achieved absent the exemption.»

FMCSA also adds a definition for «vehicle safety technology» in 49 CFR 393.5

Not exact matches

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.

These technologies can involve the vehicles themselves, traffic safety measures, or insurance processes.

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.

«While San Francisco policymakers pursue common sense regulation of standup electronic scooters to enhance the public benefit of this new shared mobility technology and to reduce potential harm to the public, state legislators seek to eliminate elements of the Vehicle Code that exist to protect the health and safety of members of the public including users of standup electric scooters,» Peskin wrote in his resolution.

In the recent development to the Tesla - Mobileye row, the Israel - based vision technology manufacturer for autonomous vehicles explained why it claimed Tesla is pushing the envelope on safety.

TEMPE, Ariz. / DETROIT (Reuters)- Arizona officials said on Tuesday they saw no immediate need to tighten rules on the testing of self - driving cars in the state in reaction to a fatal accident involving an Uber autonomous vehicle that has focused attention on the safety of the new technology.

Technology development is very fast, and the future electric vehicles seem to meet our needs in terms of reach, safety, and costs,» Eckhoff said, according to an E24 report.

As lead research engineer at Cohda Wireless (2004 - 2011), Dr Haley was a principal inventor of the technology that enables Cohda's world leading wireless equipment for vehicle - to - vehicle safety.

Like every Tesla vehicle, Model 3 combines range, performance, safety and technology.

NHTSA's request for comment also will seek input on how manufacturers of automated vehicle technology can certify that their systems meet safety thresholds.

Levandowski and Ron said that by combining their company's self - driving instruments with Volvo's high quality vehicle and safety technology, a bright future is in store for both.

«We are continuously and proactively enhancing our vehicles with the latest advanced safety technology,» Tesla affirms.

«Autonomous vehicle technologies will have a tremendous impact on society in terms of safety, mobility and security,» Chao said in an address at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Autonomous cars should be required to meet standards on their ability to detect potential hazards, and better ways are needed to keep their human drivers ready to assume control, U.S. auto safety and technology experts said after fatal crashes involving Uber Technologies and Tesla vehicles.

New vehicles are equipped with safety technology such as rear - view camera, blind spot monitoring, and lane departure warning.

By combining Uber's self - driving technology with Volvo's state - of - the art vehicles and safety technology, we'll get to the future faster than going it alone.

But questions about the safety of self - driving technology and oversight of developers were raised after a fatal collision between an Uber Technologies Inc self - driving vehicle and a pedestrian in Arizona in March.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Peloton Technology, a connected and automated vehicle technology company dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of freight transportation, today announced the closing of a $ 60 million Series B fundTechnology, a connected and automated vehicle technology company dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of freight transportation, today announced the closing of a $ 60 million Series B fundtechnology company dedicated to improving the safety and efficiency of freight transportation, today announced the closing of a $ 60 million Series B funding round.

Britax engineers its car seats to meet U.S. and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and makes significant investments in advanced technology, research and development to deliver safe products families can depend on.

FORT MILL, S.C. — July 11, 2017: Britax Child Safety, Inc., the leader in child passenger safety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car seats, announces the Endeavours infant car seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car seatSafety, Inc., the leader in child passenger safety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car seats, announces the Endeavours infant car seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car seatsafety technology and U.S. manufacturer of premium car seats, announces the Endeavours infant car seat that includes an Anti-Rebound Bar (ARB) for extra rear - facing protection and a European Belt Guide for added convenience when using the vehicle seatbelt without the car seat base.

One of my best features is MyKey is a new Ford safety technology — launching this summer as standard equipment on the 2010 Focus, Taurus and other popular models — that allows owners to program a key that can limit the vehicle's top speed and audio volume to encourage teens to drive safer.

The new i - Size standard (R129), which was introduced in early 2014, has brought in additional crash testing and new technologies, which aim to ensure better safety for your child and more compatibility between car seats and vehicles.

Called Next Generation (Next Gen), the car seats offer 360 Degree Protection with Head Safety Technology - designed to reduce the risk of head injury and provides protection from all sides in the event of a vehicle crash.

This demonstration and testing will enable state officials to assess the «development of autonomous vehicle technology and to begin identifying potential impacts of such technology on safety, traffic control, traffic enforcement, emergency services, and such other areas» of importance to state officials and others charged with traffic safety.

Reducing fuel use, emissions and «havoc» A Department of Transportation pilot project underway in Ann Arbor, Mich., has already collected 7 billion safety messages exchanged among 3,000 cars, trucks and transit buses equipped with vehicle - to - vehicle (V2V) and vehicle - to - infrastructure (V2I) technology.

asked Mike Schagrin, program manager of the Connected Vehicle Safety & Automation Office of DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

But in the absence of federal law regulating the use of autonomous vehicles and driver - assist technology, the U.S. government could simply stand back and allow companies to put more self - driving cars on public roads to collect the necessary safety data, says Alain Kornhauser, a transportation engineer and adviser for Princeton University's Autonomous Vehicle Engineering team.

A crash that killed a driver in a Tesla Model S electric car in self - driving mode has called into question the safety of driverless vehicle technology.

Next - generation automotive safety technology could give us vehicles that are difficult to crash — and eventually may not need drivers at all

Dr. Lukas» team is investigating the driver alcohol detection system for safety, a non-invasive in - vehicle alcohol detection technology that prevents drivers from starting a vehicle if their estimated blood alcohol concentration exceeds the legal limit.

Already the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is preparing to require «connected vehicle» technology on school buses (gadgets that allow vehicles to talk to one another in order to avoid crashes).

Through NCAP, the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, and ongoing research, NHTSA encourages the adoption of technologies that will better protect drivers and passengers in a crash.

Plus, economies of scale mean innovative safety technology no longer need be the exclusive domain of luxury vehicles whose buyers can afford the added costs.

She oversees a technical center whose 130 employees provide engineering expertise, field deployment and research in the areas of rail, highway and aviation safety, maritime domain awareness and logistics, and advanced vehicle technology and policy.

This next - gen luxury SUV will feature roughly 90 percent new components, and its improved safety, technology, and efficiency will point the way for the future of Volvo's vehicle lineup.

I chose this vehicle for its 5 star safety rating and am blown away by the advanced technology - too numerous to list.

Improving safety information systems and commercial motor vehicle technologies; strengthening commercial motor vehicle equipment and operating standards

In the 2018 Management Excellence category, Gold was nominated for «improved data sharing to accelerate the adoption of new technologies that increase transportation safety and efficiency, including self - driving cars and vehicles that communicate with one another».

The Road to Zero Coalition will work to accelerate the achievement of that vision through concurrent efforts that focus on overall system design, addressing infrastructure design, vehicle technology, and enforcement and behavioral safety.

Automakers are slowly beginning to roll out vehicle - to - vehicle (V2V) communications systems, which could potentially become a big part of the suite of safety technologies for semi - and fully automated driving.

Continued support from OST for innovative tools and techniques that are necessary to (1) quickly address and incorporate emerging available technologies into the program, (2) better evaluate the safety performance of vehicles, (3) identify for consumers vehicles with exceptional safety performance, and (4) stimulate the development of even safer vehicles for consumers.