Sentences with phrase «vehicles being driven into»

The impact of the recent attempts, with vehicles being driven into crowds in the UK and Spain, have yet to be felt though.

Not exact matches

Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

Aurora has been working to integrate its self - driving system into VW's vehicle platforms.

In 2011, a Google self - driving car slammed into another vehicle; Google later claimed a human was driving at the time.

Monday's accident may also call into question new regulations from states like California and Arizona that are letting auto and tech companies test self - driving vehicles without human backup drivers that can intervene if the vehicle makes a mistake.

Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement, and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles to survive in an industry which is moving rapidly into electric and self - driving cars.

For Krafcik, the integration of self - driving hardware and software is the trick, and that engineering challenge stands apart from what GM and Cruise have consistently said about the need to bring self - driving technology into the vehicle during the assembly process.

Tesla has quietly been releasing self - driving features into its vehicles.

By buying Otto, Uber bought proprietary autonomous technology that can be retrofitted into vehicles and — maybe more importantly — a new leader for all its self - driving efforts: Otto co-founder Anthony Levandowski.

A factor that will stand both Ford and Google in good stead is that both companies have laid the foundation for building self - driving vehicles, and have tapped into the apt sources for the purpose.

Otto, which is the brainchild of two senior self - driving car engineers who used to work for Google, builds kits that can turn existing transportation vehicles into autonomous trucks.

The new feature is first added to the top - of - the - line cars, as can be seen in the $ 10,000 additional cost for self - driving capabilities, and then eventually trickling down into being an option for more vehicles before becoming a standard among all products.

At the Global Mobility Leadership Forum held in Detroit, Volvo's CEO Hakan Samuelsson said that the company is looking to release self - driving cars into the market by 2021, with the autopilot features to add about $ 10,000 to the cost of its vehicles.

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.

In August, Delphi and Mobileye (which supplies sensor technology) announced the companies were partnering to develop a fully self - driving system that automakers can begin to integrate into their vehicles in 2019.

One of the girls told a relative that the five girls were crushed «as they were herded into vehicles and driven away.»

We were looking to downgrade into a smaller vehicle — and strongly considered a hybrid — until we learned that the freeway mileage we get in our driven once or twice a week Expedition is just as good, if not better, than the smaller vehicles we looked at.

• A 31 - year - old Palos Hills man was charged with DUI, improper stopping / standing and failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision after partially awaking from an alcohol - induced stupor and driving into the vehicle in front of him on the 9800 block of 159th Street on Dec. 23.

• A 28 - year - old Orland Park man was charged with DUI, failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision, not carrying his driver's license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle after he drove into a front yard on the 14800 block of Westwood Drive, striking a roadside mail box, on Sept. 4.

At the time, I drove a zippy little Honda CR - V that I absolutely adored, but it was becoming increasingly frustrating for me to fit our Bunch, their double stroller and assorted diaper bags, and my Costco runs into the vehicle, so we caved on the van front.

On Saturday a flaming four - by - four vehicle was driven at full - speed into the main entrance at Glasgow airport's Terminal One.

Uber and taxi customers would have to shell out all the fees under the state Assembly's proposed congestion - pricing plan, while private vehicles and commercial trucks would not be charged to drive into Manhattan.

With his driver unable to drive into the premises as the crowd banged on the vehicle, Kwabena Agyepong got down and was led in by the police who have been stationed there all morning since news of the break - in emerged.

While the new budget will not have a full - fledged congestion pricing plan, it is expected to impose a $ 2.75 - per trip fees on for - hire vehicles like Uber and Lyft that drive into a designated Manhattan central business district, with the revenue earmarked for MTA mass transit upgrades.

The governor has proposed a congestion pricing plan to fund the MTA which would charge vehicles driving into Manhattan below 60th St. De Blasio had opposed congestion pricing, but has been more muted in his criticism since Cuomo's plan was released last week.

That proposal is likely to be a revised plan for congestion pricing, which would charge vehicles a fee to drive into Manhattan during weekday business hours.

«They were sent to court and whiles in court a judge in a court of competent jurisdiction granted them bail and what did we see after they were granted bail; the security agencies bundled them into a vehicle and drove off the court premises instead of handing them over to the court clerk for the necessary documentation to be done or processed for their bail.

I made it very clear that the act of driving a motor vehicle into a crowd was domestic terrorism.»

Anticipating the next step, researchers at MIT have proposed a scheme called CityCar in which compact electric vehicles would be scattered in parking stations all around cities, enabling riders to jump into one and drive it to the station nearest their destination, then leave it for the next rider, much like the shared - bicycle systems that have sprung up in cities around the world.

With no responsibilities and few recreational opportunities in their neighborhoods, the youths felt a pervasive need for stimulation, and they satiated their boredom with parties that were rife with sex, drugs and alcohol; violent clashes with rival groups; and crimes such as stealing and crashing cars into vehicles driven by rivals.

«While there is still work to be done in driving to completion of the vehicle development program,» Whitesides said, «the dedication event is an opportunity for us to recognize all the people in New Mexico and around the world who have worked so hard to turn a patch of ranch land into the world's first commercial spaceport.»

Here are some tips for turning even the most fuel - efficient vehicle they can force us to drive into a gas - guzzling petroleum pig:

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.

Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company to design and build a car that many observers think will make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass production.

In essence, the new accelerated evaluation process breaks down difficult real - world driving situations into components that can be tested or simulated repeatedly, exposing automated vehicles to a condensed set of the most challenging driving situations.

Via this interface, a conventional vehicle can be turned into a driving simulator without changing its outer appearance,» Professor Jivka Ovtcharova, Head of the KIT Institute for Information Management in Engineering, says.

Electric drive vehicles have the potential to wean the United States off foreign oil and drive it toward an era of zero - emissions transportation, but that potential is being pushed into the more distant future by the ominous fact that most consumers aren't buying them.

To be truly useful though, self - driving cars ought to be just as woven into our lives as existing vehicles, maybe more so.

But watching McConaughey cavort on couches with Jon Stewart and Jay Leno, or drive into town in a gigantor vehicle all slapped up with Sahara banners, you get the sense that he's big - hearted and big fun.

This is where the top - notch driving dynamics Kunos has massaged into all the available vehicles becomes a double - edged sword, because it takes very little to unsettle your car at speed.

Test Drive Unlimited is no exception of this, as there are just tons of the premiere vehicles around the world are all placed into this game.

Far better are the crazy Marys and Zoes who turn the tables when Mike slams his stunt car into the supercharged vehicle they're test - driving.

can transform into futuristic - looking vehicles that are able to drive along walls and such.

Dead Island actually features some interesting game play additions that I wasn't expecting such as the ability to drive vehicles and even load supplies into the back of trucks although this is usually only story required.

I imagine it to be not dissimilar from a game such as «Warhawk» or «Star Wars: Battlefront», where you can walk around on foot, like in a third person shooter, and then hop into a ship or tank and fly / drive it around the map and engage in vehicle combat.

Every diesel and petrol vehicle driven into the centre of Oxford is contributing to the problem; everyone can do their bit to tackle Oxford's toxic air pollution.»

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).

When you drive into puddles so deep that they wash up over the windshield, you're probably overconfident in your vehicle's capability.

Although drivers previously convicted of driving under the influence are frequently forced to utilize a breathalyzer tied to a car's ignition, DADSS is looking to develop a device that is seamlessly streamlined into the vehicle's design 8 to 10 years in the future — although it would not be a mandatory safety feature.

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.