Sentences with phrase «vehicles take to the roads»

But these problems could dissipate as more vehicles take to the roads equipped to communicate with each other and drive themselves.
Unfortunately, the chances of being involved in an Uber or Lyft accident grows as more ridesharing vehicles take to the road.

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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.
CNBC's Landon Dowdy reports millennials are taking to the road with towable trailers so they can experience the outdoor lifestyle and that trend is revving up recreational vehicle sales that have been traditionally relied on by retirees.
Cai said Beijing would also take 300,000 obsolete vehicles off the roads this year to help to raise fuel standards and promote new energy cars.
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.
Initial reports said the woman jumped out in front of the Volvo SUV, but dashcam video indicated she was walking across the road and the vehicle appeared to take no evasive action.
In 2017, we took another important step when the government made it legal to test self - driving vehicles on all national and local roads.
But with geo - fencing, a fleet manager can now know if a repair has been completed but the vehicle has not been picked up and take action to get that vehicle back on the road.
To put that into perspective, if two - thirds of California dairies added methane digesters to their manure management practices, the reduction in emissions would be the equivalent of taking about one million passenger vehicles off the road, according to Straus Family Creamery's calculationTo put that into perspective, if two - thirds of California dairies added methane digesters to their manure management practices, the reduction in emissions would be the equivalent of taking about one million passenger vehicles off the road, according to Straus Family Creamery's calculationto their manure management practices, the reduction in emissions would be the equivalent of taking about one million passenger vehicles off the road, according to Straus Family Creamery's calculationto Straus Family Creamery's calculations.
(d) in the above process booth capturing, fake voting, impersonification of votng can't take place.only genuine voters will cas votes.3 - to check the proliferation of BPL and other benefits / subsidies the account no, property deeds, vehicles and other valuables bought and sold by the head of the family and the dependants (unmarried) be united into single account.4 - Private engineering college, medical college, international schools, public schools should be marginalised, they should be there but to be strictly controlled about capitation fee and in matter of salary to employees.5 - Every corruption starts in village on CONSTRUCTION WORK (drain, approach road, swearege, deepening of ponds and wells, indira awas, boundaries and rooms of club, schools, community hall, drinking water pipeline drainage etc).
Our skillful mechanics will take great care of your vehicle too, quickly diagnosing any problems and offering cost - effective solutions to get you back on the road.
In addition, we expect government to expend fewer resources on road repair and maintenance once the rail line takes off and reduce the pressure of articulated vehicles on our roads
The decisions the current Government takes on transport to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and rising oil prices could have significant repercussions for many years to come... Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to: «Change direction on transport policy - and aim to rapidly move towards a low - carbon transport system... Vehicle Excise Duty must be changed to make road tax on gas - guzzlers more expensive - and cheaper for greener cars...»
While city bus operators are tasked with driving through dense urban settings and navigating traffic on the road, many are simultaneously subjected to the growing number of assaults and incidents taking place on their vehicle.
I applaud Governor Paterson for his leadership and commitment to upgrading our rail infrastructure and making it a more dependable transportation option, which helps take vehicles off the road, improves our air quality, and reduces energy consumption.»
«With this action, we are taking a careful yet balanced approach to incorporating autonomous vehicles on our roads to reduce dangerous driving habits, decrease the number of accidents and save lives on New York roadways,» Gov. Cuomo said.
He said the State Government took it upon itself to undertake the reconstruction of the road being one of the busiest roads in the State with vehicular volumes averaging 50,000 vehicles daily, and that its poor state was not acceptable for the status of the State as the fifth largest economy in Africa and the nation's commercial hub.
Gov. Cuomo took to the road Tuesday on a customized recreational vehicle to push his plan to raise New York's minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.
On my recent backyard vacation I read that Ulster County Legislature Minority Leader Dave Donaldson had taken extreme umbrage at the suggestion that the recently appointed county study commission on police services could be a vehicle to eliminate the sheriff's road patrol.
After hours in piles of snow and other vehicles, travelers were bused to Salvatore's Garden Place Hotel on Transit Road in Lancaster to be warmed and taken care of while trying to figure out their next step.
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.
EPRI assumes that by 2030, 10 million plug - in vehicles will be on the road, and smart grid technologies will permit plug - in vehicles not only to take recharging power from the grid, but to feed power back in from their batteries to help meet sudden changes in electricity demand.
She is one of 11 «real customers» (as opposed to celebrities, politicians or the like) now taking the car for a trial run; GM plans to eventually have 100 such test vehicles on the road.
A newly published study co-authored by an MIT professor shows that the public is conflicted over such scenarios, taking a notably inconsistent approach to the safety of autonomous vehicles, should they become a reality on the roads.
These applications are complex and difficult to set up and run because they render simulated car crashes under very specific conditions, taking into account factors such as the type of vehicle, road conditions and speed.
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.
In terms of carbon pollution reductions, this is comparable to taking 80 million vehicles off the road.
For example, heavier vehicles are much harder to stop when spending down the roads and will tend to slide but spending up to top speeds takes no time at all.
It doesn't take too long to get around the map in a vehicle which is probably why there are so many road blocks.
Meanwhile, Max has become the personal blood donor to Nux (Nicholas Hoult), a sickly War Boy with visions of a glorious death on the Fury Road, and when Joe unleashes his hordes to bring back his queens, Nux takes Max along for the ride, strapping him to the front of his vehicle to keep the restorative blood flowing, putting Max and Furiosa on a collision course that can only mean fireworks.
While Death Road to Canada is about killing zombies and technically doesn't even take place in Canada, a game with Canada in the title, where a vehicle drives in, often running over zombies as it enters or leaves, is s one of those associations that's best avoided by a publisher with an otherwise non-controversial game.
The filmmaker doesn't take his foot off of the accelerator, keeping things in constant motion even in the off moment when the vehicles at the center of this particular Road Runner cartoon take a brief second or two to idle their engines.
A group of six learners on the Level 2 Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair course are putting in extra hours at the College's training centre, on the Harpur Hill Business Park at Buxton, to get the car on the road in time to take part in Buxton's annual carnival parade in July.
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).
Michigan's Department of Transportation must report to the state legislature by February 2016 the next steps to be taken in regulating autonomous and automated vehicles, including the issue of an «operational» license, which would allow such technologies on public roads.
Take careful consideration to notice any noises, or nuances in the vehicle's performance on different road surfaces.
If you don't have a scan tool with ABS bleed capability, then take the vehicle to someplace safe and slippery (wet grass, slick road, mud) and do some extreme panic stops where you can feel the ABS engaging (pulsing in the brake pedal) a half dozen times.
«Take to the road and get a feel for the performance and handling of vehicles from Buick, Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen,» the show's website states.
Every year, Jeep builds a handful of off - road concept vehicles to take to the Easter Jeep Safari outing in Moab, Utah.
Toyota's Crawl Control feature is offered as an optional part of the advanced four - wheel - drive system and, while I didn't take the GX off - road (as most owners won't), I've sampled this system in other vehicles and can declare it to be most impressive.
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.
«We can take that data, and add that to the repertoire of situations that the vehicle has to test against and make sure we're safe with women in power wheelchairs chasing ducks in roads
It's the latest iteration of the Peugeot 2008 DKR, a purpose - build off - road vehicle designed to take on some of the world's most challenging rallying terrain, across the wilds of Argentina and Bolivia.
In the event that the vehicle's lane - keep assist and lane - departure warning systems don't get the job done, the run - off protection system is designed to protect occupants from serious injury when the vehicle veers off of the road; if sensors detect a run - off taking place, the front safety belts will tighten for as long as the car is in motion to keep passengers safely in position.
«Using the same streets that our Leaf customers also commute on as race tracks has real benefits for customers — we'll be able to take on real road conditions with our race cars — and we can share what we've learned as we tune our latest electric vehicles
That makes sense, because one glance at our test vehicle was all it took to know that this is the one that's maximized for off - roading.
The program will take place on roads in Ann Arbor, Mich., and will also involve a limited number of applications allowing vehicles to communicate with the roadway.
Thinking it might be a bad wheel bearing, we brought the vehicle to the dealer, who told us that the wheels and brake area were packed with mud (apparently, some of us actually do take our SRXs off - road).
We took a road trip from New Mexico to purchase a vehicle with Stevenson.
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