Sentences with phrase «when driver mode»

The second, less - comprehensive policy applies when driver mode is active, but no ride request has yet been accepted.

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The Volvo was in self - driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel when it hit 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg as she was walking a bicycle outside the lines of a crosswalk, police said.

The Volvo was in self - driving mode with a human backup driver at the wheel when it struck Herzberg, police said.

«BMW drivers will always decide for themselves when to drive in which mode,» she added.

It added a button on the steering wheel for drivers to create an audio explanation when they took the car out of autonomous mode.

In the Tesla incident last month, which involved a car that any consumer can buy, a Model X vehicle was in semi-autonomous Autopilot mode when it crashed, killing its driver.

The vehicle was in autonomous mode with a human safety driver at the wheel when it hit the woman, police said.

When Lewis Hamilton's «party mode» W09 produced a pole lap that was a staggering seven - tenths quicker than the closest Ferrari, it looked like the race could have been a formality for the Mercedes driver.

When the driver needs a boost of speed, the batteries can dump up to 60 kilowatts (80 horsepower) into the system, which is now in electric motor mode.

In the meantime, a driver of the 2014 BMW i8 will have one more reason to engage EV mode when puttering around town.

The car defaults to a hybrid mode, but drivers can also switch to an E-save mode to preserve battery power, and Charge mode, which charges the battery when the car is moving or stationary.

Like many of these systems, the dials change depending on driver mode, including a video game style animation when the contentious line - lock mode is activated.

Even the most die - hard stepped - tranny snob will be forced to acknowledge how well the CVT does its job, snapping the engine up into its torque band when power is needed and promptly dropping it down into run - silent mode when the driver eases off the accelerator.

It's also one of the new drive modes for the Lamborghini, which you can see when the driver clicks the Anima drive mode selector from Sport to Sabbia.

In the Delphi accident, on October 14, 2014, the autonomous Audi was being driven «in conventional mode» and was at a stop sign, when a 2008 Honda Accord coming from the driver's left side «over the elevated center island... hit the right front of the Audi and continued to go over another center island at 25 - 30 mph.

It's been a long four years coming, but the i8 Roadster brings open - top cruising to the i8's bag of tricks, which otherwise includes making a three - cylinder turbocharged 1.5 - liter engine sound great (perhaps the greatest sorcery of all), and yet at the same time delivering an all - electric mode that brooks no gimmickry, great handling, and surprising driver engagement given the 28 mpg combined rating and 76 mpge rating when in electric - only mode — a level of efficiency typically reserved for numb, coddling commute - boxes.

The list of available technologies includes the fuel - sipping Eco Pro mode; a color head - up display; adaptive cruise control; pedestrian and forward - collision warning; blind - spot detection; a 360 - degree camera system; BMW ConnectedDrive and BMW Apps connectivity; and Proactive Driving Assistant, which can preemptively tell the driver to slow down when he or she is approaching an area with a lower speed limit.

(Other modes include Touring, which is the default setting; Mountain, which reserves energy for steep grades; and Hold, which allows drivers to use only the gasoline engine so that they can save the charge for pure electric driving for later, such as when they are in the city.)

«When the driver selects a new mode, the software will enable some new subsystems, disable others, and reference new columns and rows in calibration tables, which change the amount of torque, rate at which torque is increased or decreased, and how the torque is biased left and right,» Kuczera said.

Like the Volt and the Leaf, there are multiple modes for regenerative braking when the driver lifts off the accelerator pedal, but the Golf offers more adjustability.

Compared to the Charger's ultra-planted feel, however, the 200C gives drivers a little more leeway to play, especially when the stability controller is switched into Sport mode.

There was and is nothing revolutionary about the six - speed ZF (in fact, most of the aforementioned competitors have moved on to more sophisticated gearboxes), but it does what it needs to do, which is to provide smooth, relatively seamless shifts when the Quattroporte's driver wants only to drive in automatic mode.

No matter what configuration the driver prefers, the M5 always defaults to its most luxurious, fuel - efficient mode when the engine is started.

When activated in the RACE, CT - Off and ESC - Off manettino modes, it makes driving even more involving, as well as safer, by keeping the driver informed of the optimal conditions for the car at all times.

On highways, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control10 functions similar to conventional «constant speed» cruise control in that it helps vehicles travel at a consistent speed set by the driver, but this system adds a vehicle - to - vehicle distance control mode which assists the driver by adjusting vehicle speed (within a set range) to help maintain a pre-set distance to a preceding vehicle when the preceding vehicle is traveling at a lower speed.

When your skills are finally worthy of operating this 505 - hp, 3147 - pound driver - guided missile, you can switch off Active Handling to enjoy the boy - racer mode with nothing but ABS and your preservation instincts to keep you and the Z06 whole.

The system features what Buick calls «temporary tap» which lets the paddles function in Drive mode, and reverting back to automatic shifting when not used — unlike Manual function, which lets the driver row the gears.

When the driver selects off - road mode, the springs gain 2.2 inches of vertical travel, with as much as 10 inches in front and 13 inches in the rear.

For efficiency, eco pro mode activates a coasting function that disengages the powertrain at speeds from 30 - 100 mph when the driver takes his foot off of the accelerator.

The hybrid system operates in four different modes: hybrid, e-mode, e-save and charge, allowing the driver to choose between gasoline - electric or pure electric running when there is sufficient battery charge.

Also, on grades, a hill - assist system will capture brake pressure to help the driver more smoothly and comfortably accelerate away from a stop by reducing the tendency of the vehicle to roll backward when the engine is in shut - down mode.

Shifting modes include Auto Normal, Auto Sport, Auto Ice for low traction driving surfaces, and Manual for when the driver wants to do the shifting.

When in the default driving mode (Parallel Hybrid) the driver can optimize fuel economy or battery charge by utilizing one of two alternative charge management functions:

Over all the features that I did not pay too much attention but have had the greatest impact are: the head rest, it holds my head instead of pushing it up; the drive mode button, i don't like using sport mode at all, but there are some occasions when a driver is being rude and driving the same speed as I am, sports mode really helps to get out of that knot in the road; And finally, the MPG display, that way I get the most miles from my

The AMG SPEEDSHIFT TCT 9G transmission comes with a model - specific software application that provides shorter shift times, so when turning on the «Sport» or the «Sport Plus» transmission modes, the driver gets quite an emotional driving experience behind the steering wheel of the G 63.

Changes were responsive however, (without being sharp) when the lever was dragged across to sport mode and the driver shifted manually — either with the lever or the shift paddles.

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In the absence of a tachometer or the telltale whine of the engine, the GS 450h prompts drivers in manual mode with a series of buzzes and flashes on when to change gear.

For instance, when a lower gear is selected while descending a long downhill grade, the 2011 Lincoln MKX in SelectShift mode will hold that gear until the driver manually upshifts or returns to the fully automatic setting.

When the driver switches off the engine and then starts again, the system automatically comes back in the normal mode with the SC, TC and ABS functions fully active.

When driving in the 4WD mode, the system determines if there is a need for 4WD functioning based on the terrain and engine driving and automatically sends power to all the 4 wheels without having the driver to intervene.

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When a high level of power is demanded by the driver, the electric motor at the rear axle works together with the 2.0 TFSI in a boost mode, in which both drive units output propulsive power.

When switched to automatic mode, it detects both oncoming vehicles and vehicles in the same lane ahead at night and changes to low - beam as appropriate, reducing blinding effects on other drivers.

To test the car, we performed zero - to - 60mph timed runs with the car in Sport mode, letting it decide when to shift, and in manual mode, letting the driver shift.

Along with the active dampers, the speed - sensitive hydraulic steering assist is automatically adjusted according to the driver's choice of Comfort or Sport modes: lighter steering effort is generated in the Comfort mode, while firmer effort results when in Sport mode.

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(Creep mode allows the EV to roll forward when the driver's foot moves off the brake, like most gas cars will.)

When in «Drive» mode, pulling either of the leather - trimmed magnesium alloy paddles mounted on the steering column will activate Touchtronic mode, enabling the driver to control gear shifts via the paddles.

For use when driving in the mountains or when engine braking is required, Sport mode scheduling uses higher shift points and quicker shifting to deliver instant throttle response that instills in the driver a closer man / machine relationship.