Sentences with phrase «when testing a driver»

There is definitely a use case for single participant simulations, for instance, when testing a driver of a newly developed experimental vehicle.

When test driver John Kiewicz blips the throttle, the note changes to a hard - as - nails V8 holler, with sharp, urgent stabs of noise firing from the sawn - off exhaust stubs like sonic buckshot.

We were supposed to use the silver development car when its test driver came back from Bergamo in the afternoon, but, as that worthy did not want to work on Saturday, simply repeating the same route, he just kept going to Munich, so we had to take the yellow car that was sitting ready for delivery to an American customer.

When the test drivers exited the vehicles, we recognized the driver of the Blue Stingray to be none other than GM test driver Jim Mero.

Not exact matches

Expect to hear more questions coming up about the testing of this technology and how well it handles returning control to a human driver when there's a situation the sensors aren't ready for.

When used on public streets in California, employees must attach steering wheels, accelerator pedals, and brake pedals so that test drivers can take over if necessary (and to comply with state regulations).

A disengagement is when the human driver testing the car has to take over from the automated system or when the system itself simply fails.

On the basis of CR's research and testing of early automated driving technologies, Consumer Reports and Consumers Union previously have called for automakers to make consumers aware of technology limitations and for there to be a safe fallback when drivers overestimate the capabilities of driver assist - systems, and also specifically have called for Tesla to only allow the Autopilot system to be used in the situations for which it can safely operate.

Waymo still uses two test drivers when it is adding new systems or moving to a new location.

Yet Uber's test drivers were being asked to do more — going on solo runs when they had worked in pairs.

Specific test sessions are one thing, but Ross Brawn wants to introduce more ways for young drivers to gain F1 experience during actual race weekends so that they are better prepared for when they get their chance as F1 drivers.

«I think when you are looking and trying to compare drivers, within one team during a test session, while you don't actually know yourself the programme that the engineers are running and if you don't take into account the weather conditions right there and then when they are doing their [fastest] lap, I think it's very difficult to sit there and to say: «Have Williams potentially made the wrong decision because the reserve driver has set the fastest lap?»

When NASCAR announced Thursday it would require drivers to undergo baseline neurological testing starting in 2014, it seemed liked a slam - dunk decision by the sanctioning body.

Williams racer Lance Stroll didn't get his first test as a fully - fledged F1 driver off to the best start when he brought the team's running to an early end following a spin through the Turn 9 gravel trap.

Jolyon's dad got his F1 career underway in 1983 when he was a Williams test driver and was rewarded with a one - off race in Brands Hatch that year when the team entered a third car specifically for him.

The Frenchman is still part of Mercedes» driver programme and when the going got tough between him and Perez, he wanted the Silver Arrows to draw upon their experience of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to help him deal with the testing situation.

The New Zealander had his first taste of Formula 1 action as an 18 - year - old in 2008 when tested for Red Bull and the following year he was named the official reserve driver for the Milton Keynes team as well as Toro Rosso.

In reaction, the former army major said «when we go for operations in Congo, Liberia and other places, Ghanaian army drivers drive our own vehicles because what time do they have to test the drivers who have been trained here in Ghana».

It's especially difficult to tell whether self - driving cars have earned their licenses when scientists are still writing the driver's test.

When tested on various cancer patient databases, iCAGES was found to be superior to other computational tools at predicting cancer drivers from personal genomes and at identifying beneficial treatment.

Last May, he was a passenger during a test - drive of a new BMW luxury sedan when the driver misjudged a curve on a country road just outside Modesto, California.

Studies suggest that low doses of caffeine throughout the day are more effective than the traditional übercup first thing in the a.m. Researchers found that shift workers, medical residents, truck drivers, and others who work odd hours not only got a better boost from caffeine when they drank it in small portions, but they also performed better on cognitive tests.

Hungry Hearts (Unrated) Psychological drama about a newlywed couple (Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher) whose marriage is suddenly tested by the birth of a baby when the wife becomes inexplicably obsessed with nutrition and cleanliness.

We saw a trailer earlier this month [watch it here], and now two posters have been released for Hungry Hearts, the upcoming romantic drama starring Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher... The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death -LSB-...]

SYNOPSIS: Martin Scorsese's SILENCE tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson)---LSB-...]

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When you're getting a driver's license, how are you tested for this skill?

For example, when a principal is «monitoring» student dismissal at 3 p.m., that responsibility should be viewed as both management and leadership, Dr. Alvy said, because the principal is making sure students are safe as they are leaving school and taking the opportunity to talk with students, teachers, and bus drivers about the day and important educational issues — such as, «Monica, I heard you did great on your math test yesterday; well done!»

When Lamborghini's test driver Marco Mapelli unleased the Lamborghini Huracan Performante on the Nurburgring, it lapped the legendary track in a blistering 6:52.01.

Halo designs are still in their infancy, and the Ferrari designed structure tested this week has to be attached to the car when it is stationary and the driver already in the cockpit.

Volvo plans its test of Level 4 autonomy on about 31 miles of highway in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 2017 and wants to next test somewhere in the U.S. California's Department of Motor Vehicles put the kibosh on that late last year when it issued operator rules for autonomous vehicles that require human drivers to always be in control.

The man with the fastest name ever, Max Venturi (Lambo's test driver) wasn't surprised that the SV was almost 4sec quicker than the standard car but the 1.21.3 lap is even more impressive when you consider the only cars ahead of it are the Gumpert Apollo (effectively a race car) and the super-lightweights.

Goodwin had been with McLaren since 1997 when the legendary Ron Dennis told him that he should work as a test driver for McLaren.

However, although the BMW's six - cylinder engine is nicer to use than the Porsche's the Cayman is still the better, more balanced drivers» car and it beat the BMW and the Audi when we tested them together in Wales.

Volvo plans to take the Pilot Assist features a few steps further in 2017, when it will test a fleet of 100 XC90s with enough autonomy to allow drivers to not pay attention to the road when traveling on a roughly 50 - kilometer (31 mile) stretch of highway in the automaker's home town of Gothenburg, Sweden.

The Office of the Secretary (OST) is amending its drug and alcohol testing procedures to authorize employers to disclose to State commercial driver licensing (CDL) authorities the drug and alcohol violations of employees who hold CDLs and operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), when a State law requires such reporting.

The name Quadrifoglio («four - leaf clover») harks back to 1923, when Alfa team driver Ugo Sivocci was killed testing the company's new P1 racer at Italy's Monza circuit.

When I informed the sales guy at the dealership that I was a test driver for a world - famous — and potentially highly vindictive — car magazine, all it inspired him to say was, «That's nice.»)

The new small overlap frontal crash test, designed to simulate what would happen when the front corner of a car collides with another vehicle or object, constitutes the front end of the driver's side striking a five - foot tall rigid barrier at 40 mph.

When I was a test driver at the Proving Grounds a dozen years ago, I was thrilled whenever I was assigned a Sebring convertible for the shift.

BARCELONA, Spain — It wasn't that long ago when a Lamborghini launch consisted of showing up at the factory, downing a nuclear - strength espresso while you waited for the car to be ready (it was never ready), and then a salutary slap on the back from a test driver just before you climbed in and roared off into the hills.

This success would pave the way for many more M - cars, all of them more powerful, most of them excellent drivers» cars too, but, as we discovered in 2007 when we brought together 13 different M models for our «Ultimate M Test» story, none of them could quite match the magic of the E30.

Those of us who never want to see robotic cars take over blame Uber and its inattentive «safety driver», who appeared to be looking down, away from the road, when Elaine Herzberg suddenly appeared in front of the Volvo XC90 test vehicle in the dark of night in Tempe, Arizona.

The 2008 model of the Scirocco received a five star safety rating from EuroNCAP even after the driver test dummy's head hit the steering wheel when the airbag bottomed out.

In other words, it doesn't cut power when the car gets airborne around, say, the Nürburgring; Chevy test drivers say the system saved them roughly five seconds a lap on the Nordschleife.

These kinds of incidents happen all the time, especially when multiple drivers are trying to put as many miles on the car as possible for testing and validation.

Lamborghini's official development drivers, in ongoing testing of the new Huracán Super Trofeo EVO since last spring, felt a considerable increase in rear stability when taking fast bends along with a reduction in oversteering, resulting in better driving stability and faster cornering.

Now just to mix things up a little, the test drive was conducted while driving on the left - hand side of the road in a left - hand - drive car — it puts the driver curbside and makes for a very nervous passenger when overtaking!

The IIHS is focused on testing two aspects when it comes to a vehicle's safety rating: crashworthiness — which rates how well a vehicle protects the drivers and passengers in a crash and crash avoidance — which rates the technology the vehicle has to prevent a crash.

When the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety (IIHS) first tested the all - new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan in the tough small frontal overlap test, the driver's door was torn off its hinges and opened.