Sentences with phrase «with safety cars»

Mercedes supply F1 with safety cars, so with Inoue there to collide with (and damage) them, the FIA will have to pay Mercedes for all the repairs.
The stop - start nature of the race continued from then on, with a the safety car having to be deployed a couple more times due to the weather.
Bottas was pretty unlucky with the safety car, but still managed to hold on for a strong second from Kimi Raikkonen (who also has fresher tyres) in a weekend where he comprehensively outperformed Lewis Hamilton.
It's a shame as our pace was really good, but with no safety car or any other incidents, the points were too far away.
We had really bad luck with the safety car at the beginning of the race — it's like starting the race two minutes after everyone.
The Viper was apparently on fuel reserve on the final lap even with the safety car — it was very close for many of us but I think we had enough to do it and we could have possibly won.
At the end when I was trying to attack, we got caught out with the safety car between us and lost a lap.
It's frustrating that we lost more than two minutes again with a safety car period not going our way.

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In the U.S., a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into the 2016 death of Tesla driver Joshua Brown concluded that his over-reliance on Autopilot contributed to his car's collision with a tractor - trailer.
Despite the safety concerns many people have about riding in cars with strangers, a new study claims that Uber makes the streets safer.
The benefits to having internet - connected cars are fairly obvious — they'll be able to pull real - time traffic and navigational details, and even potentially communicate with other similarly equipped cars to actually improve safety.
Most new luxury cars now come with advanced safety features like lane - following and blind - spot alerts.
General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.
The Japanese car maker will be showing off its «active safety research vehicle, Intelligent Transport Systems and 2013 Lexus LS — equipped with the world's most advanced pre-collision safety system» — at the Consumer Electronics Show this week.
Specifically, the «wallpaper» on a car website featuring green with dollar signs successfully primed price, while red and orange flames primed safety.
Customers will be able to call cars with a special app at any time of day, and each vehicle will have a safety driver behind the wheel.
Since 2011, the rail industry has voluntarily adopted tougher safety standards for all new cars, but with literally only a handful of tank car - makers in North America and a huge boom in oil - by - rail shipments, demand far outstrips supply.
«We will review the full details of Transport Canada's regulations as soon as they are released and will work closely with both the railroad industry and the government to improve tank car safety
The Railway Association of Canada did not agree to an interview Wednesday but responded with a cautiously worded statement saying «a three - year phase - out for legacy tank cars marks an important step toward a fleet of cars that will enhance safety
Up to that point, Google had quietly sent early versions of the car, with a «safety driver» behind the wheel, more than 100,000 miles in California.
Tesla Inc.'s ongoing spat with the National Transportation Safety Board over a fatal crash has reached new heights, with the electric - car maker and the safety agency releasing dueling stateSafety Board over a fatal crash has reached new heights, with the electric - car maker and the safety agency releasing dueling statesafety agency releasing dueling statements.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they found no evidence of defects in a Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) car involved in the death of a man whose Model S collided with a truck while he was using its Autopilot system.
Customers input their destination, the car drives itself there, with the safety driver only taking over if the system needs it to.
Those who are thinking to own a Tesla can get trained and tested in one, making them better - adapted with the features and mechanics of the car and thus ensuring their further safety on the roads, â $ Amer said.
If a self - driving car is available when one of these customers hails an UberX, they will be greeted by a car with close to two dozen cameras and sensors, along with one engineer and one «safety driver» in the front seats.
Such as: Self - driving cars have to become legal to drive without a safety driver; users will have to want to get in a self - driving Uber; and, perhaps most importantly, Uber will have to buy and trick out enough cars with self - driving technology to make it worth the investment.
While IIHS and dozens of other private industry groups around the world have methods and motivations that suit their own subjective purposes, the most objective and accurate independent testing of vehicle safety is currently done by the U.S. government, which found Model S and Model X to be the two cars with the lowest probability of injury of any cars that it has ever tested, making them the safest cars in history.»
One of the direct consequences of the crash is that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started to investigate 25,000 cars from the same line as with Brown's 2015 Model S.
Some German business groups have begun calling for Europe to use the dispute with the United States to reopen negotiations about a broad trade agreement that would largely eliminate tariffs and reduce regulatory impediments, for example by agreeing on common safety standards for cars.
Cars are driving around our roads at the moment with a safety attendant on board with the car driving itself... We have said by 2021 we want to see on Britain's roads genuine driverless vehicles,» he said.
They have 75 branches nationwide to assist you with your child's safety needs and they even fit your hired car seats for free!
Combining performance, safety, and efficiency, it has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the highest possible safety ratings, the longest range of any electric vehicle, and over-the-air software updates that continuously make it better.
Combining safety, performance, and efficiency, Model S has reset the world's expectations for the car of the 21st century with the longest range of any electric vehicle, over-the-air software updates that make it better over time, and a record 0 - 60 mph acceleration time of 2.28 seconds as measured by Motor Trend.
In addition to a voluntary recall of 123,000 Model S vehicles that owes to a problem with the power - steer component of some of the cars, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week launched an investigation into the role of Tesla's Autopilot in a fatal crash.
If you want a semi-decent car with leather seats and safety sensors, the price quickly jumps to $ 55,000 (all - wheel drive won't be available until late 2018).
By loading the car up with fuel he was able to stay out and gain places during the long safety car period, and he kept his head as track conditions deteriorated - not only were there tyre marbles everywhere, but the surface itself was breaking up in places.
There was nothing much left of the car afterwards, the engine block having been completely torn away from the rest of the car, but miraculously Austin Dillon was able to walk free from the wreckage with only a couple of bruises — a testament to the safety of modern stock cars.
With lots of dry weather and safety car use kept to a minimum, we could even see the 400 lap mark beaten.
Of course, ideally the safety car should be deployed as rarely as possible — but when we have to safely bunch up the Formula 1 field and lead it around the track, we will be superbly equipped with the AMG GT R.»
As well as being amazing to watch, it also highlighted just how dominant Mercedes was that year - in the last 10 laps following the safety car, the two pulled out a 25 - second gap to third place despite fighting hard with each other.
The FIA have done an incredible job with safety, the manufacturers have worked closely to make the cars safer.
Hamilton, Vettel, and Alonso fought for the win, Romain Grosjean and Sergio Perez ended up on the podium, and the top eight were covered by just 15 seconds in a race with multiple differing strategies and no safety cars.
Mercedes Daimler has provided F1 «s safety cars since the 1996 season with the C36 AMG, but this year's model boasts a spectrum of advanced Motorsport technology and gadgets, including active rear - wheel steering, a nine - way adjustable traction control system, low - weight ceramic compound brakes, all powered by a 4.0 - litre V8 biturbo engine.
The car boasts a cool 585bhp and a top speed of 318km / h and will give the recurring safety car driver Bernd Maylander plenty to play with.
«Yeah, I think aesthetically it's definitely not the nicest thing we've put on the cars and I think a lot of people agree with that — but we've been pushing to improve cockpit safety, to improve head protection.
He had to contend with two safety cars and a full - course yellow, though, due to numerous on - track incidents, including a collision between Lucas di Grassi and Antonio Felix da Costa.
The 1992 Indy 500 started with huge drama when pole - sitter Roberto Guerrero suddenly spun off and crashed on the second parade lap, while stuck behind the safety car.
Di Grassi had started near the back of the grid but even with the extra stop managed to finish 2nd behind race winner and reigning champion Sébastien Buemi after a well - timed pit stop behind the safety car, which came out after Lopez's accident.
Esteban Ocon equalled his best ever result with fifth, but only just managed to hold off birthday boy Lance Stroll, who benefitted from a Virtual Safety Car to finish a pretty impressive sixth.
The two R18s took pride of place at the front of the pack along with the Audi R8 safety car, which is also being used for the last time.
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