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.
Not exact matches
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 state
Safety Board over a fatal crash has reached new heights,
with the electric -
car maker and the
safety agency releasing dueling state
safety 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.