Sentences with phrase «with test drivers»

OVC Team Members Peter Brock, Ted Sutton and Jim Marietta worked hand and hand with the test drivers in order to maximize the true potential of the IRS GT350R.

Google's cars have driven over 1.8 million miles with test drivers in the front seat.

During testing of the LFA Nürburgring Package, this exact vehicle, with test driver Akira Iida at the wheel, set the lap record for a production car on non-completion tires: 7:14.64.

Not exact matches

Rather than pay up, Uber got into a lengthy debate with the state in which Anthony Levandowski, vice president at Uber's Advanced Technologies Group (and founder of the self - driving startup Otto that Uber acquired) argued Uber wasn't actually testing «autonomous vehicles» because all its vehicles had human drivers aboard and would for the foreseeable future.

BMW AG's new U.S. subscription pilot will put drivers into the brand's top performance cars for as much as $ 3,700 a month as the German automaker tests a new ownership model with its most exclusive customers.

The most important reason the test with James looks fake is that there isn't a human driver, which is pretty much what will happen with every Uber or Google (and sister company Waymo) test happening now.

With «robo - taxis» being tested without drivers in cities around the world, you knew it would only be a matter of time until someone suggested a commercial airplane could fly without a pilot.

During my tests, I felt a pang of regret for even agreeing to being carted around like that in the first place, even with a human driver as a backup.

The new proposal aligns with the DMV's decision to allow autonomous vehicles to test without a backup driver present.

Last year, Startup Garage students Tony Xu and Evan Moore were planning and testing the idea behind DoorDash, which matches local restaurants with drivers who deliver takeout in the San Jose / South Bay area.

The company's self - driving units have been in test runs in the area for a while now, but always with a backup driver.

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).

The two - seater vehicles that are tested on public roads are equipped with removable steering wheels, accelerator pedals, and brake pedals so test drivers can take over driving if necessary.

For now, Google will equip them with removable steering wheels, accelerator pedals, and brake pedals so that test drivers take over the driving if necessary (and to comply with California regulations).

The vehicle was in autonomous mode at the time of the collision, with a human test driver behind the wheel.

And states that allow companies to test self - driving vehicles require them, as with human drivers, to have insurance.

Still, even in some vehicles with a symmetrical design for the front of the SUV, front overlap crash test results for the driver's side and passenger's side yielded different results.

Two types of testing will be reviewed for public roads: fully autonomous cars without a driver, and those with a qualified driver who could take control at any time, similar to laws in the US where driverless cars have been tested on public roads since 2011 in some states.

The company says it's collecting mapping data as well as testing driverless capabilities, always with «a trained driver» monitoring things from the driver's seat.

The notification says that companies applying for public road tests should have already tested the cars in closed roads and areas, and that a driver with at least three years of experience should always be in the driving seat and ready to take over if necessary.

In Arizona, Waymo continues to test and operate vehicles with and without safety drivers.

In Colorado, the Department of Transportation worked with Otto for a number of months evaluating the company's technology and joining on test runs before agreeing to let an Otto semi roll along without a driver in the cab.

Last year, Uber claimed another victory last August in buying Levandowski's fledging startup Otto — which successfully tested an autonomous semi-tractor filled with beer on a 100 - mile highway run in Colorado last fall — and has been picking up Pittsburgh passengers in safety - driver equipped self - driving Ubers since last summer.

During the test, with a person sitting in the driver's seat but not touching the wheel, the car drove itself around an unlit track with the headlights turned off.

Well, as it turned out all my fears, which the night before the test resulted in me tossing and turning prior to sleep and having visions and thoughts of never, ever getting a driver's license, were for naught because old Bob though limited to one eye, passed the test with pretty much the same score he received in 1963.

It is a slightly unusual turn of events - at the time many thought the team might go with Sebastien Buemi, given that he's still Red Bull's test and reserve driver.

Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon are yet to feature in the VJM11 with Russian F3 driver Nikita Mazepin at the wheel for the Monday morning test session.

If testing is anything to go by, though, Williams may have bigger problems than worrying about its driver line up - there are some suggestions that the team could be scrapping with Sauber over last place...

But this matches up with what Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul said about the Russian - he praised him for the same things that Lowe has and was happy that his former test driver had found a race seat.

His signature at the Swiss outfit makes sense on several fronts - as a Ferrari junior driver who's had some impressive testing outings in F1 machinery last year, Leclerc's inclusion in the Alfa revolution at Sauber aligns with Ferrari's aim of having a place in F1 for it to develop young drivers.

Claire WIlliams says that Robert Kubica's pace in the pre-season tests doesn't prove that the team has made a mistake with its driver choice

«We are very pleased to continue our collaboration with Tatiana Calderon as our test driver.

Mike Conway, who will compete with Ed Carpenter Racing on road / street courses next season, tested the No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka entry for the team, with team owner / driver Ed Carpenter in attendance as well.

He was a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and completed testing Ferrari and Force India, before moving up to F1 with the Marussia team.

His stock carry distance with his Nike driver was 289 yards, but with the new M2, his test data shows that he's now carrying 307, a pickup of 18 yards for a guy that really didn't even need it.

The season actually begins with Pre-Season testing, a chance for teams, cars and drivers to familiarise themselves with each other, and start preparing for the battle to come.

With the first pre-season test not too far away now drivers have been putting in some preparation.

There are pros and cons to each, as Prema's F2 drivers - McLaren junior Nyck De Vries and Toro Rosso test driver Sean Gelael - so bizarrely explain in this video filled with questionable jokes.

The British driver was at the wheel of the Mercedes W08 on both days of the post-Hungarian GP test, and on the second day his car was fitted with the halo for several runs.

Charles Leclerc — who is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, and tested for Ferrari last year (alongside four FP1 outings with Haas)- drives on day one.

After a couple more private tests with the team that year he disappeared from the international stage, much to the relief of other drivers.

Here's what headline driver Latvala, who recently tested with the new Yaris WRC, has to say on his new team:

At a lunch with the German - speaking press on the Friday before the race, McLaren boss Ron Dennis was asked why he would keep three drivers — Andretti, Senna and Mika Hakkinen, a prospect from Finland who has been testing for McLaren this year.

IndyCar released its 2014 testing regulations on Wednesday afternoon, announcing that teams will be allotted a total of 18 testing days, effective immediately through the end of next season, with the chance to earn additional dates through testing Indy Lights Series drivers.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — With the 2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda kicking off in March, BENIK confirms two drivers for the Chris Griffis Memorial Test taking place this weekend, October 21 - 22nd, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).

In the end Ferrari went with neither of those options and instead opted to pick one of its own test drivers.

Seeing teams posting videos from the track is a good step forward but a lot more can be done in the future to provide fans not at the track with extra content and information, delving deeper into the tests, teams and drivers.

The Shield hasn't been tested yet but is reportedly being considered by the FIA, with the driver reveal being used to see what they think ahead of it being sent to the Strategy Group.

Button was absent from the Bahrain test, with McLaren test driver Oliver Turvey taking his place

The test went well, too, with Kubica managing 115 laps in total at the start of June and reportedly lapping faster than Renault test driver Sergey Sirotkin.