During a two year period, equipment in the vehicles of 3, 100 drivers will continuously record driver behavior and things like vehicle speed.
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But in recent years, interest shifted to collision avoidance, hence the focus on driver behavior, the primary cause of most crashes, Dr. Campbell said.
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In the first two experiments, the researchers took to the sidewalks near Berkeley and investigated the relationship between car type -- a reliable, if crude, measure of status -- and driver behavior.
With all due respect to Nissan and its nifty electric Leaf, BMW, long aligned with the idea of performance, decided it needed to understand more about driver behavior before introducing its own battery-powered electric vehicle.
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"That's exactly what the barrier is designed to prevent, " Gagne said, referring to the driver's behavior.
As part of the alliance with Pecan Street, OnStar will make its smart grid interface available so researchers can develop new services and gather data on driver and vehicle behavior.
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But especially with hybrids such as the C-Max, he says, variables such as temperature, a driver's behavior and the engineering choices Ford makes to balance mileage and performance can make a big difference.
Emotions are the primary driver of our behavior.
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Bullying, whether it takes place online or face-to-face, is rarely the only driver of suicidal thinking and behavior, however.
Taxi drivers have always been rated informally and occasionally fired for egregious behavior, but the Uber app puts the trigger for rating your driver right next to your statement of how much you have just paid for the pleasure of their service.
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The foundation released two new studies on Friday in conjunction with National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 16-22) that provide insight into teenage driving behavior and their crashes during this critical period.
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