Remote vehicle-monitoring of this sort will be especially useful with the new generation of electric cars, such as Nissan's LEAF.
It has grown from primarily offering automatic crash notification and security features to include remote vehicle diagnostics, turn-by-turn navigation and the ability to slow down stolen vehicles.
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Using a remote controlled vehicle with a fitted video camera, the researchers set up tests to assess how seals reacted to external stimuli and potential threats, including wolf calls played from the vehicle.
Ballard's tiny remote-operated vehicle snakes its way inside the ghostly wreck, where papers are still folded in the pigeonholes of an officer's desk.
Remote checking and remote configuration of the vehicle are conveniently possible via the Vehicle Homepage, for example.
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The solution consists of a remote electric-powered vehicle that can accelerate up to 130 MPH within 3 seconds, position itself under a fleeing car, then automatically trigger a restrained airbag to lift the car and slide it to a stop.
Typically, LaBrot and his team will anchor at the coast and then use a smaller craft or vehicle to reach remote areas.
He said that the PSNI inspected the vehicle using a remote controlled "wheelbarrow" robot and found two gas cylinders, a length of wiring and a car battery.
So his team packs an "HIV outreach clinic" into its vehicle, and takes it out to remote communities.
The result is "Cybervan, " a vehicle that can pilot itself on city streets without a driver or even remote piloting.
They also can manage and monitor the vehicle remotely via computer at OnStar.com, or with a special Chevrolet Mobile App powered by OnStar Remote Link.
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