Moreover, it can also factor such things as weather conditions and variable speed limits into the cars' behaviour.
It was just adapting to the weather and the green speed, but I putted beautifully again today and hope to keep it going for the week.
In addition, the SmartGPS delivers current gas prices in the vicinity, weather, traffic events and speed camera warnings.
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The buoys also contain weather-sensing devices that test for surface temperatures, subsurface temperatures, wind speed, and other indications of changing weather.
But he said when the missile was fired, the latest weather data, which affects the speed and direction, was not used.
The beast sucks up 4 megawatts of power to forecast weather and survey mines at a speed of 2.5 quadrillion calculations per second.
First, unlike a Targa of old, where the roof was either on, or living in your garage (bummer if a sudden thunderstorm arises when you're 50 miles from home), this little number can handle any weather and, it seems, any speed.
"There is a crew that has wind speed meters and they follow what the weather does, " Hofman said.
Futures markets, weather advisories and other data cues, provided at the speed of telecom, offer better planting and harvest guidance.
When a call comes in, the program looks at the position, speed, time of day and even the weather to calculate the chances that the driver will stop soon.
In 2004 it engaged in a partnership with Minnesota Department of Transportation, U.S., to equip 100 state vehicles with sensors to collect traffic-related data including vehicle speed, location, heading and even localised weather conditions, with the aim of developing the next generation of transportation and driver information systems.
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The unusually cold and dry weather during March and early April has contributed considerably to the speed at which the fires spread.
He concluded that if drivers were physically prevented from breaking speed limits (including temporary ones imposed because of bad weather or traffic), there would be a 59 percent reduction in fatal accidents.
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Hurtling towards the stratosphere the balloon was fitted with weather instruments designed to measure, among other things, temperature, pressure and wind speed.
"Severe weather conditions overnight in Northern France and Belgium have resulted in sections of the high speed line being closed, " Eurostar said.
"Severe weather conditions overnight in Northern France and Belgium have led to the closure of the high speed line, " a notice on the company's website said.
Designed to operate in fog, heavy weather conditions and 5ft (1.5m) waves, the launch has a sprint speed of 20 knots (23mph) and includes a depth sounder and radar.
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