Driverless cars 无人驾驶汽车
<p>随身英语 <span word="Driverless">Driverless</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> 无人驾驶汽车 </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span> 什么样的汽车不需要司机就可以在道路上驰骋？随着不断发展革新的技术，目前已有越来越多的公司决定接受研发无人驾驶汽车的挑战。驾驶员这一角色在未来会成为过去式吗？本期《随身英语》讨论自动汽车这一概念的历史、现状及发展前景。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> 词汇：无人驾驶汽车</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relentless">relentless</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span>, <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="contention">contention</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1920<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="prototypes">prototypes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="created">created</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mercedes">Mercedes</span>-<span word="Benz">Benz</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>. <span word="Uber">Uber</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unroll">unroll</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fleet">fleet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tesla">Tesla</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="arise">arise</span>: <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="them">them</span>? <span word="And">And</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>? <span word="Advocates">Advocates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driverless">driverless</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> '<span word="yes">yes</span>' <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span>. <span word="Vehicular">Vehicular</span> <span word="autonomy">autonomy</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="perfected">perfected</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disabilities">disabilities</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="between">between</span> 200 – 400%.</p>
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