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Driverless cars to be on UK roads? 英國(guó)或?qū)⑴鷾?zhǔn)無(wú)人駕駛汽車(chē)上路

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有關(guān) “driving（駕駛）” 的詞匯

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How many lives could be saved by using driverless cars within the next ten years?

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Nasty conditions on the roads today, so would you hand over the control of your car to a computer?

今天的路況很糟糕，那么你會(huì)把汽車(chē)的控制權(quán)交給一臺(tái)電腦嗎？

Jon Kay, BBC reporter
So, hands-free.

喬恩·凱     BBC通訊員
“就像這樣，雙手離開(kāi)方向盤(pán)?！?

At a private test track, with no other traffic, I tried out the technology as if I was on a motorway.

在一條沒(méi)有其它車(chē)輛的私人試車(chē)道上，我試用了這項(xiàng)技術(shù)，模擬在高速公路上的情景。

Woah! So, that is a very strange feeling, especially for a control freak like me, but the car is driving itself. And it’s following the lines. The lane that’s there – it’s swerving around. My temptation is to touch it, but I’m not. This is really very odd. I’ve never done anything like this before.

“哇！這是一種很奇怪的感覺(jué)，特別是對(duì)于我這種控制欲很強(qiáng)的人來(lái)說(shuō)，但這輛車(chē)在自動(dòng)駕駛。它在沿線行駛。前方車(chē)道急轉(zhuǎn)彎。我很想去握住方向盤(pán)，但我沒(méi)有這樣做。這種感覺(jué)很奇怪。我以前從沒(méi)有體驗(yàn)過(guò)?！?

At the moment, cars like this tell you to put your hands back on the steering wheel after fifteen seconds. But ministers [politicians] want to know if the technology is now reliable enough to let drivers go hands-free for extended periods of time.

目前，這類(lèi)汽車(chē)會(huì)在15秒后告訴你把雙手放回方向盤(pán)上。但英國(guó)政府相關(guān)部門(mén)的部長(zhǎng)們想知道，這項(xiàng)技術(shù)現(xiàn)在是否足夠可靠，能讓司機(jī)在更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間內(nèi)不用手動(dòng)駕駛。

Edmund King, President, The AA
It could actually save lives. It's estimated within a decade this kind of technology could save almost 4,000 lives.

埃德蒙·金     英國(guó)汽車(chē)協(xié)會(huì)主席
“這項(xiàng)技術(shù)甚至可以救命。據(jù)估計(jì)，在十年內(nèi)，這項(xiàng)技術(shù)可以挽救近4000人的生命。”

The government will be consulting safety organisations and the industry, but what do drivers think?

政府將就此技術(shù)向交通安全組織和汽車(chē)行業(yè)征求意見(jiàn)，但是司機(jī)們是怎么想的？

Female driver
Yeah, I do trust the technology. I [have] used most of what’s been invented, but I don’t like that humans don’t have to keep an eye.

女司機(jī)
“是的，我信任這項(xiàng)技術(shù)。我用過(guò)大部分已經(jīng)被發(fā)明的駕駛技術(shù)，但我不大認(rèn)可不需要有人盯著這一點(diǎn)。”

Male driver
I think it’s crazy to be fair, driverless cars – well, it’s madness.

男司機(jī)
“平心而論，我覺(jué)得無(wú)人駕駛汽車(chē)這個(gè)概念太瘋狂了，就是瘋狂之舉?！?

Ministers are not yet talking about entirely driverless cars, but if the UK goes further down the hands-free route it could still mean big changes for the law and insurance.

英國(guó)的部長(zhǎng)們還沒(méi)有開(kāi)始考慮完全無(wú)人駕駛的汽車(chē)，但如果英國(guó)在無(wú)人駕駛技術(shù)的道路上走下去，這可能仍意味著在法律和保險(xiǎn)方面的重大變化。

Mathew Avery, Thatcham Research
The difference between you driving and you being liable, and the car driving and the car being liable is huge, and unless the car can drive as well as a competent human being, the car cannot be classed as being automated.

馬修·埃弗里     英國(guó)薩徹姆研究中心（Thatcham Research）
“你自己開(kāi)車(chē)并承擔(dān)法律責(zé)任，汽車(chē)自動(dòng)駕駛并承擔(dān)法律責(zé)任，這兩者間的差別是巨大的，除非汽車(chē)能堪比一個(gè)有能力的駕駛員，否則汽車(chē)不能被歸為自動(dòng)駕駛?！?

Jon Kay, BBC reporter
I’m resisting the temptation to hold the steering wheel. Woah! OK, so there we go.

喬恩·凱     BBC通訊員
“我在努力忍住不去握住方向盤(pán)。哎呀！好吧，我還是沒(méi)忍住?！?

Back on the test track there’s a lot to get used to, and for ministers a lot to consider.

在試車(chē)道上，有很多需要適應(yīng)的地方，而官員們也有很多需要考慮的事情。

Driving will certainly be different in the future - the question is how fast do we want things to change?

未來(lái)的駕駛方式無(wú)疑會(huì)有所不同，但問(wèn)題是我們希望它以多快的速度改變？

詞匯

test track 測(cè)試跑道，試車(chē)道

control freak 控制欲很強(qiáng)的人，愛(ài)指揮別人的人

swerving 突然改變方向，急轉(zhuǎn)彎

liable 負(fù)有法律責(zé)任的

competent 有能力的，稱(chēng)職的

問(wèn)題答案

It is estimated within a decade, driverless technology could save almost 4,000 lives.