初阶交通|第15集：无人驾驶车到底危险吗？

音频一：

Automakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving car, but 75% of drivers say they wouldn't feel safe in such a vehicle. Many feel the technology is too new and unproven.

音频二：

One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries. It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one.

音频三：

In a statement, Google said: "We clearly bear some responsibility, because if our car hadn't moved, there wouldn't have been a crash." The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.

重点词汇：

1, automaker /ˈɔːtəʊˌmeɪkə/ n. 汽车制造商

2, tech /tek/ n. 科技technology的缩写

3, self-driving 无人驾驶

4, vehicle /'viːɪkəl/ n. 交通工具，车辆       

同义替换：car 

5, unproven /‚ʌn'pruːvən/ adj. 未经证实和检验的

6, famed /feɪmd/ adj. 著名的，出名的   

同义替换：famous, well-known

7, statement /'steɪtmənt/ n.陈述，声明

8, state /steɪt/ v. 说明 n.美国的州

9, minor /'maɪnə/ adj. 小的，不重要的

跟读训练：

一、

Automakers and tech companies are working hard to offer the first true self-driving car, but 75% of drivers say they wouldn't feel safe in such a vehicle. Many feel the technology is too new and unproven.

汽车制造商以及科技公司正在努力研发推出第一辆真正的“自驾汽车”，但75%的司机表示，在这种汽车里，他们不会觉得很安全。很多人觉得这种技术太新了，且未被验证。

（无人驾驶英文是self-driving ，也可以叫做autonomous driving）

二、

One of Google's self-driving cars crashed into a bus in California last month. There were no injuries. It is not the first time one of Google's famed self-driving cars has been involved in a crash, but it may be the first time it has caused one.

上个月，在加州，谷歌公司的一辆无人驾驶汽车撞到了一辆巴士。没有人员受伤。谷歌公司名声在外的无人驾驶汽车并不是第一次卷入撞车事故中，但是这是第一次由它引起的撞车事故。

三、

In a statement, Google said: "We clearly bear some responsibility, because if our car hadn't moved, there wouldn't have been a crash." The company's self-driving cars have done well over a million miles across various states in the US, and until now have only reported minor accidents.

在一份声明中，谷歌公司说：“很明显，我们要承担一些责任，因为如果我们的车没有移动，就不会出现事故。” 该公司无人驾驶汽车在美国已经成功地行驶了超过100万英里，跨越许多州，直到现在为止只报告了一些小事故。

背景拓展：

今天，我们对谷歌的无人驾驶车做了简单的介绍Google's self-driving cars，不少人认为技术上来说有点太新了too new and unproven. 在加州发生了首例无人车引起的事故it may be the first time it has caused one. 幸运的是，没有人受伤There were no injuries. 谷歌认为其应该担责，但也认为如果车辆没有移动，事故不会发生We clearly bear some responsibility, because if our car hadn't moved, there wouldn't have been a crash."

提到电力汽车和无人驾驶，特斯拉 (Tesla) 是绕不开的，叫这个名字是为了纪念物理学家尼古拉·特斯拉（Nikola Tesla），特斯拉的老板，就是大名鼎鼎的埃隆马斯克（Elon Musk）。他天生十岁有了第一台电脑，十二岁就能编程卖钱，大学也是宾夕法尼亚大学（University of Pennsylvania ）、沃顿商学院 (Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania)，最后读斯坦福 (Stanford University) 的时候思考了一下人生，然后退学，在2017年，他还成功的实现的火箭的发射并回收，他的理想是将人类移民火星，祝他成功！