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Robots are nothing compared to the revolution that driverless cars are about to bring about. Next year the UK hopes to see trial
Robots are nothing compared to the revolution that driverless cars are about to bring about. Next year the UK hopes to see trial
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2019-10-13
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Robots are nothing compared to the revolution that driverless cars are about to bring about. Next year the UK hopes to see trials of driverless cars on British motorways. So it’s time to think seriously about what’s coming down the fast lane in 2017.
Let’s start with the positives. First, quite a lot of people who otherwise would be killed or injured on the roads will be saved. Almost all studies on properly equipped driverless cars suggest they are safer than those driven by humans in that they are better able to prevent accidents. There is an additional safety advantage for women, who worry about late-night taxi rides. A driverless car isn’t going to do you any harm.
Driverless cars should also greatly improve the urban landscape. We have become used to the ugliness of streets being choked by parked vehicles, but there will be little point in owning a car. The cost of a taxi ride is mostly made up by paying the driver, and therefore local rides would be dramatically cheaper. It will seem extravagant to spend much money to buy a car you can hire whenever you need it for far less.
So our streets will be clearer. There will have to be vast new infrastructure systems — huge garages to store the cars so they can arrive quickly when ordered. I wonder whether local train services will survive. We may propose that railway lines be turned into roads for driverless cars. I can imagine car ownership and car driving being frowned on as much as smoking at a family gathering is now.
But let’s turn to the dark side. First, the effect on jobs. There are just under 300, 000 HGV drivers licensed in the UK and about the same number of licensed taxi drivers in England and Wales. There are probably around a million people across the UK dependent upon driving others, or goods, or takeaways for their living. In an age of job insecurity, driving has become the way that many people
keep their heads above water
. If you can’t find anything else, sign up with a local cab firm and spend long hours on the streets.
There are also safety issues. This entire system depends upon the Internet. A terrorist attack, or even a large solar flare, could knock everything out. The more interconnected we are, the more vulnerable we are. As with most technological advances, driverless cars will be a wonderful future or a looming disaster, dependent on the political choices we make.
With the popularity of driverless cars, more people will______.
选项
A、buy such a car instead of taking a taxi
B、take a taxi rather than own a car
C、be scared at the sight of these cars
D、try to expand their own garages
答案
B
解析
第四段说明有必要建设“巨大的公共停车场”,而不是个人的garages。第三段最后一句的大意是:只要你想租车,你可随时叫,租车费很低,你就没必要花大笔钱买车了。证明选项B是正确的。
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