首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
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
admin
2019-10-13
81
问题
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。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/wXHO777K
0
研究生英语学位课统考(GET)
相关试题推荐
Ingeneral,oursocietyisbecomingoneofgiantenterprisesdirectedbyabureaucraticmanagementinwhichmanbecomesasmall,
Americansnolongerexpectpublicfigures,whetherinspeechorinwriting,tocommandtheEnglishlanguagewithskillandgift.
Fearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossess,iftheyareproperlyused.Iffired
Peter’smotherkepttellinghimthat______inthestreetisdangerous,buthewouldnotlisten.
The______majorityofcitizenstendtobelievethatthedeathpenaltywillhelpdecreasethecrimerate.(厦门大学2014年试题)
(中国矿业大学2015年试题)Oneofthemostfascinatingfieldsofpsychologyismemory.Thispassageisgoingto【C1】______afewthingsab
Theamazingsuccessofhumansasa【C1】______istheresultoftheevolutionarydevelopmentofourbrainswhichhasled,amongoth
Ourtroubleliesinasimpleconfusion,onetowhicheconomistshavebeenpronesincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution
A、Atacoffeeshop.B、Inthestreet.C、Atone’shome.D、Inarestaurant.C女士说:Max!真是太巧了!我正要给你打电话呢。男士说:我恰巧在附近,所以想顺道来拜访一下。女士说:请进吧,
Economicsoftenmissesanimportantelementofinequalitybetweenmalesandfemales:unpaidwork.Themainmeasureofeconomica
随机试题
非特异性投射系统的作用及特点包括()
干咳无痰,或痰少而粘,或痰冲带血,可见于
糖尿病引起的眼部并发症中没有
按发生机制,双吸气见于哪类呼吸困难
A.应分类相对集中存放,按批号及效期远近依次或分开堆码并有明显标志B.控制堆放高度,定期翻垛C.应分开存放D.应与其他药品分开存放E.专库或专柜存放并指定双人双锁保管、专账记录药品与非药品、内用药与外用药、处方药与非处方药之间()
锤击沉桩法正常打桩方式采用()。
宏大会计师事务所在接受华岳公司委托审计其2007年度财务报表时,委派A注册会计师为项目负责人,对于助理人员B提出的下列问题,请代A注册会计师做出正确的判断。
Researchshowsthateveryonedreamsquitefrequentlyeverynight.Weusuallyrememberjustthelastdreamthatwehadbefore【1】.
Theestablishmentofthemoderncorporatestructurestarted______.Alimitedliabilitycorporationprotectsinvestorsinthat
ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga"new"feature.TheBBCEnglishDictionarycontainsb
最新回复
(
0
)