2018届高中英语Unit3Lifeinthefuture1WarmingUpPre-readingReadingComprehending课件新人教版必修5.pptVIP

* Unit 3　Life in the future 单词注释 难句剖析 导读诱思 Self-driving cars arrive 很多司机梦想有一天,他们可以舒舒服服地坐着,而汽车可以自动驾驶。虽然科技的发展正在让这一梦想变为现实,但无人驾驶汽车却存在隐患! Many drivers dream of the day when they can sit back while their car drives itself.While several companies are working hard to make it a reality,self-driving cars still face many problems. 单词注释 难句剖析 导读诱思 Google was one of the first to get into this industry.It has been developing self-driving cars since 2009,and its new driverless car is called Firefly. The two-seater car has a cute,round shape.Its front end looks like a friendly face:The “eyes” are headlights,the “nose” is a laser sensor① and radar. Another group of radars,lasers and cameras sits on top of the roof and gives the cars a 360-degree “view”.They are linked to computer software that can identify② people,cars,road signs,and traffic lights,and thus tell the car to make turns and stops.? “But the driverless car is only a ‘fair-weather friend’,”the Daily Mail commented. 单词注释 难句剖析 导读诱思 According to MIT Technology Review,the current driverless cars can’t react like a human driver.They can’t drive in heavy rain or snow. Chris Urmson,director of the Google car team,said that this is because the detection③ technology is not yet good enough to separate certain objects from weather conditions. In the cars’ “eyes”,raindrops and snowflakes are the same as rocks,and cars stop for them. But if the manhole④ ahead is uncovered,they drive over it without hesitation. Also,if a police officer waves at the side of the road to ask traffic to stop,the cars cannot understand them. 单词注释 难句剖析 导读诱思 Despite all these problems,Urmson said driverless cars will “happen more quickly than people think”—perhaps as soon as in five years’ time. But even at that time,driverless cars won’t be truly “driverless”. In the US,driverless cars are only allowed on roads in certain states if someone sits in the driver’s seat. European countries,Mexico,Chile,Brazil etc follow the United Nations Convention⑤ on Roa