双语阅读英语外刊精讲：自动驾驶

2019-04-26 08:42:00来源：酷学英语

　　Can Self-Driving Cars Be Engineered to Be Ethical?

　　自动驾驶能否设计得更加人性？

　　This week, a self-driving vehicle struck and killed a woman in the American state of Arizona. The death is believed to be the first involving a fully autonomous car on U.S. public roads.

　　本周，一部自动驾驶的汽车在美国亚利桑那州撞死了一位妇女。大家公认这是美国公路上的第一起涉及完全自动驾驶汽车的事故。

　　The vehicle was operating in self-driving mode when it hit a 49-year-old woman crossing the street near the city of Phoenix. Police say Elaine Herzberg was walking with her bicycle outside the road’s crosswalk when she was struck.

　　涉事车辆当时在以自动模式行驶，这时它撞倒了一位正在穿越马路的49岁的女性，事故发生在凤凰城附近。警方说这位女士被撞身亡时，她正扶着自行车在人行横道之外行走。

　　The Volvo SUV – belonging to the ride-sharing company Uber – was traveling at about 65 kilometers an hour. A driver was sitting in the vehicle’s seat even though the car was set to drive itself.

　　这部沃尔沃牌的SUV（属于共乘公司Uber）当时的时速是65公里每小时。尽管车子被设定成了自驾模式，一位司机当时就坐在车的座椅上。

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