Could you imagine being in a car driven by a computer, not a human? Recently, China has made a big step towards self-driving technology. Since August, 2022, driverless taxis can run on roads in Wuhan, Chongqing and Shenzhen.
Why do we develop self-driving cars (自动驾驶汽车)? Self-driving cars bring us many benefits. They use computers to sense the things around them and make better use of space. This means fewer traffic jams and better parking of cars. For disabled people, self-driving cars can also help them get around more easily.
According to an official report, each year, more than 1.35 million people are killed on roads around the world, and more are injured. It’s reported that self-driving cars could reduce road accidents by 90 percent and save governments a lot of money. The main cause of car accidents is human error (错误). By using computers, self-driving cars make better decisions than humans.
But self-driving cars aren’t perfect. If something unexpected on the road happens, self-driving cars can’t react (反应) as fast as a human driver could. What’s more, during weather events like heavy snow, self-driving cars wouldn’t see the lines on the road easily. It might lead to an accident. The car’s computer system would be broken by someone, causing it to crash or change its direction.
We still need to make self-driving cars safe enough. And China is taking the lead in making this happen, said China Daily.
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38. How do self-driving cars sense the things around them?
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