Motoring Technology
1.2 million road deaths worldwide occur each year,plus a further 50 million reduce car crash rate,much research now is focused on safety and new fuels-though some electric vehicle and biofuel research aims at going faster.
Travelling at speed has always been advanced area of research in motoring safety is the use of digital in-car can ensure you don’t miss important road signs or fall crashes result from human and not mechanical faults.
Some safety developments aim to improve your r can spot obstacles in fog,while other technology“sees through”big vehicles blocking your view.
And improvements to seat belts,pedal(腳踏)controls and tyres are making driving smoother and colour of a car has been found to be linked with safety,as have,less surprisingly,size and shape.
But whatever is in the fuel tank,you don’t want a thief in the driving seat and there have been many innovations(創新)llite tracking and remote communications can also come into play if you crash,automatically calling for help.
Accidents cause many traffic jams,but there are more subtle interplays between vehicles that can cause jams even on a clear but busy jams can be analyzed using statistical tic drivers could be programmed to make traffic flow smoothly and will perhaps one day be everyons’s personal chauffeur(司機),but their latest efforts suggest that won’t be soon.
reduce car crash rate,many scientists are working hard to
gn fully automatic cars.
lop faster electric vehicles.
yze road deaths occurring worldwide each year.
ove the safety of cars and develop new fuels.
rding to the second paragraph,most road accidents happen due to
y traffic.
n mistakes.
ne failure.
weather.
h of the following safety developments is NOT mentioned in the passage?
screens that can help drivers to improve their vision.
rs that can help drivers to see obstacles in fog.
ces that can help drivers to see through big vehicles.
ovements in seat belts,pedal controls and tyres.
llite tracking and remote communication systems cna be used to
ce oil consumption.
ve the obstacles on the road.
for help when one’s car crashes.
drivers get out of a traffic jam.
h of the following statements is true of robotic drivers?
will take some time before robotic drivers are available.
tic drivers are not allowed to driveon busy roads.
tic drivers can never replace human drivers.
tic drivers are too expensive to use.
參考答案：D、B、A、C、A
