2022考研英语阅读法兰克福车展

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2022考研英语阅读法兰克福车展

Frankfurt Motor Show

法兰克福车展

Autoficial intelligence

自动的才智

Where does the car end and the phone begin?

哪里是手动的终结，自动的开头?

SHARON can park herself.

SHARON能自己停车。

At a signal from a smartphone, a system of tiny computers

activates her engine, gearboxand steeringand she reverses

smoothly into a parking space.

从智能手机发出信号，一个微型电脑的系统会启动她的

引擎，变速器和转向系统她便能安平稳稳地倒到停车位。

Sensors stop her from bumping into other cars or people.

传感系统能阻挡她撞到别的车或行人。

Pilotless cars, such as the Volkswagen Sharan, are no

distant dream.

像大众Sharan这类无人驾驶汽车，已经不是遥不行及的

梦。

Many people at this week s Frankfurt Motor Show were

asking not only how the cars of thefuture will be powered,

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在这周的Frankfurt Motor展览会上，很多顾客并不仅仅

询问将来汽车的动力如何，

but who or what will drive them.

也开头关怀由什么来操纵它们。

Where does the car end and the phonebegin? asked Chris

Anderson,

哪里是人工的终结，智能的开头?

the editor of Wired magazine, at a brain-storming session

organised by Audi, a carmaker.

在一个由汽车制造商Audi组织的研讨会上，Wired杂志

的主编Chris Anderson问道。

A future car will be more like a computer on wheels,

networked with the surroundinginfrastructure and other vehicles.

将来的汽车更像是一台带轮子的电脑，与四周的建筑物

和车辆联网。

Even if it comes with a steering wheel, the driver will have

the Knight-Rider-esque option ofbeing piloted while he

video-conferences,

就算有方向盘，汽车在咆哮而过的同时，驾驶者可以启

动守护骑士这一选项来导航，

answers e-mails or looks on a screen at an annotated view

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of the world whizzing by.

从而便利驾驶者视频会议，回复邮件或者以透视的视角

来看地图。

The threat to the taxi drivers parked outside the show is

obvious.

将来汽车对他们的威逼是显而易见的。

But Frankfurt s cabbies are a sceptical bunch.

但是对停在Frankfurt展览会外面等活的出租车司机们

来说，这是不靠谱的。

Driverless taxis? Not in my lifetime, says one.

Frankfurt Motor Show

法兰克福车展

Autoficial intelligence

自动的才智

Where does the car end and the phone begin?

哪里是手动的终结，自动的开头?

SHARON can park herself.

SHARON能自己停车。

At a signal from a smartphone, a system of tiny computers

activates her engine, gearboxand steeringand she reverses

smoothly into a parking space.

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从智能手机发出信号，一个微型电脑的系统会启动她的

引擎，变速器和转向系统她便能安平稳稳地倒到停车位。

Sensors stop her from bumping into other cars or people.

传感系统能阻挡她撞到别的车或行人。

Pilotless cars, such as the Volkswagen Sharan, are no

distant dream.

像大众Sharan这类无人驾驶汽车，已经不是遥不行及的

梦。

Many people at this week s Frankfurt Motor Show were

asking not only how the cars of thefuture will be powered,

在这周的Frankfurt Motor展览会上，很多顾客并不仅仅

询问将来汽车的动力如何，

but who or what will drive them.

也开头关怀由什么来操纵它们。

Where does the car end and the phonebegin? asked Chris

Anderson,

无人驾驶的出租?我这辈子是看不到了，一个司机师傅说

到。

It s science fiction, scoffs another.

科幻小说吧，另一个讽刺道。

In tough times, many carmakers are innovating like fury.

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在汽车行业不景气的时候，不少汽车制造商都在疯狂地

创新。

Some are recasting themselves as mobility service

providers.

一些厂商把自己打造为移动服务供应商。

This means hawking car-related software and other add-ons.

这意味着以汽车相关软件和附加装置为卖点。

For example, for those who prefer to hire or share carsas

young city-slickers increasinglydothere is software to make

them feel at home in any vehicle,

举个例子，随着爱赶时髦的年轻人越来越情愿以租车或

者合用方式驾车由于可以通过快速地调换电台和其他的设

置满意自己的口味，

by instantly switching the radio and other settings to their

tastes.

应用软件能让他们在任何车辆里随心所欲。

Some carmakers are also tempting buyers with more

mundane services, such as priorityparking or cheap deals on fuel.

一些汽车制造商也用更多的一般服务来吸引买家，比如

供应优先停车位和廉价的燃料方案。

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