自动驾驶汽车之优步事故篇

英文原文出自于http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43459156

优步（美国硅谷科技公司）表示，it is suspending self-driving car tests in all North American cities after a fatal accident，是的，在一次致命事故后，优步暂停所有北美城市的自驾车测试。

尽管自动驾驶汽车have been involved in multiple accidents，但这次事故被认为是自动驾驶汽车首次发生 fatal collision。

警察给了案发当晚的几个细节：the car was in autonomous mode，a human monitor was also behind the wheel，the woman had not been using a pedestrian crossing。

Companies including Ford, General Motors, Tesla and Waymo are investing heavily in research to develop self-driving cars, 是的，福特、大众、特斯拉等公司都在无人驾驶汽车研发方向拼命使劲儿。

无人驾驶汽车被称为行业的未来，同时be hailed as a way to reduce traffic accidents。美国各州都在大力推行无人驾驶汽车 in the hope of keeping themselves at the forefront of new technology。然而，there have been warnings that 这项技术还不成熟。

美国某官员称此次事故：wake up call to the entire [autonomous vehicle] industry and government to put a high priority on safety。

美国政府对无人驾驶汽车的态度：allow autonomous vehicles on the roads to some degree，require a person to be on hand either in the car or remotely，be working on national safety guidelines。

在看看一些民间组织的态度：warned of the risks of autonomous cars, called for a moratorium of such vehicles on public roads，regulation of driverless cars will be taken seriously。

回顾一下优步：2016年开始涉足无人驾驶汽车行业，此次事故发生后，一位公司管理人员称：said more information about how the crash occurred is necessary before officials can say what went wrong and how the self-driving system should be improved；said the fatality should be considered in the context of all accidents；safety is the first concern。

单词总结：

suspend self-driving car tests 暂停自驾车测试

a fatal accident 一次致命事故

be involved in multiple accidents 涉及多起事故

collision 撞击

autonomous mode 自主模式

pedestrian crossing 人行横道

hailed as a way to 被赞誉为……

in the hope of 希望

at the forefront of new technology 置于新技术的最前沿

there have been warnings that...... 警告

put a high priority on safety 将安全放在首位

warn of 警告

moratorium 活动的暂停

fatality 死亡率，死亡

in the context of 以……为背景

first concern 第一要务