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Driving Through a Speed Trap Angel: Why are you driving at a snails pace? Georgina: This is an infamous speed trap. I dont want to get a ticket again. Angel: I dont see any squad cars along the road. Are you sure this is the right stretch of road? Ge

智能手机时代的智能汽车

Smart Cars for the Smartphone Generation 智能手机时代的智能汽车 NEW YORK Automakers are taking their cues from smartphones, incorporating new services and features that work with a quick tap or swipe. The technologies being bundled into to

2018年CRI North America International Auto Show highlights self-driving

North America International Auto Show highlights self-driving

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Advocates for self-driving cars love to tout the benefits the cars would bring, such as fewer accidents and less congestion. Another alleged value of being a passenger rather than a driver is more productivityyou could work rather than concentrate on

2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 08 Dangerous Freeway Driving

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ESL Podcast 886 – Driving Through a Speed Trap

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AS IT IS 2016-08-25 Driverless Cars to Carry Uber Passengers in Pittsburgh

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VOA标准英语2011--Push to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Builds

Push to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Builds In an unprecedented move, the National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S. is recommending that motorists turn off all cell phones while driving. The board, charged with determining the cause of tra

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Bikes May Have To Talk To Self-Driving Cars For Safety's Sake

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Self-driving cars have reached the point where they can predict what cars or bikes or pedestrians are going to do. And they lack the worst of human impulses. But until all cars are fully autonomous, sharing the road is still goin

美国国家公共电台 NPR Self-Driving Cars Could Ease Our Commutes, But That'll Take A While

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, here's something that will come as no surprise to anyone who drives to work. Maybe you're driving to work right now. Commuting times are just getting longer and longer. The Census Bureau says the average commute takes 2

儿童故事集：Bertie’s Car

When Bertie was a prince, he won a prize for being the kingdoms most courteous driver. The wicked queen thought that he looked ridiculous waiting at the lights in his ordinary car. She was more furious than ever that her daughter wanted to marry such

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Whoa! Whoa! Stop! What are you doing?! Holy cow! Webster, an inexperienced teenaged driver, had just turned left in front of two oncoming cars. Noah couldnt believe it. The cars were heading west through the intersection, and Webster pulled out as if

ESL Podcast 691 – Dangerous Freeway Driving

I do a lot of driving in my job. You would think that driving several hours each way would get old really fast, but I have ways of making an interminable drive seem much more exciting. I like to drive fast on the freeways. I usually pass all of the s

美国国家公共电台 NPR Self-Driving Cars Raise Questions About Who Carries Insurance

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Last month, a car using self-driving features crashed with a human driver. That accident in Tempe, Ariz., did not result in any major injuries, but it did highlight new issues for the auto insurance industry. NPR's Yuki Noguchi a

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There is a new law coming in that bans the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. From November 1st, drivers caught using a hand-held cell phone will be fined $80 and will get 20 demerit points. Licences are lost at 100 demerit points. According

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2018年CRI Safety highlighted in new document regulating self-driving cars' road tests

Authorities in China have issued new regulations for road tests of self-driving cars, which will allow local authorities to sign off on vehicle tests that match local conditions, while ensuring that safety is the top priority. Xin Guobin, China's Vic