美国有线新闻 CNN 欧盟2022年起强制新车安装智能速度辅助系统

 

AZUZ: And in three years, all new cars in E.U. member countries could be electronically prevented from speeding. The E.U. calls this intelligent speed assistance¹, and it wants it to be standard, along with other measures like vehicle data recorders.

Speed limiters reduce a car's engine power to keep it from going over the speed limit. The E.U. says this could reduce accident deaths by 20 percent. And if drivers needed to temporarily go over the speed limit to pass somebody, for instance², they could do it by pressing hard on the gas pedal³.

The rules still have to be approved by E.U. member countries and there could be some problems ahead. Different nations in Europe have different road signs and digital information isn't always current, so the cars could have trouble detecting⁴ what the speed limits are.

Some critics are also concerned about privacy⁵ and drivers depending more on the car's computer systems than actual road conditions. But speed limiting technology is just another example of how cars are becoming more robotic.

1 assistance   

n.援助，帮助

参考例句：

• She called and called but no one came to her assistance.她叫了又叫，但没有人来帮。
• He will get the great possible assistance.他将获得尽可能大的帮助。

2 instance   

n.例，例证，实例

参考例句：

• Can you quote me a recent instance?你能给我举一个最近的例子吗？
• He's a greedy boy,yesterday,for instance,he ate all our biscuits!他是个贪吃的孩子――比如，他昨天把我们的饼干都吃了！

3 pedal   

n.踏板；adj.脚的，踏脚的；v.用脚踏动，踩踏板

参考例句：

• He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.他踩下汽车的加速器踏板。
• I saw him pedal to school every morning.我看到他每天早晨骑自行车上学。

4 detecting   

n.探测，检定，检波v.发现，发觉，查明( detect的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• It's a bulb pressure tester for detecting battery leaks. 这是检测电瓶漏气用的胶球压力试验器。 来自辞典例句
• D'Artagnan could not help detecting a note of sadness in his voice. 达塔尼昂不由自主地发现他说话时所流露出的那种忧伤情感。 来自辞典例句

5 privacy   

n.私人权利，个人自由，隐私权

参考例句：

• In such matters,privacy is impossible.在这类事情中，保密是不可能的。
• She wept in the privacy of her own room.她在自己房内暗暗落泪。