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The Pros and Cons of Driverless Cars: Should They Share the Road with Manual Drivers?

Task

1. Choose one of the 3 articles 


• “Sugar Industry”
• TOPIC: Should sugary treats be used as a reward?


? “Driverless Cars”
? TOPIC: Should driverless cars be able to share the roads with manual drivers?


? “Cosmetic Surgery”
? TOPIC: Should teens be allowed to have cosmetic surgery without parental consent?


2. Once you read the article that you chose, brain storm your thoughts. Decide whether you agree or disagree with the TOPIC question.


3. Choose 3 reasons for your decision and then write your “One sentence THESIS STATEMENT”.


4. For your Final Essay Assignment (20%), you will write a 5-paragraph essay, based on the above topic that you chose and prepared on weeks 13 & 14.


5. Submit your “Final Essay” on Blackboard (Assignments & Submissions).

1. What is more dangerous, a human driving a car or a car driving without a human?


2. What reasons are there for developing self-driving technology?


3. Will driverless cars be able to share the roads with manual drivers?

Match up as many words and meanings as you can. Check this exercise again after seeing the words in context on page 2.

  1. autonomous                         a) leftover bits of material or objects
    2. fleet                                      b) to bump into the back of someone's vehicle
    3. sensor                                   c) a group of vehicles with a single purpose and ownership
    4. distracted                             d) a test model
    5. rear-end (verb)                     e) a device that responds to its surroundings              
    6. sideswipe (verb)                    f) acting or working on one's own, without help
    7. prototype                             g) a person who is inside or residing in something
    8. debris                                   h) to not be excited or happy about something
    9. not crazy about                    i) to strike the side of someone's vehicle
    10. occupant                             j) not focused on what is important

1. Autonomous driving technology is evolving at high speeds. Google has been testing a self-driving fleet for a few years, and the Ford Motor Company says it will start selling driverless cars by 2025. A number of US states have legalized the testing of autonomous vehicles, and the safety data is starting to come in.


2. In the US, driver error is blamed for up to 94% of car accidents. Self-driving vehicles rely on sensors to make smart decisions. They drive at a safe speed and slow down to avoid accidents. Unlike humans, autonomous vehicles are always sober, and they never get distracted.


3. You will likely never get rear-ended by a self-driving car, but could you get sideswiped? Like all computers, self-driving cars do have limitations. Early prototypes cannot detect a police officer doing hand signals at the side of the road. These test vehicles also have trouble differentiating between harmless debris such as shopping bags and dangerous objects such as truck tires.


4. Not everyone is crazy about the idea of hands-free driving. Some people feel uncomfortable giving up control just as they do when boarding a plane. Others have no interest in the price tag that will likely come with driverless technology. Perhaps low insurance rates and self-park features will convince everyone to hand over their keys.

Warm-Up Questions


5. Will autonomous vehicles have difficulty sharing the road with manual drivers? Will a licenced driver always have to be on board? Who will be at fault if a vehicle gets in an accident without  an occupant?

Discuss these questions in pairs, and write the answers in your notebook.

  1. What is the article mainly about?
  2. Why does the report mention Google?
  3. What do the early prototypes have difficulty with?
  4. Why does the report mention an airplane?
  5. What does the author imply about car insurance?

Grammar Review

A. Reference


In English, it is common to use the verb get in the passive voice. This form is used to show that an action takes place by someone or something else. This is a common construction to use when talking about issues related to cars and driving.


get + past participle


• get sideswiped    
• get distracted
• get rear-ended    
• get broken into
• get passed    
• get stolen
• get pulled over


B. Practice


Now practise asking a classmate some questions. Use the examples above to explain what happened. Then switch roles.

1.Why did you put an alarm in your car?


2.What happened to your driver's side mirror?


3.Why did you buy a new GPS?


4.Why did you drive to the side of the road?


5.What happened to your back bumper?


6.Why did you move to the slow lane?


7.Why did you run a red light?

  1. Do you watch the road closely when you are a passenger? Do you think you would do the same in a driverless vehicle?
  2. What would you do with your extra time if you did not have to drive a vehicle? If you don't drive, what do you think commuters will do with their free time in a driverless vehicle?
  3. Will driverless vehicles have trouble sharing the road with manual vehicles? Which will be more problematic to the other?
  4. Will traffic jams still exist when all vehicles are driverless?

One thing humans may be better at than robots is prioritizing. What will self-driving cars do in the case of an unavoidable accident? For example, a human driver knows to drive into a garbage can rather than to run over a mother with her stroller. Will/should cars be programmed to sacrifice the occupant's life to save other lives when these are the only two options?

Fill in the blanks as you listen to the recording.

DRIVERLESS CARS

Get your hands off the wheel

1. _______________ driving technology is evolving at high speeds. Google has been testing a self-driving___________________ for a few years, and the Ford Motor Company says it will start selling driverless cars by 2025. A number of US states have legalized the testing of autonomous vehicles, and the safety data is starting to come in.

2. In the US, driver error is blamed for up to 94% of car accidents. Self-driving vehicles rely on to make smart decisions. They drive at a safe speed and slow down to avoid accidents. Unlike humans, autonomous vehicles are always sober, and they never get

3. You will likely never get________________ by a self-driving car, but could you get_____________________ ? Like all computers, self-driving cars do have limitations. Early___________________ cannot detect a police officer doing hand signals at the side of the road. These test vehicles also have trouble differentiating between harmless _________________ such as shopping bags and dangerous objects such as truck tires.

4. Not everyone is_____ the idea of hands-free Some people feel uncomfortable giving up control just as they do when boarding a plane. Others have no interest in the price tag that will likely come with driverless technology. Perhaps low____________________ rates and self-park features will convince everyone to hand over their keys.

5. Will autonomous vehicles have difficulty sharing the road with manual drivers? Will a licenced driver always have to be on board? Who will be at if a vehicle gets in an accident without an__________________

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