(HL-과학/기술) Google Self-Driving Car Heading to Public Streets

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This summer, the latest version of Google's self-driving car will make its first appearance on public roads. The two-seat vehicle does not need a gas pedal or steering wheel. The prototype can drive, brake and recognize road dangers without human involvement. Google says the car is the first vehicle built for the purpose of self-driving. However, the new vehicle is not designed for long trips. It does not have air bags or other safety devices required by the federal government. It cannot go more than 40 kilometers per hour. The vehicle is electric and has to be recharged after 130 kilometers. And it can only drive in areas that have been thoroughly mapped by Google.
* latest = (가장) 최근의(최신의)/ make one's first appearance = 처음으로 나타나다/ steering wheel = (자동차의) 핸들/ involvement = 개입, 관련, 관여, 연루/ safety device = 안전(안보) 장치/ thoroughly = 철저히; 완전히; 대단히/ map = 지도를 만들다(그리다)  

Current California laws require all vehicles to have a steering wheel to guide the car and a gas pedal to control fuel use. The laws also require a driver to be able to take back control of a vehicle at any time. But, Google is working to change those laws. Google will first build and test 25 driverless vehicles in areas around the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Then, the company plans to build more and expand testing to areas that have more hills and more rain. Sergey Brin is a co-founder of Google. He says the computer-controlled cars can eliminate, or end, driving mistakes made by humans. Experts say 90 percent of the 1.2 million yearly road deaths are caused by human error. Self-driving cars could also improve areas of high traffic and especially help older people and disabled people.
* fuel use = 연료 사용/ take control of ~ = ~을 장악, 지배하다/ at any time = 아무때나, 언제라도/ expand = 확대(확장/팽창)하다/ eliminate = 없애다, 제거(삭제) 하다/ expert = 전문가/ human error = 인적과오(실수)/ disabled = 장애를 가진

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