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1、Unit3InventorsandinventionsⅠ.阅读理解AnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasunveiledbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSUVbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfourexteriorcompartments(隔层)—twooneachside—toholdseparatedeli
2、veries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.“Wecanuseself-drivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservices,”Nuroco-founderDaveFergusonsaid.“Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwo
3、-weekpaidshipping.Itbecametwo-weekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsame-daydeliveryisn?tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”Nuroisn?taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,unveiledaconcept
4、vehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstart-ups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch—aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.Nuro?svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdriveraren?tlegalinCalifor
5、niatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingtostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn?tcarrypassengers.Nuro?snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians
6、.Thevehicleisn?tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar?snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamhadconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfus
7、epeople.Nurobelievesit?sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat?sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we?regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren?tpossible
8、,”Fergusonsaid.“Thisisnotswappingjobswithrobots.It?screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities.”1.WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro?sself-drivingvehicle?A.Itcancookdeliciousmealsfor
