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2、thinkof?Formanypeople,it9sbeingshutsomewherethey(18)notgetoutof.That'sexactly(19)happenedtoanAmericantouristwhosaid,"itfeelsgoodtobefree'、afterhewaslockedinsideaLondonbookstorefortwohours.DavidWillishadbeenusingtheInternetinsidetheWaterstonesstoreinTrafalgarSquare,London,UK(20)hefoundthathehadbeensh
3、utinside,accordingtoSkyNews.Hetried(21)(get)outbutfailed,anditwasonlyafterpostingmessagesonTwitter,asocialnetwork,thathe(22)(release).Afterhehadspokentothepolicebutstillnotbeenreleased,heposted:“HiWaterstones,I(23)(lock)insideofyourTrafalgarSquarebookstorefortwohoursnow.Pleaseletmeout."Itgottheatten
4、tionofthousandsofInternetusers・Thepolicearrivedat(24)store,andtheyfinallylethimoutjustafter11pmonThursday.Afterhewasreleased,hepostedanother,(25)(simple)message:"I'mfree:GooglehasbeguntestingtheelectriccarinMountainView,California.Thecardoesnothaveallthenormalcarcontrols.Instead,ithasasmartphoneappt
5、hatcallsitandtells(26)thedestination,andaSTOPbuttonbetweenthetwoseatsincasethepassengersneedtooverridethecomputer.Thecompany^co-founder,SergeyBrin,saysthattheywanttochangetheworldforpeople(27)donotfinditeasytotravelaround・ThecarshavebeenbuiltspeciallybyacompanyinDetroit.Googlewillnowtestthecars,(28)
6、arenotyetforsale.Thereneedtobedetailedscansoftheroadsbeforethecarscandriveonthem,(29)theycannotcollectandprocessenoughinformationinrealtime.ChrisUrmson,directorofthedriverlesscarprojectatGoogle,said:“Thecarswillbeverybasic.Buttheywilltakeyou(30)youwanttogoatthepushofabutton.And,that^sanimportantstep
7、towards(31)(improve)roadsafetyandhelpingmillionsofpeopletravelaroundmoreeasily."Sofar,thedriverlesscarshavedriven700,000mileswithoutanaccidentcausedbythecomputer.Thecompanysaysthatthousandsofpeopledie