Self-Driving Electric Delivery Trucks

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Here’s a short article about how technology in driving is getting more and more advanced. Read the article below then express your thoughts about it.

http://fortune.com/2017/12/07/anheuser-busch-tesla-semi-trucks/

Discussion Questions:

1. Do you think there still should be a human passenger to monitor driver-less vehicles?
2. Do you think having driver-less vehicles will be a positive or negative thing in the long run?
3. Do you know if there have been any testing of driver-less vehicles in your country or laws passed to allow them?

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2 replies on “Self-Driving Electric Delivery Trucks”

This is a very exciting topic!
As far as I know, in my country no driver-less vehicles tests were done. However, I think Toyota carried out a self-driving car test in Brussels last year. The leading countries in these tests are without a doubt China and USA.
In the long run, I am positive the autonomous vehicles will be a reality and it will have a positive impact on efficiency, safety (reducing unpredictable behaviors, etc.) and comfort. Of course, until all cars are self-driving (or most), it is necessary to have a human passenger to monitor the vehicle and all the variables around it (the computer/software may still not be able to respond effectively).

Good job answering the questions! Keep it up.

Here is how this sentence can be written a bit better:

As far as I know, in my country no driver-less vehicles tests were done.
As far as I know, no driverless vehicle tests have been done in my country yet.

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