{"id":12909,"date":"2020-06-08T09:05:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T07:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=12909"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:24:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:24:02","slug":"is-this-the-future-of-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/06\/is-this-the-future-of-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This the Future of Driving?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some automotive pundits claim that technology will effect great changes in the car industry. A number of them even predict that such developments are just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A senior reporter at a popular American news channel describes these innovations in the video below.  Only time will tell if these technology-enhanced cars will take the world by storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What Is The Future Of Driving?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w5QpX6yfpfU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>According to the video, what&#8217;s in store for the future of driving?<\/li><li>What makes electric cars a viable alternative to petrol-guzzling cars?<\/li><li>Would you take a ride in a self-driving taxi or ride-hailing service vehicle?<\/li><li>Does a future without car ownership sound appealing to you? 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