Autonomous cars are being developed and trialed at a rapid pace. It will soon be quite normal to see cars driving on the road without a human driver.
- What do you think of this idea?
- Would you like to travel in an autonomous car?
- What do you think the advantages would be of an autonomous car?
- What do you think the disadvantages would be of an autonomous car?
Read this article from The Conversation titled We asked people if they would trust driverless cars.
VOCABULARY
While you read through the article highlight any words that you don’t understand or that show an interesting use of language. Make a list of this vocabulary and use your English-English dictionary to find the definitions to add into your list.
EXPLORATION
After you have read the article do some more research on the topic of autonomous cars. Take notes on your findings.