Transcript Self-driving

Brief introduction of the speaker
• Sebastian Thrun is the director of the
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab and is
working, through robotics, to change the
way we understand the world. His
research mainly
focuses on robotics
and artificial
intelligence.
Achievement about the author
• He led the development of the robotic
vehicle Stanley which won the 2005
DARPA Grand Challenge , and which is
exhibited in the Smithsonian which is the
biggest museum system in the world.
Vocabulary
• Navigate v. [ˈnævɪˌɡet]
1. Travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other
means;
2. Act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan,
direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance;
3. Direct carefully and safely;
• Toll booths
[tol] [bʊθ]
A booth where a toll is collected. Also called tollhouse.
• Crooked adj. ['krʊkɪd ]
• 1. Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles.
• 2. Informal Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent.
What are his key words?
Key words
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1. Self-driving
2、go anywhere by themselves
3、make decisions itself
4、Stunts
5、Driving accidents
6、Save time
Question
• 1、Why did the author want to
invent a self-driving car?
• 2、How many miles has the selfdriving car invented by the author
run?
Conclusion
The author came up with a way to
If we want, the world can
solve driving accidents because of
be
changed
in
many
ways.
one of his friend’s death.So, when
And
the
things
that
we
we meet some calamity, besides
didn’t
think
can more is
sad, what
we before
should think
happen
in itany
time.
how to face
possitively.
Thank you!