英语新闻听写 优步叫停无人驾驶货车的研发

 

According to Auto¹ News, Uber is set to stop developing self-driving trucks that have been hauling cargo² on U.S. highways.

据“Auto News”报道，优步将停止研发一直在美国高速公路上运货的无人驾驶货车。

Uber is now seeking to focus its autonomous-vehicle technology only on cars.

优步正力图将其自动驾驶汽车技术只集中在汽车上面。

Since its acquisition of Otto in 2016, Uber has sought to change freight hauling with self-driving trucks and Uber Freight, the smartphone app that connects truck drivers and shippers.

自从优步在2016年收购Otto以来，它试图用无人驾驶货车和连接货车司机和货主的智能手机app Uber Freight来改变货运行业。

Transportation experts see trucking as a natural application for self-driving technology because of the relative predictability of highways.

因为高速公路的相对可预测性，所以交通运输专家视货车运输业为无人驾驶技术的一个自然应用之处。

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。