VOA科学技术2023 索尼将与本田联手制造电动汽车

Sony to Produce Electric Car with Honda

索尼将与本田联手制造电动汽车

Sony publicly showed for the first time a new car that it will produce with Honda. The car, announced in October, appeared for public viewing last week at the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

索尼公司首次公开展示了其将与本田公司合作生产的新车。去年十月宣布的这款汽车上周在内华达州拉斯维加斯举行的消费电子展上公开亮相。

The electric vehicle, called the Afeela, will use technology from Qualcomm, including its "Snapdragon" digital chassis¹.

这款名为Afeela的电动汽车将采用高通公司的技术，包括其“骁龙”数字底盘。

Sony's long-awaited push into electric vehicles shows how manufacturers are increasingly paying attention to the driver's experience in cars.

索尼被期待已久的进入电动汽车市场表现出制造商越来越重视驾驶员的驾乘体验。

Yasuhide Mizuno is the chief executive of Sony Honda Mobility². He told the CES trade show, "In order to realize intelligent mobility, continuous software updates and high-performance computing³ are required...To that end, we will work closely with Qualcomm."

水野泰秀是索尼本田移动公司的首席执行官。他在消费电子展上表示：“为了实现智能移动，需要持续的软件更新和高性能计算。为此，我们将与高通公司密切合作。”

Qualcomm recently launched a new processor, the Snapdragon Ride Flex⁴ SoC, that handles both assisted driving and cockpit functions, including entertainment. Previously⁵ those functions were handled on different chips, or computer processors. Bringing the two together can help reduce costs, a Qualcomm official told Reuters.

高通公司最近推出了新款处理器Snapdragon Ride Flex SoC，该处理器可以支持辅助驾驶和包括娱乐功能在内的驾驶舱功能。以前，这些功能是由不同的芯片或计算机处理器支持的。高通公司的一位官员告诉路透社，将两者结合起来有助于降低成本。

Mizuno said that Sony is looking to use its traditional strengths in sensors⁶. The Afeela will have more than 40 sensors. The car will use the "Unreal Engine" 3-D creation tool from Epic⁷ Games, the maker⁸ of the "Fortnite" series of games.

水野泰秀表示，索尼公司将利用其在传感器方面的传统优势。Afeela汽车将配备40多个传感器。这款车将采用《堡垒》系列游戏制造商英佩游戏公司的“虚幻引擎”3D创建工具。

For Honda, the project with Sony may permit it to speed up what has so far been a slow move to electric. It has also struggled over the years to make gains in the luxury vehicle market with its Acura brand.

对于本田来说，与索尼合作的这个项目可能会让它加快迄今为止动作迟缓的电动化步伐。多年来，它也一直在努力争取通过其讴歌品牌在豪华车市场上赚取利润。

"As safety and security are essential to mobility, we will integrate Sony's sensors and the Honda safety along with other intelligent technologies," Mizuno said.

水野泰秀表示：“由于安全与保障对移动性至关重要，我们将整合索尼公司的传感器和本田公司的安全系统以及其它智能技术。”

Production of the vehicle will take place at one of Honda's 12 factories in the U.S. The U.S. was chosen for the launch because electric vehicles are already popular there. Japan came second as Honda's home market, and other markets, including Europe, will follow, but no dates have been set.

这款车的生产将在本田公司的12家美国工厂之一进行。之所以选择在美国发布，是因为电动汽车在美国已经很受欢迎。日本作为本田公司的本土市场将位居第二，包括欧洲在内的其它市场也将紧随其后，但尚未确定日期。

Mizuno said the company expects to take early orders in the first half of 2025 and send the first cars to buyers in North America in the spring of 2026.

水野泰秀表示，该公司以及将在2025年上半年接受提前订购，并在2026年春季将首批汽车交付给北美卖家。

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chassis – n. a frame upon which the main parts of an automobile⁹ are built

mobility – n. the ability or tendency to move from one position or situation to another usually better one

cockpit – n. the area in a boat, airplane, etc., where the pilot or driver sits

function – n. the special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used

luxury –adj. a kind of costly¹⁰ produce that buyers want but do not need

brand –n. a group of products made by a company that are all sold under one special name

1 chassis   

n.汽车等之底盘；（飞机的）起落架；炮底架

参考例句：

• The new parts may include the sheet metal,the transmission,or the chassis.新部件可能包括钢壳，变速器或底盘。
• Can chassis and whole-vehicle manufacturers co-exist peacefully?底盘企业和整车企业能相安无事吗？

2 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

3 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

4 flex   

n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展

参考例句：

• We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
• He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

7 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

8 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

9 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

10 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。