Auto engineers face a paradox: how to design an autonomous vehicle that feels safe but reminds us that no driver, human or artificial, is perfect. Simon Parkin reports on learning to trust a self-driving car.
1) What do you associate with the word 'Tesla'?
2) What could be the problems of a car driving on autopilot?
3) Would you like to sit in a car driving on autopilot? Why (not)?
4) Have a loot at Tesla's website. What do you think of the technology presented here?
After having read the text, you are now going to write a summary
1) Go through the text and highlight the topic sentences of every paragraph.
2) Read the sentences you have highlighted and see if together they form a good summary of the text. Make changes if you are not happy.
3) Look at each other's sentences and compare/contrast. Discuss if you can agree on the same sentences.
4) Write your own summary in your own words with your chosen sentences.
5) When finished swop and check each other's work.
Shortly after the accident with the Tesa, the company issued a blog post of what happened and how the accident could be explained. Read the blog post and write a short reaction to the post. (100-150 words)
http://www.tesla.com/blog/tragic-loss
1) Read the blog and write down what you want to react to.
2) Write down key words.
3) Start by saying what you want to react to.
4) Write a draft: keep writing and do not stop.
5) Read through your draft and structure it.
6) Check for spelling and grammar errors.
7) Count the number of words.