Baidu launches“small-scale production” of fully autonomous mini-buses

湖北省洪湖市第二中学 刘年华

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百度将于2020年实现无人驾驶车辆的量产，在今年年底与金龙合作的无人驾驶小巴车将小规模量产及试运营。

Baidu plans to launch “small-scale production” of fully autonomous mini-buses in July this year，according to Robin Li，CEO of the Chinese tech giant.

“Baidu also plans to launch self-driving car models①in cooperation with manufacturers JAC Motors and Beijing Automotive Industry Corp，” Li said during the company's annual technology conference.

By②connecting with the “Internet of cars”， the driverless vehicles will③analyse information on signals and roads to improve traffic efficiency.

Artificial Intelligence(AI)is expected to bring better road safety.

“The monitoring system developed by Baidu can monitor whether a driver is tired or not.If the driver is tired，the system will④issue a warning and⑤refresh the driverwithacheerfulsong，” Ligaveanexampleby⑥demonstratingafeatureduringtheconference.

Baidu's self-driving project was launched in 2013，⑦featuring functions of precise mapping， positioning and intelligent decision.

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热词积累

1.in cooperation with...与……合作

2.connect with...与……相连；与……有关系

3.analyse ［'ænəlaɪz］ vt.to study or examine something in detail to discover more about it分析

4.issue ［'ɪsjuː］ vt.to produce or provide something officially发布

5.refresh ［rɪ'freʃ］ vt.to make someone less hot or tired使恢复精力；使振作精神

6.demonstrate ［'demənstreɪt］ vt.to show something and explain how it works展示；演示

7.feature ［'fiːtʃə(r)］ vt.to include someone or something as an important part以……为特色；给……以显著的地位

难句分析

The monitoring system developed by Baidu can monitor whether a driver is tired or not.

the monitoring system意为 “监控系统”，句中的developed by Baidu为过去分词作名词短语the monitoring system的后置定语，表被动和完成；whether a driver is tired or not作动词monitor的宾语从句。

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根据中国科技巨头、百度首席执行官李彦宏表示，百度计划在今年7月进行全自动小型巴士的“小规模生产”。

李彦宏在公司年度技术大会上表示：“百度还计划与制造商江淮汽车和北京汽车工业公司合作推出自动驾驶汽车模型。”

通过与“车载网络”的连接，自动驾驶汽车将能够对各种标识及道路信息进行有效分析，从而提高通行效率。

人工智能(AI)有望提升道路安全。

李彦宏在会议上通过演示一个功能来举例子，并宣称：“百度开发的监控系统可以监控司机是否疲劳。如果司机感到累了，该系统就会发出警告，并播放一首振奋的歌曲让司机精神起来。”

百度的自动驾驶项目是在2013年推出的，其功能包括精确绘图、定位和智能决策。