The reading passage and the lecture have conflicting opinions about whether the advance of technology by providing smart cars will bring more positive or negative consequences to the users, drivers, and cities. The article presumes that this new technology created to transportation will provide only improvements, since a human would not be in charge of controlling the vehicles. On the other hand, the listening part affirms the opposite. Since technology process also have its fails.
First of all, according to the reading smart cars will prevent accidents, since they will be equiped with sensors that can detect other cars and obstacles on the way. However the lecturer disputes this part. She says that because technology fails all time, many more cars can be involved in an car crash.
Secondly, the reading states that because cars will be controlled by computers, the traffic will disappear. The system will make sure that cars will follow each other closely, increasing the speed on the roads and resulting in less traffic. This feature will also encourage more people to commute, since they would spend less time during their travel.
Nevertheless, the lecturer refutes this argument. She argues that driving with more convenience can actually introduce more cars on the streets, increasing traffic. Therefore, decreasing people interests in commute.
Finally, the reading claims that technology will provide less costs in veichles maintenance by choosing better routes. Also less money will be spent in repairs, since the mechanic system will not get affected by problems like holes and other obstacles on the streets. On the other hand the lecturer believes that the more advanced the equipment the more expensive its repairs. The technology will not help people to save any money.
The
reading
passage and the lecture have conflicting opinions about whether the advance of
technology
by providing smart
cars
will bring more
positive
or
negative
consequences to
the users, drivers, and cities. The article presumes that this new
technology
created to transportation will provide
only
improvements, since a human would not be in charge of controlling the vehicles. On the
other
hand, the listening part affirms the opposite.
Since
technology
process
also
have its fails.
First of all
, according to the
reading
smart
cars
will
prevent
accidents, since they will be
equiped
with sensors that can detect
other
cars
and obstacles on the way.
However
the lecturer disputes this part. She says that
because
technology
fails all time,
many
more
cars
can
be involved
in
an
car
crash.
Secondly
, the
reading
states that
because
cars
will
be controlled
by computers, the traffic will disappear. The system will
make
sure that
cars
will follow each
other
closely
, increasing the speed on the roads and resulting in
less
traffic. This feature will
also
encourage more
people
to commute, since they would spend
less
time during their travel.
Nevertheless
, the lecturer refutes this argument. She argues that driving with more convenience can actually introduce more
cars
on the streets, increasing traffic.
Therefore
, decreasing
people
interests in commute.
Finally
, the
reading
claims that
technology
will provide
less
costs in
veichles
maintenance by choosing better routes.
Also
less
money will
be spent
in repairs, since the mechanic system will not
get
affected
by problems like holes and
other
obstacles on the streets. On the
other
hand the lecturer believes that the more advanced the equipment the more expensive its repairs. The
technology
will not
help
people
to save any money.