LISTENING ACTIVITY

Watch the following video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ6XL6SNlEc

and answer the questions below.

1.How does the speaker, Kathy Sykes, describe the invention of the motor
car?

2. What is purpose of the scanner on the top of the driverless car?

3. Why does the driver, Chris, trust in the driverless car and doesnt want to
grab the steering wheel while the car is driving by itself?

4. Why did Sebastian Thrun want to create a driverless car?

5. Why is another engineer, besides Kathy and Chris, sitting in the car when
they decided to take the car to the roads?

6. How does the car decide the appropriate speed to go?

7. Why is going on the freeway with the driverless car a challenge?

8. What are the examples of drivers distractions that Kathy mentions and that
usually cause accidents and deaths?

9. Why do you think it is going to be tough to persuade people who love driving
to use a driverless car?

10. Write a reflection on the video. What advantages and disadvantages do you
see from implementing this invention in the future?