Questões de EFAF Inglês

Uber is winning the driverless race, even though it isn’t using its own cars — here’s why

Danielle Muoio
Sep. 14, 2016, 6:30 AM

Uber just edged ahead in the driverless car arms race. The company made a huge move Wednesday when it released its self-driving car to the public for the first time. As part of its pilot program, select Uber users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail and ride in a driverless car.

A number of car companies are aiming to do this, but Uber is beating them all to the punch. Ford, for example, plans to roll out its first fully autonomous cars for ride-sharing by $2021$. Google is aiming for 2020, and Tesla is planning to make its vehicles part of car-sharing network once its cars are fully autonomous.

Why do all of these companies want to get into some sort of ride-hailing service?

Because automakers and tech companies alike predict that the traditional car ownership model will dwindle with the rise of self-driving cars (1). The theory goes, as cars become more autonomous, it will become cheaper for consumers to hail a driverless car than to own a personal vehicle.

Merill Lynch predicted in a $2015$ report that driverless taxis like Ubers will make up $43\%$ of new car sales by $2040$. The Boston Consulting Group also wrote in a $2015$ report that driverless taxi sales are bound to incline. The BCG predicts that $23\%$ of global new car sales will come from driverless taxis by $2040$, which will result in a decline in vehicle ownership in cities.

Car companies are prepping for the decline of personal car ownership by investing in autonomous vehicles that can be used in a fleet (2) setting to transport people wherever they want to go.

But automakers and tech firms will have to play catch-up with Uber (3) in building out a ride-sharing network. After all, it is the most popular taxi app in $108$ countries.

Uber is not building its own self-driving car, but is instead partnering with automakers (4) to build the base vehicle for their autonomous cars. For example, Uber has a $300 million partnership with Volvo to develop a fully autonomous car by $2021$.

I took a ride in Uber’s driverless Ford Fusion on Monday and its technology is pretty impressive. Yes, there are times it fails. But having been in Uber’s self-driving car, it manages a difficult city like Pittsburgh extraordinarily well. It can also recognize traffic lights, which is not something we can say for Tesla yet.

Uber introducing the public to its driverless tech is a genius way to expose people to the concept of getting picked up in a driverless Uber. My advice: don’t sleep on Uber (5).

(http://www.businessinsider.com/how-uber-is-winninq-when-it-comes-to-driverless-cars-2016-9
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Uber is winning the driverless race, even though it isn’t using its own cars — here’s why

Danielle Muoio
Sep. 14, 2016, 6:30 AM

Uber just edged ahead in the driverless car arms race. The company made a huge move Wednesday when it released its self-driving car to the public for the first time. As part of its pilot program, select Uber users in Pittsburgh will be able to hail and ride in a driverless car.

A number of car companies are aiming to do this, but Uber is beating them all to the punch. Ford, for example, plans to roll out its first fully autonomous cars for ride-sharing by $2021$. Google is aiming for 2020, and Tesla is planning to make its vehicles part of car-sharing network once its cars are fully autonomous.

Why do all of these companies want to get into some sort of ride-hailing service?

Because automakers and tech companies alike predict that the traditional car ownership model will dwindle with the rise of self-driving cars (1). The theory goes, as cars become more autonomous, it will become cheaper for consumers to hail a driverless car than to own a personal vehicle.

Merill Lynch predicted in a $2015$ report that driverless taxis like Ubers will make up $43\%$ of new car sales by $2040$. The Boston Consulting Group also wrote in a $2015$ report that driverless taxi sales are bound to incline. The BCG predicts that $23\%$ of global new car sales will come from driverless taxis by $2040$, which will result in a decline in vehicle ownership in cities.

Car companies are prepping for the decline of personal car ownership by investing in autonomous vehicles that can be used in a fleet (2) setting to transport people wherever they want to go.

But automakers and tech firms will have to play catch-up with Uber (3) in building out a ride-sharing network. After all, it is the most popular taxi app in $108$ countries.

Uber is not building its own self-driving car, but is instead partnering with automakers (4) to build the base vehicle for their autonomous cars. For example, Uber has a $300 million partnership with Volvo to develop a fully autonomous car by $2021$.

I took a ride in Uber’s driverless Ford Fusion on Monday and its technology is pretty impressive. Yes, there are times it fails. But having been in Uber’s self-driving car, it manages a difficult city like Pittsburgh extraordinarily well. It can also recognize traffic lights, which is not something we can say for Tesla yet.

Uber introducing the public to its driverless tech is a genius way to expose people to the concept of getting picked up in a driverless Uber. My advice: don’t sleep on Uber (5).

(http://www.businessinsider.com/how-uber-is-winninq-when-it-comes-to-driverless-cars-2016-9
(Adapted))

Complete the paragraph with a proper preposition.

I'm Hannah and I work                an office in London. During the week, I get up                six-thirty. I go                work by subway, but                Sundays I like waking up late because I don't work                weekends.

Choose the right option to fill in the gaps with the correct prepositions.

Complete the sentences with the correct use of the Simple Past and the Past Continuous.

- I was waiting for the bus when I                (see) her.

- The children                (argue) when the teacher arrived.

- Everyone                (listen) to music when the lights                (go) out.

To fill in the gaps respectively, mark the right option.

Mark the option in which all the verbs are written in the Simple Past.

Complete the sentences using an article when necessary.

I- Is Mario               honest man?

II- The students wear               uniform here.

III-               Smiths live next to the supermarket.

IV- ​​​​​​​             ​​​​​​​ Brasilia was made the capital in 1960.

Choose the correct option.