車子會「看」紅綠燈，怎麼辦到的？Car that Can See Traffic Lights!

Would you believe that a car can “see” traffic lights? Tesla has developed cars that can see and respond to both traffic lights and stop signs. As the computer system on the new vehicles recognizes the traffic lights and stop signs, it will slow the car down.

However, it is not yet a “fully self-driving” car, so Tesla suggests drivers should still pay close attention and be ready to take immediate action at all times. For example, even if the light is green, the car will begin to slow down as it approaches the intersection. You have to tap the accelerator pedal to resume driving.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

如果汽車會自己「看」紅綠燈，該有多好？這件事情實現了！世界知名的電動車大廠特斯拉，讓新款車子內建的電腦擁有「自動辨識」功能，只要看到紅綠燈或是路上的「停」交通號誌，就會自動減速。

不過，畢竟這離「自動駕駛」還有一段距離，因此特斯拉也向駕駛人呼籲，開車時仍然要隨時注意路況，發生各種情況時才能立即反應。例如：前方雖然是可以通行的綠燈，但因為路旁有「停」的號誌，汽車還是會減速並停下來；這時候，駕駛人還是得自己踩油門踏板，才能繼續行駛。

英語帶著走｜學習：

self-driving car 指的是自駕車或無人車等新科技。一般科技新聞談到這個詞彙時，通常文中也會提到 recogzie（辨識）以及 respond（反應）因為自動駕駛仰賴的就是視覺辨識技術，才能立即做出相對的反應。

不管是自駕車還是傳統汽車，我們開車上路時有哪些相關的英文呢？

1. traffic lights 交通號誌
2. stop signs 「停」標誌
3. accelerator pedal 油門踏板，動詞通常接 tap（指的是輕輕敲擊某種東西的動作，例如：輕踩、輕拍、輕敲等）

例句：It’s Amazing! The self-driving car can recognize and respond the traffic lights or passengers. 好驚人呀！這輛自駕車可以辨識出交通號誌或行人耶。