听新闻，学英语 - 公交也将无人驾驶，伦敦市民踊跃尝试

Driveless shuttle bus to be tested by public in London Members of the British public are getting their first extended trial of a driverless shuttle bus. Over the next three weeks, about 100 people will travel in a prototype shuttle on a route in Greenwich, London. prototype /'prəʊtətaɪp/ n. 原型，雏形 -六级 The vehicle, which travels up to 16.1kmph, will be controlled by a computer. However, there will be a trained person on board who can stop the shuttle if required. Oxbotica, the firm that developed the shuttle, said 5,000 members of the public had applied to take part in the study. "Very few people have experienced an autonomous vehicle, so this is about letting people see one in person," chief executive Graeme Smith told the BBC. autonomous /ɔː'tɒnəməs/ a. 自治的 -GRE 大叶老师新浪微博： 粗只的大叶