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[00:00.00]The American car-maker General Motors and Lyft Incorporated, [00:06.78]a ride-sharing service, reportedly will start testing GM automobiles as driverless taxis. [00:14.61]The Wall Street Journal says the companies could be offering service “within a year.” [00:21.74]The newspaper said the tests will involve GM’s electric-powered Chevrolet Bolt. [00:29.68]But it did not say where the first test will take place. [00:34.65]GM has reportedly invested $500 million in Lyft Inc. [00:43.01]The partnership is seen as a way to compete against Uber,another ride-sharing company. [00:50.91]GM also is planning to buy Cruise Automation Inc. for a reported $1 billion. [01:00.27]The California-based company has been developing self-driving car technology for two years, [01:08.97]the newspaper reported. [01:11.08]The move is seen as a way for the automaker to sell the Bolt. [01:17.28]It will be available later this year in a market for electric cars that the Journal described as “soft.” [01:27.20]It is also seen as a way for GM to compete with U.S. technology companies [01:34.66]interested in building driverless cars. [01:38.44]Both Tesla Motors and Alphabet Inc. have been developing such vehicles for years. [01:47.35]Alphabet is part of the U.S. technology company Google. [01:53.46]Lyft reportedly is also developing driverless cars at its own research center in Pennsylvania. [02:02.80]The company “is preparing for autonomous vehicles in its fleet by 2020,” [02:11.21]the Wall Street Journal reported. [02:12.71]It added that improvements in driverless cars are hurt by [02:18.85]“a patchwork of regulations that govern the use of autonomous vehicles and liabilities.” [02:26.45]The Wall Street Journal said Lyft will have drivers in the cars [02:32.78]“ready to intervene” should something go wrong. [02:36.88]I’m Bryan Lynn.

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General Motors, Lyft Partner to Develop Driverless Taxis

通用攜手Lyft測(cè)試自動(dòng)駕駛出租車

The American car-maker General Motors and Lyft Incorporated, a ride-sharing service, reportedly will start testing GM automobiles as driverless taxis.

美國(guó)汽車生產(chǎn)商通用汽車(General Motors)攜手Lyft開始測(cè)試無(wú)人駕駛的通用電動(dòng)出租車車隊(duì)。

The Wall Street Journal says the companies could be offering service “within a year.”

華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)說(shuō)兩家公司將會(huì)在一年內(nèi)提供該項(xiàng)服務(wù)。

The newspaper said the tests will involve GM’s electric-powered Chevrolet Bolt. But it did not say where the first test will take place.

報(bào)道稱該測(cè)試所用汽車將為通用旗下的雪佛蘭Bolt電動(dòng)車，但并未表明該測(cè)試將會(huì)在哪里舉行。

GM has reportedly invested $500 million in Lyft Inc. The partnership is seen as a way to compete against Uber, another ride-sharing company.

據(jù)報(bào)道，通用汽車曾向Lyft投資5億美元。兩公司合作被看做是與另一打車軟件公司優(yōu)步競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的一種方式。

GM also is planning to buy Cruise Automation Inc. for a reported $1 billion. The California-based company has been developing self-driving car technology for two years, the newspaper reported.

據(jù)報(bào)道，通用還計(jì)劃以10億美元的價(jià)格購(gòu)買克魯斯自動(dòng)化公司。報(bào)紙上還說(shuō)，這家位于加利福尼亞的公司已經(jīng)發(fā)展了兩年的無(wú)人駕駛技術(shù)。

The move is seen as a way for the automaker to sell the Bolt. It will be available later this year in a market for electric cars that the Journal described as “soft.”

這一舉措被看做是汽車制造商銷售Bolt的一種方式。這款電動(dòng)汽車將于今年晚些時(shí)候面市。華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)將電動(dòng)車市場(chǎng)描述為“疲軟”。

It is also seen as a way for GM to compete with U.S. technology companies interested in building driverless cars.

該舉措也可被看做是通用汽車與美國(guó)致力于研究無(wú)人駕駛汽車的科技公司競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的一種手段。

Both Tesla Motors and Alphabet Inc. have been developing such vehicles for years. Alphabet is part of the U.S. technology company Google.

特斯拉汽車和谷歌旗下名為Alphabet Inc.的母公司多年來(lái)致力于發(fā)展無(wú)人駕駛汽車。

Lyft reportedly is also developing driverless cars at its own research center in Pennsylvania. The company “is preparing for autonomous vehicles in its fleet by 2020,” the Wall Street Journal reported.

據(jù)報(bào)道，Lyft在其賓夕法尼亞州的研究中心也在研究無(wú)人駕駛汽車。華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)報(bào)道說(shuō)該公司準(zhǔn)備在2020年研制出自動(dòng)駕駛的汽車。

It added that improvements in driverless cars are hurt by “a patchwork of regulations that govern the use of autonomous vehicles and liabilities.”

報(bào)道還稱，無(wú)人駕駛汽車技術(shù)的發(fā)展受到形形色色是有關(guān)自動(dòng)汽車和債務(wù)問(wèn)題的阻礙。

The Wall Street Journal said Lyft will have drivers in the cars “ready to intervene” should something go wrong.

華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)表示在測(cè)試時(shí)Lyft將派司機(jī)坐在車內(nèi)以防萬(wàn)一。