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From the Ted Talk by Freeman H. Shen: A future with fewer cars
Unscramble the Blue Letters
In my vision of future mobility, autonomy will reduce congestion and necessary infrastructure, creating more room for better-looking, greener spaces. Imagine a shopping center next to a huge paygounrld for our kids, instead of mlies of concrete and cars lined up in the sun. And what about all those roads and brdgies and signage that carry us through a city? That will, of course, change, too. Autonomous cars will be dseenigd to read the environment around them, knowing the best routes and guiding pseneragss to their destination with less cetsginoon. We won't need signs for one-way streets or pedestrian crossings or how to get to the bridge or when not to take a left turn. Imagine an intersection between two busy roads that has no tfafirc ltgihs. Cars will seepd up and slow down automatically to avoid other cars in the intersection. The sky above the road will be clear and open.
Open Cloze
In my vision of future mobility, autonomy will reduce congestion and necessary infrastructure, creating more room for better-looking, greener spaces. Imagine a shopping center next to a huge __________ for our kids, instead of _____ of concrete and cars lined up in the sun. And what about all those roads and _______ and signage that carry us through a city? That will, of course, change, too. Autonomous cars will be ________ to read the environment around them, knowing the best routes and guiding __________ to their destination with less __________. We won't need signs for one-way streets or pedestrian crossings or how to get to the bridge or when not to take a left turn. Imagine an intersection between two busy roads that has no _______ ______. Cars will _____ up and slow down automatically to avoid other cars in the intersection. The sky above the road will be clear and open.
Solution
- miles
- speed
- lights
- traffic
- designed
- passengers
- congestion
- bridges
- playground
Original Text
In my vision of future mobility, autonomy will reduce congestion and necessary infrastructure, creating more room for better-looking, greener spaces. Imagine a shopping center next to a huge playground for our kids, instead of miles of concrete and cars lined up in the sun. And what about all those roads and bridges and signage that carry us through a city? That will, of course, change, too. Autonomous cars will be designed to read the environment around them, knowing the best routes and guiding passengers to their destination with less congestion. We won't need signs for one-way streets or pedestrian crossings or how to get to the bridge or when not to take a left turn. Imagine an intersection between two busy roads that has no traffic lights. Cars will speed up and slow down automatically to avoid other cars in the intersection. The sky above the road will be clear and open.
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