VOA慢速英语:California Halts Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco(翻译)

The ride-sharing company Uber has removed its self-driving cars from the streets of San Francisco, California.
拼车出行公司优步已经移除了加利福尼亚州旧金山街道上的自动驾驶汽车。

The action came after a dispute between Uber and state officials over whether the vehicles needed special permits to operate.
在优步和加州官员关于车辆操作是否需要特别许可证产生争议后，优步采取了该行动。

Uber recently launched testing of its self-driving service in San Francisco.
优步最近在旧金山开始试行其自动驾驶服务。

But shortly after the launch,California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) told the company to stop the self-driving vehicles.State officials said the Uber cars needed the same special permit given to about 20 other companies testing self-driving technology in California.
但在其开始后不久，加州汽车部（DMV）告诉优步公司停止测试自动驾驶车辆。官员称，优步需要特别许可证才能测试，这些特别许可证同样发给了其他20家在加利福尼亚测试自动驾驶技术的公司。

But Uber refused to obey and kept its cars on the road in San Francisco.The company, which operates a transportation network around the world, is based in San Francisco.Uber argued that its technology does not make vehicles fully autonomous, so the special permit was not needed.
但优步拒绝了这一条款，仍然将车停放在旧金山的道路上。优步经营的交通网络覆盖着世界各地，总部设在旧金山。 优步认为其技术不会使车辆完全自主，因此不需要特别许可证。

It added that all of Uber’s “self-driving” cars have a driver sitting in the passenger seat to take over if needed.
它补充说，所有的优步“自驾”汽车都有一个司机坐在乘客座位，如果有需要，司机可以自行驾车。

The head of Uber’s self-driving technology, Anthony Levandowski, explained the company’s position in a blog post.He said the self-driving Uber vehicles do use high-technology tools to assist drivers.But, they are not fully autonomous and require a driver to be at the controls at all times.
优步自动驾驶技术的负责人Anthony Levandowski在博客中解释了公司的状况。他说，自驾优步车辆使用高科技工具来协助司机。但是，他们不是完全自主的，需要一个司机在任何时候都在控制着车辆。

He compared the technology to solar carmaker Tesla’s advanced driver assist tools.Telsa’s Autopilot system allows its cars to steer in a lane, change lanes, and speed up or slow down based on nearby traffic.The company tells drivers that, when using Autopilot, they should still always be ready to take control of the vehicle.
他将这项技术与太阳能汽车制造商特斯拉的先进驾驶辅助工具进行了比较。特斯拉的自动驾驶仪系统允许汽车在车道上转向，改变车道，并根据附近的交通速度加速或减速。优步传达给司机的是，即使使用自动驾驶仪，司机也应该准备好控制车辆。

Vehicles equipped with these high-tech driver assist tools do not need a special permit to operate in California.
配备这些高科技驾驶辅助工具的车辆不需要特别许可证即可在加利福尼亚州通行。

“It’s hard to understand why the DMV would seek to require self-driving Ubers to get permits when it accepts that Tesla’s autopilot technology does not need them,” Levandowski wrote. “We asked for clarification as to specifically what is different about our tech from the DMV, but have not received it.”
“我很难理解为什么加州汽车部要求优步的自动驾驶要有许可证，却不要求特斯拉的自动驾驶技术有许可证。”Levandowski写道。“我们要求加州汽车部说明我们两者之间的技术有何不同，但目前还没有收到回复。

Uber and state officials were not able to come to an agreement on the issue.On Wednesday, the DMV said it had canceled the registration of Uber’s 16 self-driving cars in San Francisco.All U.S. vehicles driven on the road require state registration.
优步和加州官员无法就这个问题达成协议。星期三，加州汽车部表示注销了优步在旧金山的16辆自动驾驶车辆。所有在道路上行驶的美国车辆都需要进行登记。

In September, Uber got its first U.S. approval to test self-driving vehicles in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Uber continues to test the cars and give people the chance to experience the technology.
9月，优步第一次获得美国批准在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡市测试自动驾驶车辆。之后，优步继续进行车辆测试，给人们体验自动驾驶技术的机会。

San Francisco’s mayor, Ed Lee, praised the DMV for stopping Uber’s self-driving vehicles.He said he supports self-driving development and testing. “But only under conditions that put human, bicyclists’ and pedestrian safety first.”
旧金山市长Ed Lee赞扬了加州汽车部停止优步自动驾驶车辆的决定。他表示支持自动驾驶的开发和测试。“但要在路人、骑车人以及行人安全第一的条件下。”

There were several reports of unsafe incidents involving Uber’s self-driving vehicles in San Francisco.Most involved witnesses claiming they saw Uber vehicles not stopping for red lights.
目前已有几起关于优步在旧金山自动驾驶车辆不安全事件的报告。大多数证人声称他们看到了优步车辆闯红灯。

Video of one incident was posted online that appeared to show a self-driving Uber car passing through a red light.Another person posted a photo of what she said was an Uber self-driving car in the road that did not stop for a red traffic light.
网上发布的一则视频显示，一辆自动驾驶的优步汽车似乎闯了红灯。另一个人张贴了一张照片，并表示是一辆优步自动驾驶汽车遇到了红灯，却没有停下来。

In response, Uber said the video of the incident showed why its cars always require close attention from a human driver—and therefore do not need a state permit.
优步回应说，这些视频只是表示优步汽车为什么在行驶时需要人类司机提高注意力，因此不需要国家许可证。

Uber announced it would send the self-driving vehicles to the neighboring state of Arizona to begin a new test project there.Arizona Governor Doug Ducey reportedly said the state welcomed the cars with “open arms” and “wide open roads.”
优步宣布将把自动驾驶汽车送到附近的亚利桑那州，在那里开始一个新的测试项目。亚利桑那州州长Doug Ducey表示，亚利桑那州会“张开手臂”，用“开阔的道路”欢迎自动驾驶汽车。

I’m Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。