It's happened again: A Tesla with its Autopilot feature engaged was involved in a fatal crash.
这种事再一次发生了：一辆拥有自动驾驶功能的特斯拉发生了一起致命的撞车事故。
The crash, which happened March 1 in Florida, left the 50-year-old Tesla driver dead. Authorities revealed new details about the incident on Thursday. The driver turned on Autopilot about 10seconds before the Model 3 sedan collided with a semi truck, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The Tesla driver's hands were not detected on the steering wheel for less than eight seconds prior. The truck driver was uninjured.
这起事故发生在3月1日的佛罗里达，导致50岁的特斯拉驾驶员死亡。有关当局星期四公布了有关这起事件的新细节。根据美国国家运输安全委员会(National Transportation Safety Board)说，在Model 3轿车与一辆半卡车相撞前约10秒，驾驶员打开了自动驾驶仪。斯特拉驾驶员的手在不到8秒之前没有被检测到在方向盘上。卡车司机没有受伤。
The NTSB's report did not indicate the Tesla driver was at fault and said the investigation is ongoing. But the news raises more questions about Tesla's marketing of Autopilot, the company's semi-autonomous driving software.
美国国家运输安全委员会的报告没有表明是斯特拉驾驶员的过错，表示调查正在进行中。但这一消息引发了更多有关特斯拉销售半自动驾驶软件Autopilot的问题。
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has long promised that full self-driving capability is on the way — but it's not here yet. And critics argue that slapping the "Autopilot" name onto a driver-assistance feature can lull people into a false sense of security,making them less likely to stay fully alert and therefore be more vulnerable to a crash.
斯特拉的首席执行官Elon Musk长期以来一直承诺全自动的驾驶能力即将实现-但是目前还没有。批判者认为，将“自动驾驶仪”这个名字加到驾驶辅助功能上会让人们陷入一种虚假的安全感，使他们不太可能保持完全警觉，而且更容易在撞击中受到伤害。
Tesla has consistently defended its Autopilot feature.
特斯拉一直在为其自动驾驶功能辩护。
"Tesla drivers have logged more than one billion miles with Autopilot engaged,and our data shows that, when used properly by an attentive driver who is prepared to take control at all times,drivers supported by Autopilot are safer than those operating without assistance," the company said in a Thursday statement.
该公司在星期四发表声明说:”特斯拉驾驶员已经驾驶自动驾驶仪超过了十亿英里，我们的数据显示，一位随时准备掌控局面的专心驾驶员正确使用自动驾驶仪，得到自动驾驶仪支持的驾驶员比那些没有辅助的驾驶员更安全。”
A separate vehicle safety report from Tesla shows that in the first quarter of this year there was one accident for every 2.87 million miles driven in which drivers had Autopilot engaged. For those driving a Tesla without Autopilot, there was one accident for every 1.76 million miles driven.
特斯拉的一个单独车辆安全报告显示，在今年的第一个季度，对于驾驶特斯拉带有自动驾驶仪的，每287万英里就有一起事故，对于那些驾驶特斯拉没有自动驾驶仪的，每176万英里就有一起事故。
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Autopilot :(飞机的) 自动驾驶仪
engage vi. 从事；参与；答应，保证；交战；啮合
vt. 吸引，占用；使参加；雇佣；使订婚；预定
fatal adj. 致命的；重大的；毁灭性的；命中注定的
authorities n. 当局，官方（authority的复数）
sedan n. 轿车；轿子
detected v. （尤指用特殊方法）发现，识别；（通常指用特殊设备）探测，检测；查明，调查（罪犯，罪行）；察觉（细微或不易察觉的东西）（detect 的过去式和过去分词）
adj. 检测到的
prior adj. 优先的；在先的，在前的
n. 小修道院院长；大修道院的副院长; （隐修院）会长; 犯罪前科
semi-autonomous 半自治; 半自治的; 半自主性; 半自主; 一个半自治的
lull n. 间歇；暂停；暂时平静
vt. 使平静；使安静；哄骗
vi. 平息；减弱；停止
vulnerable adj. 易受攻击的，易受…的攻击；易受伤害的；有弱点的
defend vi. 保卫；防守 vt. 辩护；防护
attentive adj. 留意的，注意的
billion num. 十亿 n. 十亿；大量 adj. 十亿的
million num. 百万 n. 百万；无数 adj. 百万的；无数的
steering wheel 方向盘；[车辆] 驾驶盘；舵轮
driver-assistance feature 驾驶辅助功能
a false sense of security 虚假的安全感
be involved in 包括……中，被卷入……中；涉及到……
stay fully alert 保持完全警觉
have long promised 长久以来一直承诺
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