People Sue Rivian Over Self-Driving Cars
民眾起訴 Rivian 自動駕駛汽車
Introduction
Some people are suing the car company Rivian. They say Rivian lied about how their cars drive themselves.
有些人正在起訴汽車公司 Rivian，聲稱 Rivian 謊稱其汽車的自動駕駛功能。
Main Body
Rivian told customers that old R1T and R1S cars could drive without a person. The customers say this is not true. They say the old cars do not have the right parts to drive alone.
Rivian 告訴客戶舊款 R1T 和 R1S 汽車可以無需駕駛員操作。但客戶表示這並不屬實，他們認為舊款車 lacks 缺乏自動駕駛所需的正確零件。
New 2024 cars are different. They have more cameras and better computers. These new cars can drive without hands on some roads.
2024 年的新車則不同。它們擁有更多攝影機和更強大的電腦。這些新車在某些道路上可以實現脫手駕駛。
Other companies have this problem too. Tesla also had problems with the government about their self-driving names.
其他公司也面臨同樣的問題。Tesla 也曾因自動駕駛的命名問題與政府產生爭議。
Conclusion
Rivian does not want to talk about this case right now.
Rivian 目前不想對此案發表評論。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The Power of 'Old' vs 'New'
In this story, we see a very simple way to compare things. This is perfect for A2 learners who want to describe differences.
Look at these pairs:
- Old cars No right parts / Cannot drive alone.
- New cars More cameras / Better computers.
🔑 How to use this pattern: When you want to say something has changed, use "Old [Thing]" for the past and "New [Thing]" for the present.
Example: "My old phone was slow. My new phone is fast."
⚠️ Word Alert: "Too" "Other companies have this problem too."
Use too at the end of a sentence to say "also" or "as well."
- I like cars. I like trucks too.