Menu

No hands on the wheel : les voitures autonomes (3e)

Fiche à imprimer : le cours, les trois exercices et le corrigé (sur une page à part). Revenir au cours en ligne

AnglaisFrançais
a driverless / self-driving carune voiture autonome
It uses sensors and cameras.Elle utilise des capteurs et des caméras.
Most accidents are caused by human error.La plupart des accidents sont causés par l'erreur humaine.
Self-driving cars could make roads safer.Les voitures autonomes pourraient rendre les routes plus sûres.
But who is responsible if there's an accident?Mais qui est responsable en cas d'accident ?
I don't think I'll trust them.Je ne pense pas que je leur ferai confiance.

Les voitures autonomes (driverless cars) roulent sans conducteur grâce à des capteurs (sensors), des caméras et l'intelligence artificielle. Des taxis autonomes circulent déjà dans certaines villes américaines et chinoises. Leurs défenseurs rappellent que la plupart des accidents sont causés par l'erreur humaine (human error) : fatigue, téléphone, alcool. Leurs critiques posent des questions : qui est responsable en cas d'accident (who is responsible?) ? Que deviendront les chauffeurs ? Pour parler de l'avenir avec nuance : will probably, probably won't, I don't think it will..., might.

Mise en situation : le débat

Teacher : Would you get into a driverless taxi?
Monteriez-vous dans un taxi autonome ?
Oliver : Yes! Most accidents are caused by human error. Computers don't get tired or look at their phones.
Oui ! La plupart des accidents sont causés par l'erreur humaine. Les ordinateurs ne sont pas fatigués et ne regardent pas leur téléphone.
Nora : But computers can make mistakes too. And who is responsible if there's an accident? The passenger? The company?
Mais les ordinateurs peuvent aussi faire des erreurs. Et qui est responsable en cas d'accident ? Le passager ? L'entreprise ?
Oliver : The company, I think. And the cars will probably become safer every year.
L'entreprise, je pense. Et les voitures deviendront probablement plus sûres chaque année.
Nora : Maybe, but what about taxi drivers and lorry drivers? They might lose their jobs.
Peut-être, mais que deviendront les chauffeurs de taxi et de camion ? Ils pourraient perdre leur emploi.
Teacher : Good arguments on both sides. Personally, I don't think I'll trust them for a few years!
De bons arguments des deux côtés. Personnellement, je ne pense pas leur faire confiance avant quelques années !

À retenir

  • a driverless car, a sensor, a camera, artificial intelligence, an accident, human error, a passenger, a company, a lorry driver.
  • will probably / probably won't / might ; I don't think I'll... ; are caused by (passif) ; Who is responsible if...? ; What about...? ; on both sides.

Exercice 1 : Les voitures autonomes : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « une voiture autonome »
    1. a driver-less of car
    2. a driverless car
    3. an autonomy car
  2. « des capteurs »
    1. senses
    2. sensors
    3. censors
  3. « l'erreur humaine »
    1. human mistake of
    2. human error
    3. humane error
  4. « La plupart des accidents sont causés par... »
    1. Most accidents are caused by...
    2. The most accidents are caused by...
    3. Most accidents are cause by...
  5. « Qui est responsable ? »
    1. Who are responsible?
    2. Who is responsible?
    3. Who is responsable?
  6. « Elles deviendront probablement plus sûres. »
    1. They will probably become safer.
    2. They will probably become more safe.
    3. They probably will became safer.
  7. « Ils pourraient perdre leur emploi. »
    1. They might to lose their jobs.
    2. They might loose their jobs.
    3. They might lose their jobs.
  8. « Je ne pense pas que je leur ferai confiance. »
    1. I don't think I'll trust them.
    2. I think I won't not trust them.
    3. I don't think I trust them will.
  9. « des deux côtés »
    1. on both sides
    2. in both side
    3. on the two side
  10. « un passager »
    1. a messenger
    2. a passerby
    3. a passenger

Exercice 2 : Les voitures autonomes : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. Would you get .......................... a driverless taxi?
  2. Most accidents are .......................... by human error.
  3. Computers don't get .......................... .
  4. Computers can make .......................... too.
  5. Who is .......................... if there's an accident?
  6. The cars will .......................... become safer.
  7. What .......................... taxi drivers?
  8. They .......................... lose their jobs.
  9. Good arguments on both .......................... .
  10. I don't think I'll .......................... them.

Exercice 3 : Les voitures autonomes : mise en situation

  1. Monteriez-vous dans un taxi autonome ?
    1. Would you get into a driverless taxi?
    2. Will you got into a driverless taxi?
    3. Would you get in a driverless taxi of?
  2. La plupart des accidents sont causés par l'erreur humaine.
    1. Most accidents are caused of human error.
    2. Most accidents are caused by human error.
    3. Most of accidents caused by human error.
  3. Les ordinateurs ne sont pas fatigués.
    1. Computers don't get tiring.
    2. Computers doesn't get tired.
    3. Computers don't get tired.
  4. Les ordinateurs peuvent aussi faire des erreurs.
    1. Computers can makes mistakes too.
    2. Computers can make mistakes too.
    3. Computers can do mistakes too.
  5. Qui est responsable en cas d'accident ?
    1. Who is responsible if there's an accident?
    2. Who are responsible if there's an accident?
    3. Who is responsible if there will be an accident?
  6. Elles deviendront probablement plus sûres.
    1. They probably become safer will.
    2. They'll become probably more safe.
    3. They'll probably become safer.
  7. Que deviendront les chauffeurs de taxi ?
    1. What become the taxi drivers?
    2. How about of taxi drivers?
    3. What about taxi drivers?
  8. Ils pourraient perdre leur emploi.
    1. They might lose their jobs.
    2. They might lost their jobs.
    3. They might lose there jobs.
  9. De bons arguments des deux côtés.
    1. Goods arguments on both sides.
    2. Good arguments of both sides.
    3. Good arguments on both sides.
  10. Je ne pense pas leur faire confiance.
    1. I don't think I trust they.
    2. I think I'll not trust them of.
    3. I don't think I'll trust them.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) a driverless car · 2. b) sensors · 3. b) human error · 4. a) Most accidents are caused by... · 5. b) Who is responsible? · 6. a) They will probably become safer. · 7. c) They might lose their jobs. · 8. a) I don't think I'll trust them. · 9. a) on both sides · 10. c) a passenger

Exercice 2

1. into · 2. caused · 3. tired · 4. mistakes · 5. responsible · 6. probably · 7. about · 8. might · 9. sides · 10. trust

Exercice 3

1. a) Would you get into a driverless taxi? · 2. b) Most accidents are caused by human error. · 3. c) Computers don't get tired. · 4. b) Computers can make mistakes too. · 5. a) Who is responsible if there's an accident? · 6. c) They'll probably become safer. · 7. c) What about taxi drivers? · 8. a) They might lose their jobs. · 9. c) Good arguments on both sides. · 10. c) I don't think I'll trust them.