A Lovely Day: An Optimistic Vision for an Automated Future

摘要

Ms. Wong (not her real name) couldn't: contain her joy. This young, petite woman bounced on her couch as she described what most think of as the most mundane of activities-driving. My team and I were in Beijing on a research trip to design the future of autonomous vehicles. I was smiling because of the infectious joy the young Chinese mother exhibited as she described to a roomful of American strangers why driving was such an enjoyable experience. "For one thing," she said through a translator, "I really enjoy a road trip... driving while listening to music and then watching the horizon...it's a very beautiful thing. I feel very, very happy and content.