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Driver'S License Issued To A Car With No Driver (1190l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet

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Driver’s License Issued to a Car with No Driver (1190L)

Instructions: COMPLETE ALL QUESTIONS AND MARGIN NOTES

Read the following article carefully and make notes in the margin as you read.

Your notes should include:

o Comments that show that you understand the article. (A summary or statement of the main

idea of important sections may serve this purpose.)

o Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.

o Notes that differentiate between fact and opinion.

o Observations about how the writer’s strategies (organization, word choice, perspective,

support) and choices affect the article.

Your margin notes are part of your score for this assessment.

Answer the questions carefully in complete sentences unless otherwise instructed.

Student ____________________________Class Period__________________

Driver’s License Issued to a Car with No Driver

Notes on my thoughts,

reactions and questions as I

SF News – Nevada has just issued a license to a car without a driver. The

read:

Google driverless car is equipped with an autopilot system that can navigate the

car without the intervention of a human driver. The innovative car that has been

introduced by Google doesn’t need anyone behind it to hit the road. This can be

the ultimate advancement in cruise control; a self-driving car coming to the

streets. Nevada is the first state in United States to allow these vehicles to

operate in its streets. It is said that Florida may soon follow.

The technology is already used in passenger airplanes as automatic navigation

system. If the human driver grabs the steering wheel or steps on the brake, he or

she can take control of the vehicle just as a cruise control system would work.

The car uses cameras to spot traffic lights in the streets.

Currently, the Nevada state requires that a backup driver or passenger be present

during its operation. The car is still a prototype and is not expected to be used

widely for another ten years.

The automobile technology has surely come a long way since the invention of

the wheel some 6000 years ago and since the founder of Ford Motor Company,

Henry Ford, developed his first steam car factory in 1947. But there has been

one element throughout all these years that has been inseparable from any type

of these vehicles and that has been a human controller (a driver).

In recent years, many of the tasks that were originally the responsibility of the

driver have been taken away. That, as examples, includes the automatic

transmission replacing manual, the cruise control system that releases drivers

from holding on same posture during long drives, and, quite possibly, the most

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Driver'S License Issued To A Car With No Driver (1190l) - Middle School Reading Article Worksheet