Driverless cars vocab
Name a 2 word synonym for driverless cars. The two words begin with the letters A and D
Autonomous driving
Trunk (AmE) / boot (BrE)
another word for a piece of clothing beginning with the letter G (as read in the article on digital fashion)
garment
complete the idiomatic expression:
To be in the driving ________
seat
Write a sentence which includes the word 'despite'
It has to be grammatically correct and make sense
correct or incorrect
An embedded unit in the vehicle that controls one or more electrical system
Electronic control unit (ECU)
The metal part which covers a car's engine
Hood (AmE) / Bonnet (BrE)
A form of reality that is totally different to your "real" surroundings
Virtual reality
complete the idiomatic expression:
flogging a dead _______
horse
Which one of the following words should you use when talking about the future in which you make a spontaneous decision for the future,
will
going to
present continuous
present simple
A device used in driverless vehicles which uses lasers and reflected light to determine distances
Lidar
A light that flashes on a vehicle to show which direction it will turn (they seem to be broken on all cars in Stuttgart)
Turn signal (AmE) / Indicator (BrE)
A different form of reality where there are enhancements to your "real" surroundings
Augmented reality
Complete the idiomatic expression:
move the ________
goalposts
Name the 4 present and past tenses
present simple
present continuous/progressive
present perfect simple
present perfect continuous/progressive
Past simple
Past continuous/progressive
Past perfect simple
Past perfect continuous/progressive
A subset of artificial intelligence (AI) that gives machines the ability to learn on their
own, resulting in algorithms that make data-driven decisions.
Machine Learning
The glass window in front of the driver's face
Windshield (AmE) / windscreen (BrE)
to place an image or words over an image on a computer (etwas mit etwas überlagern)
to superimpose
Complete the idiomatic expression:
to be on the _________
ropes
While learning about linking words, we learnt that there are 2 synonyms for the word 'because'. What are they?
as and since
Jaywalking
one of two long parts that move against a car’s window to remove rain
Windshield wiper (AmE) / windscreen wiper (BrE)
cryptographic assets on blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each other
NFTs Non-fungible tokens
Complete the idiomatic expression:
to be ahead of the _________
game
There are 3 grammatical mistakes in the following text - please identify them
I have got out of bed this morning at 06:30 and then took a shower what was nice. I was in a bit of a rush so I ate breakfast quick and then left the house.