Self-Driving Cars

Which sentence from the CON article BEST supports the idea that self-driving cars could malfunction?

• But taking the driver out of the equation entirely--or relying too much on techology--can have its downside, too.
• The computer that controls the car--unlike the computer on your desk--will be subjected to extremes of heat and cold, vibration and moisture, et cetera.
• If the person is not actually driving the car, he or she will not need protection from the damages caused by any accidents.
• Also, how will self-driving cars deal with human-driven cars, and what about the reverse?

What could be another title for the section "Making The Streets Safer" in the PRO article?

• "No More Mistakes"
• "Self-Driving Equals Freedom"
• "Using Technology To Our Advantage"
• "Safety Technology Already In Use In Many Cars"

Which paragraph in the section "Making Streets Safer" BEST supports the following claim in the "PRO" article?
There will be some accidents, although far fewer.

• Paragraph 3
• Paragraph 4
• Paragraph 5
• Paragraph 6

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Which of the following statements represents the claim made by both the PRO and CON authors?

• There will be accidents with self-driving cars.
• Some lawmakers are skeptical of self-driving cars.
• Most people prefer self-driving cars to traditional cars.
• There will be complex insurance issues with self-driving cars.

Which sentence from the PRO article represents a main idea of that article?

• It is just a better way to travel.
• Self-driving cars would lower the cost of insurance.
• There will be some people who will never give up their cars.
• Self-driving cars will soon be here.

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Which sentence from the CON article would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?

• Backseat drivers try to control how the driver handles the car.
• Many new cars use cameras and sensors to park themselves.
• Some kind of computer glitch is likely to happen with a self-driving car.
• Unlike humans, a self-driving car might not be able to ignore a law in order to avoid an accident.

Read the paragraph from the introduction of the PRO article.
"At the beginning of the 1900s the number of vehicles increased. The amount of deaths and injuries caused by car accidents  jumped as well. Modern technology and safer car design have helped decrease the number of fatal crashes. However, the numbers still remain too high."
What is the author arguing in this paragraph?

• that the number of car accidents need to be reduced
• that there are more cars on the road now than in the 1900s
• that more people get into accidents now than in the past.
• that self-driving cars will reduce the number of cars on the roads

What is the CON article author's MAIN argument?

• Technology is never as useful as it seems.
• Humans should always have control of technology.
• Self-driving cars will not actually be used anytime soon.
• Humans prefer driving themselves rather than using self-driving cars.