Newsela: Self-Driving Cars

According to the article, having a car means having ___.

• Freedom

• Imprisonment

• Traffic

• Limitation

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What is ride-sharing?

• People can pick up other people like a taxi

• When you share your car payments

• When you deliver food to people's homes

• When you share your bikes

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What could people rent from a large fleet in the future according to the article?

• Bicycles

• Motorcycles

• Self-driving cars

• Scooters

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In the future, cars could be another type of ____.

• mode of communication

• public transportation

• traffic jams

• wealth

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What might replace human drivers in ride-sharing services in the future?

• Animals

• Aliens

• Robots

• Cars

What is one reason why some people don't believe that self-driving cars will take over the roads?

• Technology is not advanced enough

• It's too expensive for self-driving cars

• People have always and will always love their cars

• Self-driving cars are dangerous

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How can driverless cars prevent car accidents?

• They drive dangerously

• They can never touch one another

• Drive far from other cars

• Slam on the brakes and steer the wheel straight

What feature do the current driverless cars showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show have?

• They can charge themselves

• They can fly

• They can park themselves

• They can speak to you

What could become unnecessary if cars are rented from big parking lots in the future?

• Gas stations

• Traffic lights

• Garages

• Bus stops

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What could self-driving cars lead to in the future?

• Less traffic

• More traffic jams

• More parking spaces

• Less accidents

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