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Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That
Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That
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2023-06-22
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Attitudes toward new technologies often fall along generational lines. That is, generally, younger people tend to outnumber older people on the front end of a technological shift.
It is not always the case, though. When you look at attitudes toward driverless cars, there doesn’t seem to be a clear generational divide. The public overall is split on whether they’d like to use a driverless car. In a study last year, of all people surveyed, 48 percent said they wanted to ride in one, while 50 percent did not.
The fact that attitudes toward self-driving cars appear to be so steady across generations suggests how transformative the shift to driverless cars could be. Not everyone wants a driverless car now—and no one can get one yet—but among those who are open to them, every age group is similarly engaged.
Actually, this isn’t surprising. Whereas older generations are sometimes reluctant to adopt new technologies, driverless cars promise real value to these age groups in particular. Older adults, especially those with limited mobility or difficulty driving on their own, are one of the classic usecases for driverless cars.
This is especially interesting when you consider that younger people are generally more interested in travel-related technologies than older ones.
When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are more pronounced based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education: 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.
Where a person lives matters, too. More people who lived in cities and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than those who lived in rural areas.
While there’s reason to believe that interest in self-driving cars is going up across the board, a person’s age will have little to do with how self-driving cars can become mainstream. Once driverless cars are actually available for sale, the early adopters will be the people who can afford to buy them. [br] Why does the driverless car appeal to some old people?
选项
A、It saves their energy.
B、It helps with their mobility.
C、It adds to the safety of their travel.
D、It stirs up their interest in life.
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。原文第四段解释为什么老年人同样对无人驾驶汽车感兴趣。虽然年长的人通常不愿意接受新技术,但是无人驾驶汽车对他们来说可能具有真正的价值,尤其是那些活动受限或自己开车有困难的人,无人驾驶汽车可以帮助他们出行。由此可知B)“它能帮助他们出行”为本题答案。
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