Self-Driving Cars from China
Introduction
Chinese companies make cars that drive themselves. They want to make these cars cheaper and better for people around the world.
Main Body
Pony.ai is a company that makes these cars. Their cars learn how to drive by using a lot of data. The company wants to make the cars cost less than $34,000 by 2027. In China, fewer people bought cars recently. But many people still do not have cars, so the market can grow. Some cars had problems and the government stopped some licenses. Safety is very important. Chinese companies are now working with Uber and Bolt. They want to put self-driving cars in Europe by 2026. Some leaders think cars will drive themselves everywhere in ten years.
Conclusion
Companies are fixing their technology and talking to governments. They want to sell these cars to everyone soon.
Learning
🕰️ The 'Future' Pattern
Look at how the text talks about things that are not here yet. To reach A2, you need to move from "now" to "later."
The Magic Word: WANT TO When a company has a dream or a goal, they use: Want to + Action.
- Want to make → goal is making
- Want to put → goal is putting
- Want to sell → goal is selling
The Time Markers We know it is the future because of these specific labels:
- by 2027
- by 2026
- in ten years
Quick Shift Now → Future
- Companies make cars. → Companies want to make cars cheaper.
- People buy cars. → Companies want to sell cars to everyone.