At GM's Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, hundreds of real drivers sit in cars. They sit in models like the Cadillac Lyriq.
在密歇根州沃伦市的通用汽车全球技术中心,数百名真实驾驶员坐进凯迪拉克Lyriq等车型。
They experience many different driving situations.
他们体验各种驾驶场景。
But the car is real, while the world they see is simulated.
但车辆是真实的,他们看到的世界却是模拟的。
This is a 360-degree immersive environment.
这是一个360度沉浸式环境。
The system records their eye movements, heart rate, sweating, and other reactions.
系统会记录他们的眼球运动、心率和出汗等反应。
GM uses this method to test advanced driver assistance systems, also called ADAS.
通用汽车用这种方式测试高级驾驶辅助系统,也就是ADAS。
This kind of technology already supports features like automatic emergency braking, blind spot warnings, and lane centering assistance.
这类技术目前已支持自动紧急制动、盲点警告和车道居中辅助等功能。
These features let drivers "take their hands off the wheel" at certain times.
这些功能让驾驶员在某些时候可以“解放双手”。
Car makers expect that these systems will eventually become very advanced.
汽车制造商预计,这些系统最终会变得很先进。
By then, drivers can take their hands off the steering wheel and their eyes off the road.
到那时,驾驶员可以双手离开方向盘,双眼离开道路。
Sam Abuelsamid is a vice president at the market research company Telemetry. He said "freeing your eyes" is the turning point.
市场研究公司Telemetry的副总裁Sam Abuelsamid说,“解放双眼”是转折点。
Consumers will be more willing to pay for this.
消费者会更愿意为此付费。
General Motors says its version will be possible in 2028.
通用汽车表示,其版本将在2028年成为可能。
At that time, it will launch the next generation of Super Cruise on the Cadillac Escalade IQ.
届时将在凯迪拉克Escalade IQ上推出下一代Super Cruise。
Abuelsamid said 2028 is a rough timeline.
Abuelsamid说,2028年是一个大致时间线。
By then, many companies will offer this kind of system.
届时会有很多公司推出这类系统。
Since 2017, General Motors has sold vehicles with Super Cruise.
自2017年以来,通用汽车已销售配备Super Cruise的车辆。
This is a hands-free driving assistance system, not self-driving.
这是一种解放双手的辅助驾驶系统,不是自动驾驶。
It can be used on more than 630,000 roads in the US and Canada.
它可在美国和加拿大超过63万条道路上使用。
GM executive Tyson Becker said drivers can take their hands off the wheel. But they must keep their eyes on the road.
通用汽车高管Tyson Becker说,驾驶员可以双手离开方向盘,同时保持双眼关注道路。
One of the hardest parts of self-driving technology is predicting unexpected situations on the road. It must also handle them.
开发自动驾驶技术最难的部分之一,是预测并应对道路上的意外场景。
In simulations, GM had drivers with different experience levels face many computer-generated scenes.
通用汽车在模拟中让不同经验水平的驾驶员面对大量计算机生成的场景。
In a control room, the company watched data like heart rate, stress, and eye movement.
公司会在控制室观察心率、压力和视线等数据。
One way to test a driver's attention was to have them play Candy Crush.
测试驾驶员注意力的一种方法是让他们玩《糖果传奇》。
Today, many carmakers are using hands-free technology.
如今许多汽车制造商都在部署解放双手的技术。
Ford's BlueCruise is one of the better-known examples.
福特的BlueCruise是较知名的例子之一。
Tesla calls its technology "Full Self-Driving," but a human still has to watch it.
特斯拉将其技术列为“Full Self-Driving”,但仍需人类监督。
Right now, no production car has "eyes-free" technology.
目前没有任何量产乘用车具备“解放双眼”技术。
Experts say that besides technical challenges, there are also regulatory hurdles.
专家表示,除技术挑战外,还存在监管障碍。
Abuelsamid says carmakers mostly get approval state by state.
Abuelsamid说,汽车制造商基本是逐州获得批准。
So it is still unclear where GM can offer the system by 2028.
因此通用汽车到2028年能在哪里提供该系统仍有待观察。