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U.K. armed forces recruit backseat driver tech

英軍引進後座駕駛科技

The U.K.’s armed forces are to get an electronic backseat driver aimed at saving lives on the road.

英國武裝部隊即將擁有一種旨在道路上挽救人命的電子後座駕駛器。

The GreenRoad Technologies box will record 120 different driving maneuvers and tell military drivers where they are going wrong.

這種「綠路科技」盒能記錄120種不同的駕駛操作，並告知軍方駕駛人他們哪裡正出錯。

The in-vehicle sensor tracks and analyzes driving styles and then gives drivers feedback about their motoring and areas that need improvement. The system can even chide or reward drivers on the fly with red, yellow, and green LEDs in the vehicle.

這種車內偵測器追蹤並分析開車風格，接著就開車情況以及有待改進之處，回報給駕駛人。這套系統甚至能夠在運作之時，利用車內的紅、黃及綠色LED（發光二極體）燈來責備或褒揚駕駛人。

For the first three months of the study, Safety Center will collect "blind" test information on approximately 2,000 Ministry of Defense drivers. These figures will be used to analyze current driving behaviors and compare them across different parts of the organization.

在這項研究的前3個月，「安全中心」將蒐集約2000名國防部駕駛員的「盲點」測試資訊。這些數據將用來分析當前的駕駛行為，並將它們與該機構內不同部分進行交叉比對。

For the final three months, GreenRoad will set up accounts for transport managers allowing them to provide regular feedback to drivers in their unit.

在最後3個月，「綠路」會替交通管理者設立帳號，讓他們能提供常態的回饋訊息給其單位駕駛人。

The technology has been shown to reduce accidents by an average of 54 percent and lowered accident costs by an average of 65 percent.

該科技已顯示能減少事故率平均達54%，並降低平均事故成本達65%。

Dictionary 新聞辭典

go wrong：出問題；出錯。例句︰You have to come up with a good solution before things go wrong.（在事情出錯前，你得想出個解決辦法。）

on the fly：片語，飛行中的；在運作中；匆忙地 。例句：You are always making judgments on the fly. （你總是倉卒地做決斷。）

chide：動詞，責怪；責罵。例句：Mother chided me for coming home late.（母親責怪我回家太遲。）