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A Closer Look at Automobile Biometrics

by Brian Foden

Your car may soon be able to tell if you're stressed out or even too drunk to drive.

　　Compared to 50 years ago, the automobiles of today are much more sophisticated, particularly with regard to computerization. Sensors can _(1)_ drivers about the operation of their vehicles. The newest frontier in automotive technology has more to do _(2)_ the driver than the vehicle, though. Carmakers are _(3)_ heavily in the development of biometrics and the capacity to monitor a variety of human parameters, such as respiratory rate, heartbeat, sweat, drowsiness, and even drunkenness.

　　It is at the facilities of sports car manufacturer, Ferrari, _(4)_ researchers are undertaking one ambitious biometrics project. The company's research team is working on a system that employs electrodes in seat headrests to keep _(5)_ of brain waves. In this way, motorists' stress levels can be monitored, and then the software can send out orders to reduce the _(6)_ for accidents. For instance, the car's computer might send a signal to reduce engine power to give the driver more time to _(7)_ in an emergency. Over at Ford, research and development departments are working on putting sensors in seatbelts and steering wheels to check drivers' breathing and heart rates.

　　Currently, some biometric devices that use cameras or other sensors to identify _(8)_ motorists are already being used in some vehicles, such as certain models of Lexus and Mercedes-Benz. When these cars detect drowsy drivers, a beep is set off or an icon of a coffee cup is triggered as a type of alert. More _(9)_ systems that can determine if people are too drunk to drive have been developed, but haven't been put in use yet. With the help of biometrics, the fact that driving will become much safer will hold _(10)_ in the future.

(A) react    (B) investing   (C) potential    (D) with     (E) sleepy

(F) true      (G) track   (H) notification (I) where   (J) inform

(K) when   (L) advanced

见识一下生物辨识技术吧!

你的车可能很快就可以分辨你是否很紧张，或甚至醉到无法开车。

　　和五十年前比起来，现在的汽车复杂得多，尤其是关于计算机化这方面。传感器可以告知驾驶人许多车辆运转的相关事项。但是在汽车技术的最新领域中，比起车子本身，该项技术跟驾驶人比较有关系。汽车制造商在生物辨识技术的发展以及监控人体各种参数的能力上下了重本，这些因素有呼吸频率、心跳、流汗、睡意，甚至是酒醉情况。

　　在跑车制造商法拉利的研究中心内，研究人员正在那里进行一项雄心勃勃的生物辨识技术计划。该公司的研究团队正着手研究一种系统，这种系统是利用在座椅靠枕上的电极来随时追踪脑波。这么一来，就可以监控驾驶人的压力程度，然后该软件就会发出指令以减少意外发生的可能性。举例来说，车上的计算机可能会发出讯号来降低引擎功率，好让驾驶人有更多时间来反应紧急状况。在福特汽车厂方面，其研发部门正在研究放置传感器在安全带及方向盘上，以检测驾驶者的呼吸频率以及心跳次数。

　　目前有一些生物辨识装置运用照像机或是其他传感器来辨识想睡的驾驶人，这些装置已应用在某些车辆上，像是 Lexus 及 Mercedes-Benz 的某些车款。这些车辆检测到这些昏昏欲睡的驾驶时，会发出哔哔声或是启动咖啡杯的图示来当成一种警讯。虽然已发展出更先进的系统来判断这个人是否醉到不能开车，但是这种系统目前尚未实行。有了生物辨识技术的帮忙，驾驶人会变得更加安全这项事实将在未来实现。

答案： 1.   J    2.   D   3.   B   4.   I     5.   G

      6.   C   7.   A   8.   E   9.   L    10. F