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N3 · IntermediateMedium passagePassage #261
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日ひ々び新あたらしい技ぎ術じゅつが求もとめられる自じ動どう車しゃ産さん業ぎょうの世せ界かいで最さい近きん注ちゅう目もくされているのが、日本にっぽんの自じ動どう車しゃメーカー（注1）が開かい発はつに成せい功こうしたという技ぎ術じゅつた。車しゃ線せん（注2）を変へん更こうする、あるいは車くるまをバックさせる（注3）ときに、後うしろの車くるまとぶっかる危き険けんが生しょうじたら、自じ動どうでブレーキがかかる装そう置ちだ。

この新しん技ぎ術じゅつの以い前ぜんに、前まえと横よこ方ほう向こうの衝しょう突とつを防ふせぐ技ぎ術じゅつは実じつ用よう化かされていた。前まえの車くるまにぶっかりそうになったら、ブレーキがかかる。あるいは、横よこの車くるまとの衝しょう突とつを防ふせぐために、車しゃ線せんを越こえそうになったら元もとの車しゃ線せんに戻もどす、という二ふたつの技ぎ術じゅつだ。今こん回かいの新しん技ぎ術じゅつによって、前ぜん後ご左さ右ゆうすべての方ほう向こうで衝しょう突とつを避さけるための装そう置ちが完かん成せいした、ということらしい。

ぶっかる心しん配ぱいが減へって安あん心しんして車くるまが使つかえると思おもえば、私わたしのように車くるまの運うん転てんが苦にが手てという人ひとにも、この新しん技ぎ術じゅつはのとてもありがたいものに思おもえる。

（日産自動車にっさんじどうしゃ（株）かぶしきがいしゃのホームページ「ニュース」参さん考こう、2010年ねん7月つき）

（注ちゅう1）メーカー：製せい造ぞう会かい社しゃ

（注ちゅう2）車しゃ線せん：道どう路ろで、線せんを引ひくなどして示しめされた車くるまが通とおる部ぶ分ぶん

（注ちゅう3）バックする：後うしろに進すすむ

Questions

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  1. 1新技術の説明として正しいのはどれか。
  2. 2新技術より前に実用化されていた技術はどれか。
  3. 3とてもありがたいものに思えるとあるが、筆者はどうしてありがたいと思ったのか。

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Vocabulary33 words
  • 求めるもとめるAs it appears here: 求められる
    • ·to want; to wish for
    • ·to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
    • ·to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to find (a solution)
    • ·to purchase; to buy
    N3
  • 注目ちゅうもく
    • ·notice; attention; observation
    N3
  • 成功せいこう
    • ·success; achievement
    • ·succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
    N3
  • 変更へんこう
    • ·change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
    N3
  • あるいは
    • ·or; either ... or
    • ·maybe; perhaps; possibly
    • ·some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 生じるしょうじるAs it appears here: 生じたら
    • ·to produce; to yield; to cause
    • ·to result from; to arise; to be generated
    N3
  • 自動じどう
    • ·automatic
    • ·intransitive verb
    N3
  • 装置そうち
    • ·equipment; device; installation; apparatus
    • ·stage setting
    N3
  • 以前いぜん
    • ·before; prior to; ago
    • ·the past; before; previously; former times
    N3
  • 衝突しょうとつ
    • ·collision; crash; impact; running into
    • ·clash; skirmish; conflict; discord; quarrel; brush
    N3
  • 防ぐふせぐ
    • ·to defend against; to protect against
    • ·to prevent; to avert; to avoid
    N3
  • 越えるこえるAs it appears here: 越え
    • ·to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to pass over (out of); to go beyond; to go past
    • ·to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
    N3
  • 元もと
    • ·origin; source; beginning
    • ·basis; base; foundation; root
    • ·cause
    • ·(raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock
    • ·(one's) side
    • ·capital; principal; cost price
    • ·root (of a plant); (tree) trunk
    • ·part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand)
    • ·first three lines of a waka
    • ·counter for plants or trees
    • ·counter for falcons (in falconry)
    N3
  • 戻すもどす
    • ·to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
    • ·to vomit; to throw up
    • ·to recover (of a market price)
    N3
  • 今回こんかい
    • ·this time; now
    N3
  • すべて
    • ·everything; all; the whole
    • ·entirely; completely; wholly; all
    N3
  • 方向ほうこう
    • ·direction; orientation; bearing; way
    • ·course (e.g. of action)
    N3
  • 避けるさける
    • ·to avoid (physical contact with)
    • ·to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
    • ·to ward off; to avert
    • ·to put aside; to move out of the way
    N3
  • 完成かんせい
    • ·completion; perfection; accomplishment
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 心配しんぱい
    • ·worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
    • ·care; help; aid; assistance
    N3
  • 減るへるAs it appears here: 減って
    • ·to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 運転うんてん
    • ·operation (of a machine); running; working
    • ·driving (a vehicle)
    • ·use (of capital, funds, etc.); management; investment
    N3
  • 苦手にがて
    • ·poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
    • ·not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
    N3
  • 参考さんこう
    • ·reference; consultation
    N3
  • 月つき
    • ·Moon
    • ·month
    • ·moonlight
    • ·(a) moon; natural satellite
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 製造せいぞう
    • ·manufacture; production
    N3
  • 道路どうろ
    • ·road; highway
    N3
  • 示すしめすAs it appears here: 示された
    • ·to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
    • ·to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
    • ·to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display
    N3
  • 部分ぶぶん
    • ·portion; section; part
    N3
Other levels33 words
  • 新しいあたらしい
    • ·new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: されて
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 車くるま
    • ·car; automobile; vehicle
    • ·wheel; castor; caster
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させる
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 後ろうしろ
    • ·back; behind; rear
    N5
  • かるいAs it appears here: かる
    • ·light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
    • ·light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile
    • ·non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial
    • ·slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke)
    • ·easy; simple
    • ·indiscriminate
    • ·light (shape or stones); (expl.) stones that are not solid but can be used to sacrifice to gain something elsewhere
    N5
  • かかる
    • ·to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
    • ·to hang
    • ·to come into view; to arrive
    • ·to come under (a contract, a tax)
    • ·to start (engines, motors)
    • ·to attend; to deal with; to handle
    • ·to have started to; to be on the verge of
    • ·to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover
    • ·to (come) at
    • ·to be fastened
    • ·to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.)
    • ·to be caught in
    • ·to get a call
    • ·to depend on
    • ·to begin (a task); to set about (doing); to get down to
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 前まえ
    • ·in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
    • ·before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
    • ·(the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line)
    • ·forward; ahead
    • ·(in the) presence (of); in front (of someone)
    • ·previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example)
    • ·portion; helping
    • ·front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
    • ·privates; private parts
    • ·criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior
    N5
  • かりるAs it appears here: かり
    • ·to borrow
    • ·to rent; to hire
    • ·to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive
    • ·to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なったら
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 横よこ
    • ·horizontal (as opposed to vertical)
    • ·side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
    • ·side (of a box, etc.)
    • ·beside; aside; next to
    • ·unconnected
    N5
  • 二つふたつ
    • ·two
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • とても
    • ·very; awfully; exceedingly
    • ·(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • 会社かいしゃ
    • ·company; corporation; firm
    • ·one's workplace
    N5
  • 技術ぎじゅつ
    • ·technology; engineering
    • ·technique; skill
    • ·art; craft
    N4
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 最近さいきん
    • ·recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
    • ·nearest; closest
    N4
  • 危険きけん
    • ·danger; peril; hazard
    • ·risk
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 安心あんしん
    • ·peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思えば
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 通るとおる
    • ·to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
    • ·to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect
    • ·to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
    • ·to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
    • ·to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
    • ·to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
    • ·to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
    • ·to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
    • ·to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
    • ·to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
    • ·to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood
    • ·to pass for; to come across as; to seem like
    • ·to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
    • ·to be well-informed; to be wise
    • ·to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly
    N4
  • 進むすすむ
    • ·to advance; to go forward
    • ·to precede; to go ahead (of)
    • ·to make progress; to improve
    • ·to deepen; to heighten
    • ·to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
    • ·to do of one's own free will
    N4
  • ありがたい
    • ·grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
    N2
  • 日々ひび
    • ·daily; everyday
    • ·days (e.g. of one's youth)
    • ·every day; day after day; day by day; from day to day
    N1
  • 開発かいはつ
    • ·development; cultivation; application
    • ·exploitation (of resources)
    N1
Grammar3 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • というN33 times in this passage

    Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.

    日々新しい技術が求められる自動車産業の世界で最近注目されているのが、日本の自動車メーカーが開発に成功したという技術た。

    In the automobile industry, where new technologies are constantly demanded, a technology recently attracting attention is one that a Japanese automaker is said to have successfully developed.

  • ためにN32 times in this passage

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    あるいは、横の車との衝突を防ぐために、車線を越えそうになったら元の車線に戻す、という二つの技術だ。

    Alternatively, to prevent a collision with a vehicle to the side, if the car is about to cross out of its lane, it is guided back into the original lane; these are the two existing technologies.

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    今回の新技術によって、前後左右すべての方向で衝突を避けるための装置が完成した、ということらしい。

    Apparently, with this new technology, a system for avoiding collisions in every direction—front, rear, left, and right—has now been completed.

Other levels13 patterns
  • あるいはN22 times in this passage

    Presents an alternative or a possibility — 'or; or perhaps; alternatively'.

    車線を変更する、あるいは車をバックさせるときに、後ろの車とぶっかる危険が生じたら、自動でブレーキがかかる装置だ。

    It is a device that automatically applies the brakes when there is a risk of colliding with a vehicle behind while changing lanes or reversing.

  • させるN4

    Causative construction — make or let someone do an action ('make/let ~ do').

    車線を変更する、あるいは車をバックさせるときに、後ろの車とぶっかる危険が生じたら、自動でブレーキがかかる装置だ。

    It is a device that automatically applies the brakes when there is a risk of colliding with a vehicle behind while changing lanes or reversing.

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    車線を変更する、あるいは車をバックさせるときに、後ろの車とぶっかる危険が生じたら、自動でブレーキがかかる装置だ。

    It is a device that automatically applies the brakes when there is a risk of colliding with a vehicle behind while changing lanes or reversing.

  • たらN43 times in this passage

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    車線を変更する、あるいは車をバックさせるときに、後ろの車とぶっかる危険が生じたら、自動でブレーキがかかる装置だ。

    It is a device that automatically applies the brakes when there is a risk of colliding with a vehicle behind while changing lanes or reversing.

  • 〜ていたN4

    The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.

    この新技術の以前に、前と横方向の衝突を防ぐ技術は実用化されていた。

    Before this new technology, technologies to prevent collisions in front and to the sides had already been put into practical use.

  • そうだN42 times in this passage

    A judgment from observation, or that something is on the verge of happening, attached to a verb/adjective stem — "looks like…, seems about to…"; 〜そうにない/〜そうもない = "doesn't look like it will."

    前の車にぶっかりそうになったら、ブレーキがかかる。

    If the car is about to collide with the vehicle in front, the brakes are applied.

  • ということN4

    Nominalizes a whole statement into a noun — 'the fact that', 'it means that'.

    今回の新技術によって、前後左右すべての方向で衝突を避けるための装置が完成した、ということらしい。

    Apparently, with this new technology, a system for avoiding collisions in every direction—front, rear, left, and right—has now been completed.

  • らしいN4

    Evidential auxiliary expressing an inference or hearsay from evidence — 'it seems / apparently ~'; also 'typical of, befitting ~'.

    今回の新技術によって、前後左右すべての方向で衝突を避けるための装置が完成した、ということらしい。

    Apparently, with this new technology, a system for avoiding collisions in every direction—front, rear, left, and right—has now been completed.

  • と思う（とおもう）N4

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    ぶっかる心配が減って安心して車が使えると思えば、私のように車の運転が苦手という人にも、この新技術はのとてもありがたいものに思える。

    If this means we can use cars with greater peace of mind because there is less worry about collisions, then for people like me who are not good at driving, this new technology seems extremely welcome.

  • ように / ようなN4

    Likens or exemplifies one thing by another, "like / as / similar to (a)".

    ぶっかる心配が減って安心して車が使えると思えば、私のように車の運転が苦手という人にも、この新技術はのとてもありがたいものに思える。

    If this means we can use cars with greater peace of mind because there is less worry about collisions, then for people like me who are not good at driving, this new technology seems extremely welcome.

  • などN4

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    （注2）車線：道路で、線を引くなどして示された車が通る部分

    (Note 2) Lane: a section of road for vehicles, indicated by painted lines or similar markings

  • 〜ているN5

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    日々新しい技術が求められる自動車産業の世界で最近注目されているのが、日本の自動車メーカーが開発に成功したという技術た。

    In the automobile industry, where new technologies are constantly demanded, a technology recently attracting attention is one that a Japanese automaker is said to have successfully developed.

  • とてもN5

    Degree adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb — "very / extremely."

    ぶっかる心配が減って安心して車が使えると思えば、私のように車の運転が苦手という人にも、この新技術はのとてもありがたいものに思える。

    If this means we can use cars with greater peace of mind because there is less worry about collisions, then for people like me who are not good at driving, this new technology seems extremely welcome.

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