Newsroom presenter: "It's
been announced by the Department for Transport that driverless cars
could soon be seen on Britain's roads. Trials will, apparently, start
at selected locations throughout the country in the near future. The
vehicles will have radar and GPS, and systems that will help them
navigate around other vehicles and avoid collisions with pedestrians
and cyclists. The benefits, we are told, will be innumerable. Safety,
the environment, they will all benefit. Could the panacea of a zero
road casualty figure soon be a reality? No expensive road markings to
clutter our surroundings, or unnecessary lighting to waste our
precious energy resources. Fuel efficiency and reduced congestion are also claimed. Not forgetting that even more precious
commodity in our increasingly busy lives: time. Does the thought of extra time to beaver away on whatever, while being driven to work by
your car, appeal? Well, let's not waste any more time; our transport correspondent has
the latest".
Transport
Correspondent: "Yes, umm... It's been announced by the, umm... Department for Transport
that driverless, umm... cars could soon be seen on Britain's, you know, umm...
roads. Trials will, umm... you know, apparently, start at selected locations
throughout the country in the, umm... near future. I mean, you know, umm... I mean, the
vehicles will have, umm... radar and GPS, and, umm... systems that
will help them, umm, I mean, umm... navigate around other vehicles,
umm... and avoid collisions with pedestrians and, umm... cyclists.
The benefits, umm... we are told, you know, will, I mean, umm... be
innumerable. Safety, umm... the environment, they will, umm... all
benefit. Could the, umm... panacea of a zero road casualty figure
soon, you know, I mean, umm... be a reality? No expensive, umm... you know, road markings
to clutter our, umm... surroundings, or unnecessary lighting, I mean,
to waste our, umm... precious energy resources. Fuel, umm... efficiency and,
umm... reduced congestion are also, you know, claimed. Not forgetting that
even more, umm... precious commodity in our increasingly, umm...
busy lives, umm... time. The thought of that extra time to, umm...
beaver away on, you know, whatever, while being driven to, umm... work by your
car, umm... I mean, none of us want to, umm... you know, waste time? Back to you in the studio".
