Google unveiled its latest self-driving vehicle on Monday. It looks like a cartoon koala wearing a fez.

周一，谷歌推出了其最新款的自动驾驶汽车。车外形看起来像一只戴着土耳其毡帽的卡通考拉。

This self-driving car is fully functional. It even has real headlights. The round, white and gray car is designed without a gas pedal or wheel. However, because of California state law, a real person needs to be in the car and ready to take over in an emergency. The goal is to finally remove any controls inside the car. If so, passengers can take a nap or knit while the car does all the work.

这辆自动驾驶汽车是全功能的，甚至拥有真正的车前灯。圆形车身，白灰相间，没有油门踏板系统和方向盘。然而，因为根据加利福尼亚州法律规定，汽车里需要有真人来应对紧急情况。目标是最终移除车子内部的任何控制装置，这样的话，乘客可以让车辆自行驾驶而自己可以打个瞌睡或织毛衣。

Google's self-driving car team will continue to test the vehicle on a private track in California. There it works its way around traffic lights. Google has said it's interested in launching a pilot program for the cars in the coming years.

谷歌的自动驾驶汽车团队将继续在加利福尼亚的一条私家道路上进行汽车测试。在那里，将进行车辆识别交通信号灯测试。谷歌表示有兴趣在未来几年推出一个汽车试点项目。

When the tech company first started experimenting with self-driving technology, it modified existing cars, like a Toyota. It added multiple cameras and sensors and an onboard computer. Now Google has moved on to making its own car. The car's dome-like shape is for giving sensors the widest field of view.

科技公司首次开始尝试自主驾驶技术时，是对现有车辆（如丰田车）进行改装，车上增加多个摄像头、传感器和一部车载电脑。如今，谷歌已经转向研制自己的汽车。汽车的圆顶形状是为了给传感器最广泛的视角。

A car could help put people's minds at ease about the technology. Before self-driving cars can start taking us to work, companies need to figure out issues like hitting a deer and improve basic driving functions. Companies also need to work with governments on legislation to allow driverless cars on all roads.

汽车能让人对科技放下心来。在无人驾驶汽车开始可以送人们去上班之前，公司需要解决诸如开车时候撞到鹿的问题，并改进基本的驾驶功能。公司也需要与政府磋商，立法允许无人驾驶汽车在所有道路上行驶。

Google is just one of many companies developing driverless car technology. Universities and major auto manufacturers such as BMW are working on similar vehicles. Google hopes to have its own car on the road by the end of the decade.

谷歌只是研发无人驾驶汽车的众多公司里的一个。许多大学还有宝马之类大的汽车制造商都在研发类似的交通工具。谷歌希望在这个十年后期能够有自己的汽车行驶在路上。