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20176月DIreadsomewherethatwespendafullthirdofourliveswaiting.Butwherearewedoingallofthiswaiting,andwhatdoesitmeantoanimpatientsocietylikeours?Tounderstandtheissue,let‟stakealookatthreetypesof“waits”.TheverypurestformofwaitingistheWatched-PotWait.Itiswithoutdoubtthemostannoyingofall.Takefillingupthekitchensink(洗碗池)asanexample.Thereisabsolutelynothingyoucandowhilethisisgoingonbutkeepbotheyesfixedonthesinkuntilit‟sfull.Duringthesewaits,thebrainslipsawayfromthebodyandwandersaboutuntilthewaterrunsovertheedgeofthecounterandontoyoursocks.Thiskindofwaitmakesthewaiterhelplessandmindless.AcousintotheWatched-PotWaitistheForcedWait.Thisonerequiresabitofdiscipline.ProperlypreparingpackagednoodlesouprequiresaForcedWait.Directionsareveryspecific.“Bringthreecupsofwatertoboil,addmix,simmerthreeminutes,removefromheat,letstandfiveminutes.”Ihavemydoubtsthatanyonehasactuallyfollowedtheproceduresstrictly.Afterall,ForcedWaitingrequirespatience.PerhapsthemostpowerfultypeofwaitingistheLucky-BreakWait.Thistypeofwaitisunusualinthatitisforthemostpartvoluntary.UnliketheForcedWait,whichisalsovoluntary,waitingforyourluckybreakdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitwillhappen.Turningone‟slifeintoawaitinggamerequiresfaithandhope,andisstrictlyfortheoptimistsamongus.Onthesurfaceitseemsasridiculousasfollowingthedirectionsonsoupmixes,buttheLucky-BreakWaitwellservesthosewhoarewillingtodoit.Aslongasonedoesn‟tcometorelyonit,wishingforafewgoodthingstohappenneverhurtsanybody.Wecertainlydospendagooddealofourtimewaiting.Thenexttimeyou‟rstandingatthesinkwaitingforittofillwhilecookingnoodlesoupthatyou‟llhavetoeatuntilalargebagofcashfallsoutofthesky,don‟tbedesperate.You‟reprobablyjustasbusyasthenextguy.我在某个地方读到过,我们花了整整三分之一的时间在等待。但是,我们在哪里做这些等待呢?对于像我们这样一个没有耐心的社会来说,这意味着什么呢?为了理解这个问题,让我们来看看三种类型的“等待”。等待是最纯粹的等待。毫无疑问,这是最令人讨厌的。以厨房洗涤槽为例。当这一切发生的时候,你绝对不能做任何事情,但要让双眼紧盯着水槽,直到它满了为止。在等待的过程中,大脑会从身体上滑出,四处游荡,直到水从柜台边缘流到你的袜子上。这种等待使侍者变得无助和没有头脑。守望者的表弟是被迫等待的。这需要一点自律。做好包装的面汤,需要有强迫的等待。非常具体的方向。将三杯开水煮沸,加入混合物,煮三分钟,从火中取出,放五分钟。我怀疑是否有人严格遵守了程序。毕竟,强迫等待需要耐心。也许最强大的等待是幸运的等待。这种等待是不寻常的,因为它大部分是自愿的。不像强迫等待,这也是自愿的,等待你的幸运休息并不一定意味着它会发生。把一个人的生命变成等待的游戏需要信念和希望,这对我们中间的乐观主义者是严格的。表面上看,这似乎很荒谬,就像在汤混合上的说明一样,但幸运的是,那些愿意去做的人却在等待。只要你不依赖它,希望有几件好事不会伤害到任何人。我们确实花了很多时间等待。下次你“站在水池边,等着它装满你要吃的面条汤,直到一大袋现金从天上掉下来,不要绝望。”你可能和下一个人一样忙。CThismonth,Germany‟stransportminister,AlexanderDobrindt,proposedthefirstsetofrulesforautonomousvehicles(自主驾驶车辆).Theywoulddefinethedriver‟sroleinsuchcarsandgovernhowsuchcarsperformincrasheswherelivesmightbelost.Theproposalattemptstodealwithwhatsomecallthe“deathvalley”ofautonomousvehicles:thegreyareabetweensemi-autonomousandfullydriverlesscarsthatcoulddelaythedriverlessfuture.Dobrindtwantsthreethings:thatacaralwayschoosesproperty(财产)damageoverpersonalinjury;thatitneverdistinguishesbetweenhumansbasedonageorrace;andthatifahumanremoveshisorherhandsfromthedrivingwheel—tocheckemail,say—thecar‟smakerisresponsibleifthereisacrash.“Thechangetotheroadtrafficlawwillpermitfullyautomaticdriving,”saysDobrindt.Itwillputfullydriverlesscarsonanequallegalfootingtohumandrivers,hesays.Whoisresponsiblefortheoperationofsuchvehiclesisnotclearamongcarmakers,consumersandlawyers.“Theliability(法律责任)issueisthebiggestoneofthemall,”saysNatashaMeratattheUniversityofLeeds,UK.AnassumptionbehindUKinsurancefordriverlesscars,introducedearlierthisyear,insiststhatahuman“bewatchfulandmonitoringtheroad”ateverymoment.Butthatisnotwhatmanypeoplehaveinmindwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars.“Whenyousay„driverlesscars‟,peopleexpectdriverlesscars,”Meratsays.“Youknow—nodriver.”Becauseoftheconfusion,Meratthinkssomecarmakerswillwaituntilvehiclescanbefullyautomatedwithouthumanoperation.Driverlesscarsmayendupbeingaformofpublictransportratherthanvehiclesyouown,saysRyanCaloatStanfordUniversity,California.ThatishappeningintheUKandSingapore,wheregovernment-provideddriverlessvehiclesarebeinglaunched.ThatwouldgodownpoorlyintheUS,however.“Theideathatthegovernmentwouldtakeoverdriverlesscarsandtreatthemasapublicgoodwouldgetabsolutelynowherehere,”saysCalo.本月,德国交通部长亚历山大·多布林特(AlexanderDobrindt)提出了自动驾驶汽车的第一套规则。他们将定义驾驶员在这些汽车中的角色,并控制这种汽车在可能失去生命的车祸中表现如何。该提案试图解决一些人所说的自动驾驶汽车的“死亡谷”:半自治和完全无人驾驶汽车之间的灰色地带,可能会延误无人驾驶的未来。brindt想要三件事:一辆车总是选择财产损害而不是人身伤害;它从来没有区分出基于年龄或种族的人类;如果一个人把他或她的手从驾驶轮上拿下来检查电子邮件,那么,如果发生撞车事故,汽车制造商就会负责。Dobrindt说:“道路交通法规的改变将允许全自动驾驶。”他说,它将把完全无人驾驶的汽车与人类司机同等的法律地位。在汽车制造商、消费者和律师中,谁负责此类车辆的运营尚不清楚。英国利兹大学的娜塔莎•默拉特说:“这个问题是最大的问题。”今年早些时候推出的英国无人驾驶汽车保险的设想,坚持认为,人类每时每刻都要“警惕和监控道路”。但这并不是许多人在考虑无人驾驶汽车时的想法。“当你说„无人驾驶汽车”,人们期望无人驾驶汽车,”Merat说。“你不知道司机。”由于混乱,梅拉特认为一些汽车制造商将会等到汽车完全自动化而无需人工操作。加州斯坦福大学的RyanCalo说,无人驾驶汽车最终可能成为一种公共交通工具,而不是你拥有的汽车。这种情况正在英国和新加坡发生,政府提供的无人驾驶汽车正在那里启动。然而,这种情况在美国将会很糟糕。卡罗说:“政府将接管无人驾驶汽车并将其视为公共产品的想法在这里绝对行不通。”
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