無人車送披薩！福特、達美樂推新服務
Ford and Domino’s are teaming up to test self-driving pizza delivery cars in Michigan, as part of an effort to understand how customers respond to and interact with autonomous vehicles.
福特和達美樂在美國密西根合作測試自駕車披薩外送，目的是要了解顧客的反應以及他們和自駕車的互動。
team up合作;搭檔interact with~和…互動
In the coming weeks, randomly selected Domino’s customers in Ann Arbor, Michigan will have the option to accept pizza from a Ford Fusion Hybrid self-driving research vehicle.
在未來幾個禮拜，達美樂將在密西根安娜堡地區隨機挑選顧客，提供由福特Fusion Hybrid研究自駕車外送披薩的選項。
randomly(adv.)隨機地hybrid(n.)油電混合車
Although fully equipped with autonomous sensors, the delivery vehicles will first be piloted by Ford engineers because the goal of the partnership is to focus on customer reaction, rather than proving the driverless technology, said Alan Hall, a Ford spokesman.
雖然外送車配備有完整的自動駕駛感測器，福特發言人艾倫霍爾表示，一開始會由福特工程師駕駛外送車，因為該合作案主要目的是了解顧客的反應，而不是證明無人駕駛技術。
be equipped with~有…的配備、裝備pilot(v.)駕駛
Customers will be able to track their order through a Domino’s app and will receive a unique code to unlock a heated compartment that can hold up to four pizzas and five sides.
顧客將能透過達美樂的應用程式追蹤訂單，且會收到一個獨特的代碼以開啟車上的保溫箱，保溫箱可容納4個披薩和5份副餐。
heated compartment保溫隔間
Information will be communicated through a tablet near the car’s back door.
訊息將會透過外送車後座車門附近的平板電腦傳遞。
Cameras on the car and inside the heated compartment will capture how the customer retrieves the order.
外送車頂和保溫箱內都裝設了攝影機，以捕捉顧客收貨的畫面。
For Ford, the experiment is an opportunity to explore new ways to meet its promise to have self-driving cars on the road by 2021.
對福特而言，這項實驗讓公司有機會嘗試各種新的可能性，兌現2021年讓自駕車上路的承諾。
In a blog post last week, Sherif Marakby, head of Ford’s autonomous and electric vehicles, signaled the automaker’s broader ambitions, saying Ford planned to cooperate with various partners in deploying self-driving vehicles designed to facilitate the movement of people and goods.
上週在一篇部落格文章裡，福特自駕車暨電動車事業部的總監謝瑞夫馬拉科比表達福特將經營觸角向外延伸的野心，他說福特計畫與許多不同的夥伴合作，有效運用自駕車，使載客和貨物運輸變得更加便捷。
cooperate with~和…合作=team up with~deploy(v.)有效運用;發揮…作用facilitate(v.)促進;使...便利
Opinion is still divided, however, on whether automation can help solve some delivery problems, such as how to deliver pizzas to the fifth floor of a college dorm.
然而，關於自動化操作是否能解決某些運送問題，比如外送披薩到大學宿舍的五樓，各界觀點仍然不一致。
divided(adj.)分歧的automation(n.)自動化(操作)
The Ford-Domino’s test vehicle will not try to resolve that conundrum. It will simply stop outside the customer’s house, so it will not provide true door-to-door delivery service.
福特和達美樂的測試車輛將不會試圖解決這個難題。外送車只會停在顧客的家外面，所以不會提供真正送貨到府的服務。
conundrum(n.)難題;複雜的問題door-to-door挨家挨戶的
“We’re still focused on the last 50 feet,” said Domino’s spokeswoman Jenny Fouracre. “That’s a big challenge — getting (the pizza) from the curb to the door.”
達美樂發言人福拉科表示：「我們仍然致力於解決最後50英尺的問題，但要將披薩從路邊送到客戶家門口是一個巨大的挑戰。」
curb(n.)人行道鑲邊石;路邊