By investigating driverless cars, Google is exploring an area that has tantalized automotive engineers for decades.

而通过研发无人驾驶汽车，谷歌正在开拓一个已经让许多汽车工程师心驰神往几十年的领域。

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A group of automotive engineers testing the horsepower of an engine would be expected to concur on how powerful the engine is.

测试引擎马力的一组汽车工程师，完全可以在引擎马力大小的问题上达成共识。

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Since that time, automotive engineers have continued to explore ways to keep pedestrians, drivers and vehicle passengers safe.

自那时起，汽车工程师便一直在探索保护行人、驾驶者和乘客安全的方法。

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It's the result of human nature, to the extent that automotive engineers are human.

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Mr. Marchionne's remarks at last month's Society of Automotive Engineers Congress in Detroit constitute the most exquisite amnesia.

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Given today's materials and know-how, automotive engineers reckon a 10% reduction in vehicle weight yields a 6% improvement in efficiency.

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