Elon Musk is in China to talk about making Tesla cars drive by themselves. This is called Full Self Driving (FSD). FSD is already used in places like the US, but not in China yet. Musk wants to use data from China to help make FSD better. Some people worry because Tesla's self-driving cars have been in crashes.
China is very important for Tesla. Other car companies in China are also making self-driving cars. Tesla is trying to make China happy by following their rules. Musk says Teslas will one day drive people around like taxis. Some people think Musk is saying big things to keep Tesla's stock price up.
Original news source: Musk in China to discuss enabling Full Self Driving (BBC)
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Instructions: Give each student a set of vocabulary words from the article (e.g. FSD, crashes, stock price). In pairs or small groups, students will take turns drawing a picture to represent one of the words while their classmates try to guess the word. The student who guesses correctly gets a point, and the team with the most points at the end wins.
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π€ Comprehension Questions:
Elon Musk is a famous entrepreneur and the CEO of Tesla, a company that makes electric cars.
Elon Musk is talking about making Tesla cars drive by themselves in China.
Full Self Driving (FSD) is a technology that allows cars to drive themselves without needing a human driver.
No, Full Self Driving is not used in China yet.
Elon Musk wants to use data from China to help improve the Full Self Driving technology.
Some people are worried because Tesla's self-driving cars have been in crashes, and they are concerned about the safety of the technology.
Elon Musk wants Teslas to be able to drive people around like taxis in the future.
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Elon Musk is in to talk about making Tesla cars drive by themselves. This is called Full Driving (FSD). FSD is already used in places like the US, but not in China yet. Musk wants to use data from China to help make FSD better. Some people because Tesla's self-driving have been in crashes. China is very important for Tesla. car companies in China are also making self-driving cars. Tesla is trying to make China by following their rules. Musk says Teslas will one day people around like taxis. Some people think Musk is big things to keep Tesla's stock price up.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is Full Self Driving (FSD)?
2. How would you feel if cars could drive by themselves?
3. Do you like the idea of self-driving cars? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about Tesla's plan to use data from China to improve FSD?
5. How important do you think China is for Tesla?
6. Do you think other car companies in China will also make self-driving cars?
7. What do you think about Musk's idea of Teslas driving people around like taxis?
8. Why do some people worry about Tesla's self-driving cars being in crashes?
9. Do you think Musk is saying big things to keep Tesla's stock price up?
10. How do you think Tesla can make China happy?
11. What would you do if you had a self-driving car?
12. Why do you think self-driving cars are becoming more popular?
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