Driverless cars - Test 2

C2 Proficiency · Open Cloze · Cambridge English Proficiency 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

Driverless cars would of course, do (0) ___ with the stress of driving, allowing their occupants to read, browse the internet or take a nap, and they would also eliminate accidents caused by human error. The benefits would go (1) ___ comfort and safety, however, since they would also revolutionise transport and urban planning. Traffic lights and road signs would no (2) ___ be needed. Different autonomous vehicles on the road would be able to coordinate their movements, and travel (3) ___ close formation, so that traffic would be kept flowing without interruption, (4) ___ journeys quicker and road use more efficient. On the one hand, this might mean that cities got bigger, as a (5) ___ of commuting times being reduced; on the (6) ___ , they could become denser, with houses in the space previously dedicated to roads. It may all sound (7) ___ science fiction, but much of the technology needed to turn ordinary vehicles into self-driving ones already exists. Almost (8) ___ car makers are developing systems which will in effect turn cars into autonomous robots.

Driverless cars

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