Topic 266: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Development

A1–A2 Level

1. What is a car used for every day?

2. What does a self-driving car mean?

3. Why do people want cars to drive themselves?

4. How can computers help cars move safely?

5. Why do cars need sensors and cameras?

6. How can self-driving cars help older people?

7. Why do drivers make mistakes on the road?

8. How can technology reduce car accidents?

9. Why do cars need maps to drive?

10. How can traffic lights talk to cars?

11. Why is safety important on roads?

12. How can self-driving cars help in traffic?

13. Why do people worry about new car technology?

14. Can self-driving cars save time? How?

15. Why do governments test new car systems?

16. How do you feel about riding in a car without a driver?

B1–B2 Level

17. Why are companies investing in autonomous vehicle technology?

18. How do self-driving systems make decisions on the road?

19. What benefits could autonomous vehicles bring to cities?

20. Why are safety tests important before public use?

21. How can autonomous cars reduce traffic accidents?

22. What challenges do bad weather and roads create?

23. How might self-driving cars change public transport?

24. Why do laws need to change for autonomous vehicles?

25. How can these vehicles affect jobs like driving?

26. Why do people distrust autonomous driving systems?

27. How can human drivers and autonomous cars share roads?

28. What role does data play in improving vehicle systems?

29. How can autonomous vehicles reduce fuel use?

30. Should drivers always be able to take control? Why?

31. How can testing in real cities improve technology?

32. How do you feel about sharing roads with autonomous cars?

C1–C2 Level

33. How does autonomous vehicle development reshape mobility systems?

34. Can autonomous cars significantly reduce road fatalities? Explain.

35. How should liability be assigned in autonomous accidents?

36. What ethical choices must autonomous systems make?

37. How do data privacy concerns affect vehicle design?

38. Should autonomous technology be introduced gradually? Why?

39. How can regulation keep pace with rapid innovation?

40. What risks arise from overreliance on automation?

41. How might autonomous vehicles transform urban planning?

42. Can this technology widen or reduce social inequality? Explain.

43. How should public trust be built around autonomous systems?

44. What role do simulations play in safety validation?

45. How can international standards support safe deployment?

46. Should autonomous vehicles prioritize efficiency or caution? Why?

47. How might future transport systems integrate autonomy fully?

48. How do you feel autonomous vehicles will change daily life?