特斯拉無人駕駛車「撞死」機器人，損傷無法被修復，幸好不是真人

Oops! Autonomous robot struck and "killed" by a self-driving Tesla in Las Vegas ahead of CES

哎喲！在消費電子展開幕前，自主機器人在拉斯維加斯被一輛自動駕駛特斯拉「撞死」

素材來源：每日郵報 翻譯：世界播

Tesla has found itself involved in yet another self-driving car accident – and this time, its victim was a $2,000-per-day rentable humanoid robot.

特斯拉又捲入了一起自動駕駛汽車事故——而這一次，它的受害者是一個日租2000美元的人形機器人。

In what many are speculating was an over-the-top PR stunt, Promobot revealed one of its model v4 robots was 『killed』 by a Tesla Model S on a Las Vegas street ahead of CES.

很多人猜測這是一場誇張的公關噱頭，Promobot公司透露，在消費電子展開幕前，該公司的一台v4型機器人在拉斯維加斯的一條街上被一輛特斯拉S型汽車「撞死了」。

The accident occurred on Paradise Rd Sunday night as engineers transported the firm』s robots to the display booth.

事故發生在天堂路，當時工程師們正忙著把公司的機器人運送到展台。

According to Promobot, a number of robots were making their way to the booth around 7 p.m. when one of them stepped out of line and into the parking lot roadway.

據Promobot公司介紹，當天晚上7點左右，有些機器人在前往展位的途中，其中一個機器人走出了隊伍，進入了停車場的車道。

As it did, it was struck by a Tesla Model S operating in autonomous mode.

就在這時，一輛在自動駕駛模式下行駛的特斯拉S型車把它給撞了。

The crash tipped the robot onto its side, causing 『serious damage,』 Promobot says.

Promobot公司稱，事故導致機器人側翻，造成「嚴重損壞」。

Now, with parts of its body, head, arm mechanisms, and movement platform destroyed, it cannot be put on display.

現在，由於它身體、頭部、手臂和運動平台部分損壞，它無法展出。

The firm says the damage is likely irreparable.

該公司表示，損失可能無法彌補。

"Of course we are vexed,』 said Oleg Kivokurtsev, Promobot』s Development Director.

Promobot公司的開發總監奧列格?基沃庫爾采夫說：「我們當然很生氣。」

『We brought this robot here from Philadelphia to participate at CES. Now it neither cannot participate in the event or be recovered.

「我們把這個機器人從費城帶到這裡參加消費電子展。現在它既不能參與展覽也無法被修復。」

『We will conduct an internal investigation and find out why the robot went to the roadway.』

「我們將進行內部調查，查明機器人為什麼會走到車道。」

The bizarre news now has many people wondering whether the incident was a PR stunt, or simply an unfortunate coincidence.

這個離奇的消息讓很多人懷疑這到底是一個公關噱頭，還是僅僅是一個不幸的巧合。

The Tesla involved in the collision was operating autonomously, though a passenger was inside at the time.

事故中的特斯拉處於自動駕駛狀態，不過當時車內有一名乘客。

And, it continued driving another 50 meters after the accident before finally stopping.

事故發生後，它又繼續行駛了50米，才停了下來。

Nevada police showed up not long after.

沒過多久內華達警方出現了。

『There was nobody there, no men, no cars,』 said George Caldera, a Tesla passenger.

特斯拉乘客喬治?卡爾德拉說，「那裡什麼也沒有，沒有人，也沒有汽車。」

『I switched this Tesla into a self-driving mode and it started to move. And wow! A robot on the track!

「我把這輛特斯拉換成了自動駕駛模式，它開始移動了。然後，哇！車道上出現了一個機器人！」

『I thought the flivver would come round, but it bumped straightly into the it! I am so sorry, the robot looks cute. And my sincere apologies to the engineers.』

「我原以為這輛破車會轉向的，但它卻徑直撞到了機器人身上！我很抱歉，機器人看起來很可愛。我真誠地向工程師們道歉。」

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