Question

It might sound like a science-fiction movie, but self-driving cars could be the vehicles of the future. The Washington Post calls self-driving cars “both exciting and scary.” The exciting part is that people can relax in their cars, but the scary part is that the cars will be driving themselves!


Harvard University believes the invention of self-driving cars will revolutionize the world, according to the school’s website. Can you imagine how much easier it might become to get from one place to another? However, self-driving cars do come with dangers. There was an accident in Tempe, Arizona, in which a 49-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by a self-driving vehicle that a company was testing. In response to this incident, the company suspended some of its testing operations. At one time, people couldn’t imagine flying in the sky. Now flying is a daily reality. So self-driving cars may be a future reality as well.




Note: Any opinions expressed in this text are intended only for the purpose of text analysis.


Questions
Which of the following claims are supported by the text? Select two.


Self-driving cars are potentially dangerous.


Self-driving cars present exciting new possibilities.


Self-driving cars will not become a reality in the near future.


Self-driving cars should not be developed because they are all unsafe.

Answer 1

Supported:
- Self-driving cars are potentially dangerous. (The text cites a fatal accident and testing suspension.)
- Self-driving cars present exciting new possibilities. (The Washington Post calls them "exciting" and Harvard says they could revolutionize the world.)

Not supported:
- Self-driving cars will not become a reality in the near future.
- Self-driving cars should not be developed because they are all unsafe.