ChinesePod News (April 24, 2019)<br /><br />CEO Elon Musk announced at the Tesla Autonomy Investor Day that he expects over 1 million robo-taxis operating on the roads in 2020. Musk pitched the self-driving vehicles as a way for Tesla owners to make money when they are not using their car. With the option to rent out the vehicle and to offer people rides, robo-taxis would compete with ride-hailing services, such as Lyft and Uber.<br /><br />NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/g76FAfLXQEg<br /><br />This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary: <br /><br />布局 vision<br />辅助 to assist<br />数据 data<br />法规 regulation<br /><br />Editor's note: correct pronunciation of “福” (fu2) 1'11'' <br /><br /><br />Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!<br />===================================<br />Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.com's 4,000+ lesson library! <br /><br />LIKE US: https://www.facebook.com/chinesepod<br />TWEET US: https://twitter.com/chinesepod<br />DOUBLE-TAP US: https://instagram.com/chinesepodtv<br />SNAP US: https://www.snapchat.com/add/chinesepodtv<br />READ US: https://chinesepod.com/blog<br />LEARN WITH US: https://chinesepod.com/
