US authorities are investigating the first death potentially caused by self-driving technology.美国当局正在调查有可能由无人驾驶技术引发的首例丧生案件。The driver of a Tesla car died in Florida in May after colliding with a lorry. Under scrutiny is Teslas Autopilot feature, which automatically changes lanes and reacts to traffic.这辆特斯拉汽车的司机于今年五月在与一辆货车撞后丧生。受到审查的是特斯拉的autopilot功能，它可以自动转变车道并对交通状况作出反应。In a statement, Tesla said it appeared the Model S car was unable to recognise the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky that had driven across the cars path. The company said the crash was a tragic loss.在一份声明中，特斯拉公司回应，这辆Model S型号的汽车没需要辨识出有从其车道上摆摊的“暗淡天光下拖拉机挂车的白边”。

该公司称之为，该事故是一个“悲伤的损失”。The collision led to the death of Tesla driver Joshua Brown, 40. The driver of the truck, which was pulling a trailer, was unhurt.此次撞造成了现年40岁的特斯拉司机约书亚·布朗的丧生。

而卡车的司机当时机车着挂车，没伤势。A video on YouTube, which appears to have been posted by Mr Brown, shows a dashboard camera recording of a previous incident, with the car steering to avoid a lorry in the next lane.根据布朗先生此前公布到Youtube上的一个视频表明，车载摄像机记录了之前的一次事件，该车正在逃离旁边车道行经的货车。He wrote: Tesla Model S autopilot saved the car autonomously from a side collision from a boom lift truck. Hands down the best car I have ever owned and use it to its full extent. It has done many, many amazing things, but this was one of the more interesting things caught on the dashcam.他写到：“特斯拉Model S型号汽车的autopilot可以自动让该车防止与一辆动臂升降车撞。

毫无疑问这是我享有的最差的车，我在充份地用于它。它做到了很多很多不可思议的事情，不过这是车载摄像机拍下的更加有意思的事情之一。

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