美国被称为a nation on wheels(汽车轮子上的国家),当今计算机科学的迅猛发展与汽车车型的改进和设计的“联姻”就是一个必然。 本文对这种“联姻”的产品——network vehicle/net-mobile——的描绘具有极大的诱惑力: In a net-mobile, a motorist could tap into a regional road system not only to getdirections but also to map out a route around rush-hour traffic snags. Drivers andpassengers will be able to send and receive email, track the latest sports scores or stockquotes, surf the Web, and even play video games. 当然,除了上述“表层”的“联姻”之外.尚有其“深层”的“联姻”,如: On-board microcomputers improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. 也许有人会问:开车时一心岂能两用?不必担心: It not only offered such desktop-computer-like services as email, but allowed adriver to use them without looking away form the road. 文章还列举了不少名车,如General Motors,Toyota,BMW和Mecedes-Benz 已经研制了net-mobile的样车。其中的神奇之处有: OnStar also calls automatically for help if an accident triggers the airbag. (OnStar系统能在事故触发了保 The United States is known as a nation on wheels, and the “marriage” between the rapid development of computer science and the improvement and design of automobile models is an inevitable result. This article has a great temptation to describe this kind of “marriage” product, network vehicle/net-mobile: In a net-mobile, a motorist could tap into a regional road system not only to get directions, but also to Map out a route around rush-hour traffic snags. Drivers and passengers will be able to send and receive email, track the latest sports scores or stockquotes, surf the Web, and even play video games. Of course, in addition to the “surface” of the “marriage” “Besides, there is still a “deep” “marriage,” such as: On-board microcomputers to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. Maybe someone would ask: When driving, can you use it for both purposes? Don’t worry: It not only offered such desktop The article also lists a number of luxury cars, such as General Motors, Toyota, BMW, and Met-Benz, which have developed prototypes of the net-mobile. The magic of these is: OnStar also calls automatically for help if an accident triggers the airbag. (OnStar system can trigger