摘要
记者从发明人提供的背景资料中获得以下引述：“自动驾驶汽车，例如，不需要人驾驶的汽车，可以用来帮助运送旅客或物品从一个地方运送到另一个地方。该等车辆可在完全自主模式，乘客可以提供一些初始输入，如接送或目的地然后车辆就会自动到达那个位置。自动驾驶汽车配备了各种用于探测和响应周围物体的传感器类型。例如，自主车辆可能包括声纳、雷达、照相机、激光雷达和其他扫描和记录来自Vehi Cle的周围环境。
Abstract
Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors:“Autonomous vehicles, for instance, vehicles that do not requi re a human driver, can be used to aidin the transport of passengers or items fr om one location to another. Such vehicles may operate in afully autonomous mode where passengers may provide some initial input, such as a pickup or destinatio nlocation, and the vehicle maneuvers itself to that location. Autonomous vehicl es are equipped with varioustypes of sensors in order to detect and respond to objects in the surroundings. For example, autonomousvehicles may include sonar, radar, camera, LIDAR, and other devices that scan and record data from thevehi cle’s surroundings.
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