Question

Autonomous vehicles have the potential to transform transportation by reducing traffic accidents and improving efficiency. Despite these benefits, there are significant challenges to widespread adoption, including technological limitations, regulatory hurdles, and public acceptance. Ensuring the safety and reliability of autonomous systems is paramount.
What is one challenge mentioned in the passage regarding the adoption of autonomous vehicles?

• A. Autonomous vehicles increase traffic accidents.
• B. Autonomous vehicles lack efficiency.
• C. Technological limitations and regulatory hurdles.
• D. Autonomous vehicles are widely accepted by the public.

Hint:

Carefully identify challenges or obstacles mentioned in a passage; often multiple challenges are listed, so choose the answer that best captures the key points.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Identify the challenges discussed in the passage. The passage states: \textit{“there are significant challenges to widespread adoption, including technological limitations, regulatory hurdles, and public acceptance.”}
Step 2: Analyze the answer choices:

(A) Increase traffic accidents — Incorrect, the passage says autonomous vehicles reduce accidents.
(B) Lack efficiency — Incorrect, passage mentions improving efficiency.
(C) Technological limitations and regulatory hurdles — Correct, directly mentioned.
(D) Widely accepted by the public — Incorrect, passage implies public acceptance is a challenge, not widespread.