Notes:
automation: オートメ［自動］化;
automatic transmission: オートマチックトランスミッション,自動変速機;
cruise control: 《自動車》クルーズコントロール, 車速設定装置;
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Have you ever thought about how much cars have changed in the past 50 years? We now have automatic transmission, electric windows, a central locking system, air bags, cruise control, a GPS (global positioning satellite) system, air conditioning, DVD players, and TVs. In 1959, a car that was very advanced for the time had a radio with an electrically powered antenna. Things have really changed! On the other hand, now when something breaks, it is usually not cheap to repair. For example, if, while a window is down, the motor suddenly breaks and then it starts to rain, you have to get it fixed unless you want a small river in your car! In the past, you might have been able to get the window up by yourself, but not anymore. The joys of technology! (by Prof. Carmella Lieske)
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