Chapter 25: The Road

At half past eight in the morning, Mo Yuan came to the research center on time and waited at Gate 3.

After a while, Wu Xin was wearing a navy blue strap skirt and a pair of white canvas shoes, walking slowly from a distance. The cool autumn breeze blows in the early morning, and the skirt swings to reveal elegance and tranquility. Compared with wearing a work uniform, it is a little less serious and a little more casual.

"Morning, Mr. Writer, you're so punctual. Wu Xin pointed to the watch on his wrist as he spoke.

"How dare you let Mr. Wu wait for me, you are my boss. Mo Yuan said respectfully, "If you call me 'Mr. Writer' in front of the staff or Wang Cheng, who is going to meet later, you will be exposed." ”

"That's right, then I'll call him 'Mo Yuan', whether it's the staff, or Wang Cheng, everyone knows my character, and I don't like to talk about my title and position, so you can call him 'Wu Xin' in the future." With that, Wu Xin took out a brand-new document from his satchel and handed it to Mo Yuan.

Mo Yuan took the document and observed it a little, it was very similar to the document on his chest when Wu Xin was wearing a uniform before, with a blue frame, the only difference was that the blue frame of Wu Xin's document was dark blue, and the one he held in his hand was light blue. "The ID I wore at the beginning was a yellow frame, probably for the exclusive use of interviewers, but now, it has become a blue frame similar to yours, although it is much lighter than your blue, probably because I am in the internship period. ”

"The reasoning is completely correct, and I wish you a speedy and successful end of your internship. Wu Xin put on a display of superiors instructing subordinates.

"I'll work hard," Mo Yuan echoed at the right time, "Mr. Wu, are we walking over?" Mo Yuan didn't notice that there was a car next to the two.

"Ah, of course I went by car, and the car will be there in a moment. Wu Xin turned to the side as he spoke, leaned slightly, and craned his neck to look at the end of the road in the distance, "Why hasn't the car arrived yet?"

Mo Yuan looked at Wu Xin, her behavior suddenly made him feel that Wu Xin was a bit like a little girl, and the usual serious appearance in a work uniform, judging the two of them, it was very consistent with the style of the pink pill with a bear pattern and the words "Welcome Home". Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the sound of a car coming from the direction Wu Xin was looking.

"The car is coming. Wu Xin pointed to the car coming in the distance and said.

After a while, the car stopped in front of the two of them, and the navy blue body was very beautiful.

"It turned out to be a self-driving car. Mo Yuan observed that there was no one in the driver's seat.

"Well, now, who else would choose a car without autopilot?" Wu Xin was a little surprised.

Mo Yuan wanted to say that I would choose a car without automatic driving function, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed back, obviously he was an old antique, what qualifications did he have to compete with others?

"Open the door. Wu Xin said to the car.

"Voiceprint confirmed!" the car said, opening the cab door.

Wu Xin was about to sit in the stall, but found Mo Yuan standing outside the passenger cab door in a daze, and then realized that the command in the previous sentence missed another door.

"Open the door of the passenger cab too!" As soon as Wu Xin's voice fell, the door of the passenger cab opened, and at the same time said to Mo Yuan embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this car has always been only one passenger, and no one has ever sat with me. ”

"How can a boss apologize to an employee?" Mo Yuan teased and sat in the passenger cab, "Moreover, as the first person in the world to sit in the passenger seat of this car, it is too late for me to feel honored, how dare I be a little dissatisfied?"

Mo Yuan remembered something and asked, "Is it more appropriate for an assistant to drive?"

"Little assistant, don't get an inch, it's good to let you sit in the co-pilot, and I want to drive my car myself." Wu Xinke disagreed.

Location, AA University North Campus. Wu Xin said to the car.

"The route has been planned, do you want to go?" asked the car.

"Actually, you don't call it 'driving', it's the car itself driving", Mo Yuan sneered, "Whoever sits in the driver's seat and who sits in the passenger seat are all the same, since Mr. Wu insists on driving 'personally', then cooperate and sit in the passenger seat." ”

"Cancel autonomous driving. Wu Xin said angrily.

"Manual driving has been switched, please pay attention to obey traffic laws. The car reminded.

"Isn't it just driving? You can sit in the passenger seat. Wu Xin said, stepped on the accelerator fiercely, and the car flew out with a swish, Mo Yuan had not yet sat down, this sudden acceleration, due to the huge inertia, made the back of his head slam on the back of the chair.

"At a speed of 125 kilometers per hour, please pay attention to obey the traffic laws. The car simply reminded that he didn't understand what people in this world thought.

The Center for the Study of Human Experience Systems is located in the northeast corner of City A and AA University is located in the southwest corner of City A. Perhaps, when the site was selected for the construction of the research center, the problem of transportation was considered.

"Mo Yuan?"

"Huh?"

"Why don't you buy a car with self-driving features?" Wu Xin asked.

Mo Yuan wanted to say, "How do you know that my car doesn't have automatic driving function", but recalling the previous conversation, although he swallowed back what he wanted to say, Wu Xin should still have inferred a thing or two from his reaction, so he said: "I think automatic driving is not safe." ”

"Manual driving is not safe, the probability of people having problems is much higher than that of computers, people's reaction speed is not as fast as computers, people will be tired of computers, people will get lost, computers will not. Wu Xin kept giving examples, just like her in a work uniform.

"But I still think that autonomous driving is not safe, and I'm afraid of ......" Mo Yuan wanted to say and stopped.

"What are you afraid of?" Wu Xin was curious.

"Aren't you afraid of what?" Mo Yuan didn't want to continue the topic.

"What are you afraid of? Wu Xin was even more curious.

"I'm really not afraid of anything. Mo Yuan turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window.

"The internship period is quite long. Wu Xin said word by word, "Mr. Writer's exhausted inspiration, doesn't he need more material to stimulate?"

"I was afraid that one day a car with self-driving would not listen to me and take me to an unfamiliar place. Mo Yuan was a little helpless, so he had to tell Wu Xin the reason for his fear.

"If there's a problem with the navigation subsystem of the autonomous driving system and you're driving in the wrong direction, you can switch to manual driving at worst. Wu Xin disagreed.

"What if it can't switch to manual driving, and what if it switches back to automatic driving after switching to manual driving?" asked Mo Yuan.

"This is impossible, computer programs are rigorously tested, and the situations you just mentioned are all serious bugs, and if they were, they would have been discovered and solved. Wu Xin thought for a while and continued, "Take 10,000 steps back and say, if there is such a bug, there is no need to panic, there is also an automatic driving manual driving hard switching device on the car, which is a completely mechanical device, even if I can't switch the driving mode through software, such as voice commands, I can also switch through this device, because it is completely mechanical, and it is not affected by software errors." Wu Xin said, pointing to the red switch on the control panel.

"I know all of this, the sale of cars is more detailed than yours, but I just don't feel safe. Mo Yuan glanced at the red switch and said.

"It's probably hard for you to trust others except yourself, and it's naturally hard to believe in this autopilot. Wu Xin analyzed.

"Perhaps. Wu Xin's analysis is quite reasonable, and Mo Yuan doesn't want to refute it.

"Then do you believe me?" Wu Xin asked Mo Yuan.

"Of course I do," Mo Yuan replied without thinking.

"Really?" Wu Xin was a little surprised and a little happy by Mo Yuan's refreshing answer.

"I'm sure you'll someday give me some of the latest mysterious potions when I'm not paying attention, so that I can contribute my modest contribution to the cause of science. ”

The car accelerated instantly, and the huge inertia made the back of Mo Yuan's head slam on the back of the chair again.

"At a speed of 140 kilometers per hour, please pay attention to obey traffic laws. The car simply reminded again, still not understanding what people in this world think.

"If you can't enjoy the convenience brought by scientific and technological progress, you will be ridiculed. Wu Xin said.

"Antiques? Heh, actually, making antiques also has the fun of antiques. Your father has loved watching movies since he was a child, and he has had a lot of fun watching old movies from more than 100 years ago. Mo Yuan said, turning his head to look out the window, looking at the distant horizon, as if the other side of the horizon was the world where Wu Tian was still wandering.

"Well, it's true, my father likes to watch old movies, probably influenced by him, I like to listen to old songs, those songs from more than a hundred years ago. Sometimes, I think that in that era, people have already sung all the emotions that should be expressed, so that, no matter how the times develop, they are just repeating what they were before. Saying that, Wu Xin said to the car, "Randomly play my favorite songs." ”

"A list of songs is being prepared and will be played soon. The car replied.

"It's all some songs I like, listen to them, if you don't think they sound good or ......" Wu Xin was saying, suddenly, a wave of dizziness hit, and his eyes went dark.

Mo Yuan was looking out the window in a daze, and suddenly felt that the direction of the car had shifted, and when he turned his head, he found that Wu Xin seemed to have fainted, and immediately pressed the red switch.

The "switched to autopilot" car returned to its original stability and continued to drive.

"Wake up," Mo Yuan shook Wu Xin.

Wu Xin opened his eyes slowly, "Probably tired, lately, I've been very tired." ”

Mo Yuan didn't believe such a statement, because this was the second time he had seen Wu Xin faint without warning. "The passenger seat is much more spacious and comfortable than the driver's seat, so you should sit in the passenger seat and rest for a while, the assistant should be driving. Mo Yuan said softly.

"Okay. Wu Xin was rarely obedient.

"Parking. Wu Xin said softly to the car.

The car automatically stopped on the emergency stop strip.

"Added a new voiceprint. Wu Xin said to the car.

"Wait for the new voiceprint to join, and please say aloud to me, 'I will obey the traffic laws.'" The car instructed.

"I will obey the traffic laws", Mo Yuan read clearly.

"The voiceprint has been entered, please confirm the permission of the above voiceprint. The car instructed.

"Level 1 permissions. Wu Xin replied.

"Confirmed. The car responded.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you, Mo Yuan. ”

Mo Yuan opened the car door, helped Wu Xin out of the cab, slowly helped her, came to the passenger cab, carefully helped her to the seat, and closed the door after being safe.

"Let's get some sleep. Mo Yuan said to Wu Xin.

"Good. Wu Xin replied weakly, closed his eyes, and lay on the seat with his face on his side.

"Toggle to manual mode. Mo Yuan said to the car.

"Manual mode has been switched, please pay attention to obey traffic laws. ”

The car drove smoothly on the ring road. Mo Yuan kept driving at the lowest speed limit, for fear that the bumps would affect Wu Xin's rest, and at the same time, he also turned off the music, for fear of disturbing Wu Xin.

"Actually, if the car goes faster, the windows are slightly open, let me blow the wind, and if there is still some music, I think I will be much more comfortable. Wu Xin closed his eyes and said softly.

"Good. Mo Yuan agreed.

The car sped up slightly.

Mo Yuan looked at Wu Xin, carefully lowered the window next to her slightly, the cool autumn breeze outside the car blew in, caressing the hair in Wu Xin's ears, watching Wu Xin fall asleep peacefully and peacefully, Mo Yuan instantly had an unusually familiar and intimate feeling. The scenery outside the window disappeared quickly, perhaps to another world, and the road ahead seemed to have no end, extending into the distant sky. "It would be nice if we could be with us forever. ”

Slight music permeated the car, a song from a distant time.

"Hey, Sophia, who is the darkness of the night smeared

Why is the moon not shining, or am I blind?

Hey, Sophia, where are you taking me again?

Why is there no sound in my heart, or my ears are panicking

The match was polished in an instant, and I saw you fleeing with your back to me

In an instant, 10,000 sailboats were rocking

The ground beneath your feet turned into waves

I fell into a panic and stretched out my palm

I wanted you peace, but you betrayed you

The remaining gaze of the moment before the extinction

You leaned against him with a blank face

If you want to destroy me, you will destroy me

It's just ruthless that you don't have to set up such a big battlefield

Oh, Sophia, all you want is my heart

All you want is my heaven, with both hands

Happiness is an illusion

I'm going to put on a show for you

I said I'll always be more stubborn than you, Sophia

I said I would never surrender, Sophia

Once the soul of a person is gone

There is nothing to despair

I still stand where I love you, Sophia

I'm still in danger, Sophia

I can never look back and cry

The injury is not painful, and he gritted his teeth

I don't care if you look at you indifferently, Sophia

I don't see you as an iceberg standing in my way, Sophia

I just want one last look, one last hope

The last trip, sunk in a daze

I won't forget the lies you lied, Sophia

I still believe your lies, Sophia

I only make you for, don't make me bitter

Don't let me hurt, I can let you go

I still stand where I love you, Sophia

I'm still in danger, Sophia.