Audi’s new concept car is a self-driving ‘lounge on wheels’ for city travelers
奥迪新车——城市旅行者的“轮上休息室”
Audi is adding a “lounge on wheels” to its recent portfolio of electric concept vehicles that are designed to portray the German automaker’s vision for the future of transportation in automobiles.
奥迪在其新出的电动概念车产品组合中增加了一个“车轮上的休息室”，这个创意旨在展现这家德国汽车制造商对未来汽车发展的愿景。
The new “Urbansphere” concept was designed for travelers in highly dense traffic areas such as China as a third living space and mobile office, according to the company.Like Audi’s previous “sphere” concepts, which the company started unveiling last year, the vehicle is designed to be capable of driving itself in most situations.
该公司称，新“城市空间”概念车是为中国等交通高度密集地区的游客设计的，可以作为第三生活空间和移动办公场所使用。与奥迪去年推出的 “球体”概念车一样，这款车的设计目的是为了在大多数情况下都能实现自动驾驶。
The newest vehicle is taller than the other concepts, blurring the line of a large crossover and minivan, or “multipurpose vehicle,” which create more space and are popular in China.
新车车型高于其他概念车，模糊了大型跨界车和小型货车——或者说是“多用途车”的界限，这些“多用途车”拥有更多空间而且很受中国市场的欢迎。
“Designers and engineers initially created the Audi Urbansphere for use in traffic-dense Chinese megacities, although the concept is also suitable for any other metropolitan center in the world,” Audi said in a release. “In these urban areas, where personal space is in particularly short supply, the concept car offers the largest interior space of any Audi to date.”
奥迪公司在发布会上表示：“尽管“城市空间”概念车适用于世界上任何其它大都市中心，但设计师和工程师最初是想将其用于交通密集的中国特大城市”，“在这些特别缺少个人空间的城市地区，这款概念车提供了迄今为止奥迪系列车所拥有的最大的内部空间。”
The Urbansphere’s interior continues trends from Audi’s other concepts.
新车的内部设计延续了奥迪其他概念车的设计。
The term “sphere” is meant to symbolize the interior space of the vehicles for drivers and passengers, according to Audi.
据公司介绍，对于司机和乘客来说，“球体”一词象征着汽车的内部空间。
Automakers routinely use concept vehicles to gauge customer interest or show the future direction of a vehicle or brand. The vehicles are not meant to be sold to consumers.
汽车制造商们通常使用概念车来衡量客户的兴趣，或是展示车辆或品牌的未来发展方向，而不是将其出售给消费者。
来源：CNBC
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