Autonomous driving cars might save billions of euros and reduce CO2 emission in the future, a recent study by the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) showed.

德国工商会协会( DIHK )最近的一项研究显示，未来自动驾驶汽车可能会节省数十亿欧元并减少二氧化碳排放。

DIHK experts said in the study that each year, around 8.3 billion euros (9.7 billion US dollars) will be saved and 6.2 million tons of CO2 emission will be reduced thanks to autonomous driving.

DIHK专家在研究中说，由于自动驾驶，每年将节省约83亿欧元( 97亿美元)，减少620万吨二氧化碳排放。

"Autonomous driving will reduce fuel consumption and operating costs by saving time and increasing safety," read the study, which was cited on Sunday by German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.

德国报纸Bild am Sonntag周日援引这项研究报告说:“自动驾驶将通过节省时间和提高安全性来降低油耗和运营成本。”

The average driving time alone is expected to be reduced by 20 percent, which will save up to about 4.1 billion euros per year.

仅平均驾驶时间就有望减少20%，将每年节省高达41亿欧元。

In the long term, it is believed that fully autonomous driving could even save at least 15 billion euros every year, DIHK experts said.

DIHK专家说，从长远来看，人们相信，完全自动驾驶每年至少可以节省150亿欧元。

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