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Barcode37821002425912
LocationMarshall District
TitleDriven : the race to create the autonomous car / Alex Davies.
AuthorDavies, Alex, author.
Call No629.22209 DAV
CollectionAdult 600

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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9781501199431
International Standard Book Number 1501199439
International Standard Book Number 9781501199455
International Standard Book Number 1501199455
Dewey Decimal Classification Number 629.22209
Personal Name Davies, Alex, author.
Title Statement Driven : the race to create the autonomous car / Alex Davies.
Edition Statement First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Imprint New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021.
Physical Description 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note Prologue: Waymo v. Uber -- The Grandma test -- The geeks and the govvies -- Orphans preferred -- Convulsions and smoke -- Vision quest -- The great imposters -- The continuous representation of reality -- The un-car people -- Winner take all -- A long, slow donkey ride through hell -- A death in the desert -- Epilogue: The starting line.
Summary, Etc. "The origin story of the revolutionary driverless car, from concept to its present status, told through the stories of the key innovators by the Wired reporter who has covered this story for the past five years"-- Provided by publisher.
Summary, Etc. Davies tells the fascinating story of the futurists who are determined to put self-driving cars on the road. His account begins with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA), the people who invented the internet. The agency launched a series of robot races attracted visionaries who took self-driving technology to near reality. Eventually Detroit automakers realized that they had to pursue this technology or risk becoming obsolete. The competition remains intense-- and their quest will change our lives. -- adapted from jacket.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Competition.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Automated vehicles History.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Automobile industry and trade Technological innovations United States.