Driverless

Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead

Hod Lipson (Professor, Columbia University), Melba Kurman

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
15 September 2017

Society & Social Sciences; Road vehicle manufacturing industry; Motor cars: general interest

Series: The MIT Press

"When human drivers let intelligent software take the wheel- the beginning of a new era in personal mobility.""Smart, wide-ranging,

and

nontechnical."" -Los Angeles Times

""Anyone who wants to understand what's coming must read this fascinating book.""

-Martin Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Robots

In the year 2014, Google fired a shot heard all the way to Detroit. Google's newest driverless car had no steering wheel and no brakes. The message was clear- cars of the future will be born fully autonomous, with no human driver needed.

In the coming decade, self-driving cars will hit the streets, rearranging established industries and reshaping cities, giving us new choices in where we live and how we work and play.

In this book, Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman offer readers insight into the risks and benefits of driverless cars and a lucid and engaging explanation of the enabling technology. Recent advances in software and robotics are toppling long-standing technological barriers that for decades have confined self-driving cars to the realm of fantasy.

A new kind of artificial intelligence software called deep learning gives cars rapid and accurate visual perception. Human drivers can relax and take their eyes off the road.

When human drivers let intelligent software take the wheel, driverless cars will offer billions of people all over the world a safer, cleaner, and more convenient mode of transportation.

Although the technology is nearly ready, car companies and policy makers may not be.

The authors make a compelling case for why government, industry, and consumers need to work together to make the development of driverless cars our society's next ""Apollo moment.""

When human drivers let intelligent software take the wheel- the beginning of a new era in personal mobility.""Smart, wide-ranging,

and

nontechnical."" -Los Angeles Times

""Anyone who wants to understand what's coming must read this fascinating book.""

-Martin Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Robots

In the year 2014, Google fired a shot heard all the way to Detroit. Google's newest driverless car had no steering wheel and no brakes. The message was clear- cars of the future will be born fully autonomous, with no human driver needed.

In the coming decade, self-driving cars will hit the streets, rearranging established industries and reshaping cities, giving us new choices in where we live and how we work and play.

In this book, Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman offer readers insight into the risks and benefits of driverless cars and a lucid and engaging explanation of the enabling technology. Recent advances in software and robotics are toppling long-standing technological barriers that for decades have confined self-driving cars to the realm of fantasy.

A new kind of artificial intelligence software called deep learning gives cars rapid and accurate visual perception. Human drivers can relax and take their eyes off the road.

When human drivers let intelligent software take the wheel, driverless cars will offer billions of people all over the world a safer, cleaner, and more convenient mode of transportation.

Although the technology is nearly ready, car companies and policy makers may not be.

The authors make a compelling case for why government, industry, and consumers need to work together to make the development of driverless cars our society's next ""Apollo moment."""

By: Hod Lipson (Professor Columbia University), Melba Kurman
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
ISBN: 9780262534475
ISBN 10: 0262534479
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 15 September 2017
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hod Lipson is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University. Melba Kurman writes about disruptive technologies. Lipson and Kurman are the authors of the award-winning book Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing.

Reviews for Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead

Anyone looking for a book about driverless cars-smart, wide-ranging, nontechnical, easy to understand-was pretty much out of luck until Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead was published. -Los Angeles Times Everyone is talking about driverless cars... After reading this book, you will be knowledgeable enough to make your own informed opinion. -Science