Ghost Road

Beyond the Driverless Car

Anthony M. Townsend

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WW Norton & Co
17 July 2020

Urban communities; Road vehicle manufacturing industry; Automotive technology & trades

For decades we have tried to build a car that will drive itself. Anthony M. Townsend's Ghost Road argues convincingly that the driverless car is a red herring. When self-driving technology infects buses, bikes, delivery vans, and even buildings, a wild, woollier, future awaits.

Technology will transform life behind the wheel into a hi-def video game that makes our ride safer, smoother, and more efficient. Meanwhile, autonomous vehicles will turbocharge our appetite for the instant delivery of goods, making the future as much about moving stuff as it is about moving people. For-profit companies will link the automated machines that move us to the cloud, raising concerns about mobility monopolies and privatization of “the curb.” Our cities and towns will change as we embrace new ways to get around.

Ghost Road explains where we might be headed together in driverless vehicles, and the choices we must make as societies and individuals to shape that future.

By: Anthony M. Townsend
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 163mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 609g
ISBN: 9781324001522
ISBN 10: 1324001526
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 17 July 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony M. Townsend is the author of Ghost Road and Smart Cities, and the president and founder of Star City Group, a strategic foresight and urban planning studio. He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Reviews for Ghost Road: Beyond the Driverless Car

Some readers will feel that Townsend has sketched out a future with vast possibilities; to other it will seem like a nightmarish vision where robots effectively control our movements. Both groups, however, will learn a lot. -- Alistair Dalton - Scotland on Sunday