{"product_id":"autonomy-the-quest-to-build-the-driverless-car-and-how-it-will-reshape-our-world-paperback-1","title":"Autonomy: The Quest to Build the Driverless Car-And How It Will Reshape Our World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence D. Burns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Shulgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn automotive and tech world insider investigates the quest to develop and perfect the driverless car--an innovation that promises to be the most disruptive change to our way of life since the smartphone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe stand on the brink of a technological revolution. Soon, few of us will own our own automobiles and instead will get around in driverless electric vehicles that we summon with the touch of an app. We will be liberated from driving, prevent over 90% of car crashes, provide freedom of mobility to the elderly and disabled, and decrease our dependence on fossil fuels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutonomy is the story of the maverick engineers and computer nerds who are creating the revolution. Longtime advisor to the Google Self-Driving Car team and former GM research and development chief Lawrence D. Burns provides the perfectly-timed history of how we arrived at this point, in a character-driven and heavily reported account of the unlikely thinkers who accomplished what billion-dollar automakers never dared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the way 9\/11 spurred the U.S. government to set a million-dollar prize for a series of off-road robot races in the Mojave Desert up to the early 2016 stampede to develop driverless technology, Autonomy is a page-turner that represents a chronicle of the past, diagnosis of the present, and prediction of the future--the ultimate guide to understanding the driverless car and navigating the revolution it sparks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis definitive insider's account of the quest for autonomous vehicles reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Birth of the Google Self-Driving Car: \u003c\/b\u003e Go inside the secret project, now known as Waymo, and meet the maverick engineers who turned science fiction into reality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Insider's Perspective: \u003c\/b\u003e Gain unparalleled insight from the author's time as a former GM R\u0026amp;D chief and a key advisor to the Google team.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSilicon Valley vs. Detroit: \u003c\/b\u003e Witness the clash of cultures as scrappy computer nerds accomplish what billion-dollar automakers never dared.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Rich Engineering History: \u003c\/b\u003e Trace the incredible journey from government-sponsored robot races in the desert to the global stampede for driverless technology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe $4 Trillion Disruption: \u003c\/b\u003e Understand the economic forces that promise to disrupt our way of life more than the smartphone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutonomy\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the maverick engineers and computer experts who triggered the driverless car revolution. Longtime adviser to the Google self-driving car project (now Waymo) and former General Motors vice president of research, development, and planning Lawrence D. Burns provides the perfectly timed history, beginning at a 2004 off-road robot race across the Mojave Desert with a million-dollar purse and continuing through today's stampede to develop driverless technology. \u003cem\u003eAutonomy\u003c\/em\u003e is a page-turner that represents a chronicle of the past, diagnosis of the present, and prediction of the future--the ultimate guide to understanding the driverless car and navigating the revolution it sparks.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Yergin, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Prize\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Quest \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003evice chairman of IHS Markit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutonomy\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the maverick engineers and computer experts who triggered the driverless car revolution. Longtime adviser to the Google self-driving car project (now Waymo) and former General Motors vice president of research, development, and planning Lawrence D. 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