Autonomy

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An 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 smartphoneWe 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 Autonomy 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.Beginning 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. 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Burns [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Tech history, starting with the DARPA self driving challenge races in 2004 His info is good his writing is, well, adequate But the material pretty much makes up for that 3.5 stars, rounded down for the fluff and filler Book needed acritical final edit, which you, the reader, will have to supply For an old GM guy, the author sure is anti personal car, and anti gasoline And he goes on, and on, and on Big cars One driver Unused 95% of the time Yada, yada.Early self driving players Tech history, starting with the DARPA self driving challenge ...I was at the Urban Challenge in 2007 still have the T shirt It was amazing standing next to the road watching cars and trucks go by with no one in them, including 32,000 pound TerraMax, which had to be deactivated before it took out a building The MIT entry kept braking for shadows across the road One car was confused about something and came to a stop Another car started going around it, and as soon as it started pulling in front, the stopped car decided to go, and there was a low speed c I was at the Urban Challenge in 2007 still have the T shirt It was amazing standing next to the road watching cars and trucks go by with no one in them, including 32,000 pound TerraMax, which had to be deactivated before it took out a building The MIT entry kept braking for shadows across the road One car was confused about something and came to a stop Another car started going around it, and as soon as it started pulling in front, the stopped car decided to go, and there was a low speed collision The race was paused and the cars were soon surrounded by an army of engineers who were relieved to find no damage The cars were separated and allowed to continue I saw the cars handle four way stops, driving in traffic with human drivers and parking in a lot First and second place went to expected leaders Carnegie Mel...Want to understand autonomous cars Start hereNo, seriously This book goes all the way back to concept cars like Sandstorm and Autonomy to today s developers like Tesla, Uber and Waymo Complete with the office politics, the engineering and the political problems.I also recommend reading The Upstarts as a companion to this book Helps when I read that one first However, this book never really addresses the issue of what will happen to public transit Food for thought left to your imagination Want to understand autonomous cars Start hereNo, seriously This book goes all the way back to concept cars like Sandstorm and Autonomy to today s developers like Tesla, Uber and Waymo Complete with the office politics, the engineering and the political problems.I also recommend reading The Upstarts as a companion to this book Helps when I read that one first However, this book never really addresses the issue of what wil...A beautifully written view into the past, present and future of mobility I hugely enjoyed the fluent storytelling and balanced handling of the topics covered, respecting the accomplishents of both Detroit and Silicon Valley I don t always rate my books but when I do, they deserve it This story changed my perception for good, even if I admit being looking for such perspective update A beautifully written view into the past, present and future of mobility I hugely enjoyed the fluent storytell...Great read This will change your view of the future Highly recommend.Overall a good read on the history and major players in the AV space My major complaint is that the author only acknowledges the positive AV scenario, but doesn t consider things such asvehicle miles traveled due to the...One of the best books I ve read about emerging technologies and the impact they will have Highly recommended.Autonomy The Quest to Build the Driverless Car And How It Will Reshape Our World 2018 by Lawrence D Burns and Christopher Shulgan is the first insider account of efforts by big companies to create self driving vehicles Burns worked for decades for General Motors and was a Vice President there and he has a PhD so he knows GM and Detroit intimately He also points the billions of dollars that Detroit has poured into research for fuel cells and other tec...The definitive history of AVs to dateif you want to understand where we are and how we got here, read this book Balances technical and non technical concepts well Tells the story of all the key milestones with first hand acc...Good infoBut why are electrics so rare Why no self driving Those are the obvious questions But also, he said electric cars will be cheaper.why is Tesla so damn pricy And one of the things a fleet of taxis won t handl...

Autonomy
  • 07 January 2017
  • ebook
  • 368 pages
  • 0062661140
  • Lawrence D. Burns
  • Autonomy