{"product_id":"ghost-road-beyond-the-driverless-car-hardcover","title":"Ghost Road: Beyond the Driverless Car - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony M. Townsend\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades we have dreamed of building an automobile that can drive itself. But as that dream of autonomy draws close, we are discovering 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology will transform life behind the wheel into a high-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 \u003cem\u003ethings\u003c\/em\u003e as it is about moving people. Giant corporations will link the automated machines that move us to the cloud, raising concerns about mobility monopolies and privatization of streets and sidewalks. The pace of our daily lives and the fabric of our cities and towns will change dramatically as automated vehicles reprogram the way we work, shop, and play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eGhost Road\u003c\/em\u003e is both a beacon and a warning; it explains where we might be headed together in driverless vehicles, and the choices we must make as societies and individuals to shape that future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Anthony M. Townsend and \u003cem\u003eSmart Cities\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTownsend [is] the rare technologist who is in the know without being in the tank.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Brook, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ambitiously wide-ranging, admirably clear-eyed, and ultimately humanistic guidebook to the connected city.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eTom Vanderbilt, author of \u003cem\u003eTraffic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompelling...Townsend begins a conversation.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMelanie E. Moses, \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Townsend's terrific book looks at the historic relationship of urban and industrial development to new technologies.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchitecture Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTownsend's interest in smart cities is more than merely technological: he offers an entertaining history of urban planning's visionaries and villains, the technological breakthroughs and the spectacular failures that brought us to this crossroads.\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eTim Smedley, \u003cem\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769548931360,"sku":"9781324001522","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c1f47c974ff9b0bcce0390559dbea39a.webp?v=1780350609","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ghost-road-beyond-the-driverless-car-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}