{"product_id":"driverless-hod-lipson-9780262534475","title":"Driverless: Intelligent Cars and the Road Ahead","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen human drivers let intelligent software take the wheel: the beginning of a new era in personal mobility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart, wide-ranging,  and] nontechnical.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone who wants to understand what's coming must read this fascinating book.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Martin Ford\u003ci\u003e, New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRise of the Robots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hod Lipson, Melba Kurman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262534479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262534475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Hod Lipson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946374299903,"sku":"9780262534475","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5e902c14-331a-415c-b469-864dda8d7c08.jpg?v=1681512784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/driverless-hod-lipson-9780262534475","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}