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Ghost Road

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A penetrating look at near-future disruption as truly autonomous vehicles arrive.



For 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.



Technology 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 things 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.



Ghost Road 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.
Author Anthony M. Townsend
Narrator Peter Lerman
Duration 9 hours and 26 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781684579334
Format Audiobook
Publisher Highbridge Company
Genre Automotive technology and trades, Business and Management, Social forecasting, future studies, Society and culture: general, Sociology, Technology: general issues, Urban communities, Vehicle and transport manufacturing industries
Availability IE, US

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