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徹底改變世界運作的概念車種誕生－無人駕駛車，開啟汽車新時代
走入更有效率及環保的神奇操控之境
人類目前已站在科技革新的邊緣，很快地，所有人將擁有自己的自動駕駛車款，透過觸控程式啟動車子，並搭乘著無人駕駛的電動汽車代步。自此人類將從駕駛模式中被解放，減少90%的行車意外，為老年人及殘疾人士提供更多的行動自由，並減少目前人類最依賴的化石燃料能源。
本書將由一位特立獨行的工程師和電腦專家開啟人類史上最偉大的創意革命。身兼Google無人車團隊顧問及通用汽車研發與計劃部門副總裁伯恩斯分享人類是如何長期耕耘並達到這個全新的世代，完成了數十億汽車製造商從未敢於實現的遠大夢想。
美國政府基於911恐攻事件，在莫哈韋沙漠舉辦獎金超過百萬美元的越野機器人比賽，因而開創了無人駕駛的科技。無人駕駛技術的出現，將是人類時代的重大變遷，同時也代表傳統汽車的終結和對未來的大膽預測。這絕對是一本完整理解無人駕駛汽車和駕馭其引發革命的終極指南。
走入更有效率及環保的神奇操控之境
人類目前已站在科技革新的邊緣，很快地，所有人將擁有自己的自動駕駛車款，透過觸控程式啟動車子，並搭乘著無人駕駛的電動汽車代步。自此人類將從駕駛模式中被解放，減少90%的行車意外，為老年人及殘疾人士提供更多的行動自由，並減少目前人類最依賴的化石燃料能源。
本書將由一位特立獨行的工程師和電腦專家開啟人類史上最偉大的創意革命。身兼Google無人車團隊顧問及通用汽車研發與計劃部門副總裁伯恩斯分享人類是如何長期耕耘並達到這個全新的世代，完成了數十億汽車製造商從未敢於實現的遠大夢想。
美國政府基於911恐攻事件，在莫哈韋沙漠舉辦獎金超過百萬美元的越野機器人比賽，因而開創了無人駕駛的科技。無人駕駛技術的出現，將是人類時代的重大變遷，同時也代表傳統汽車的終結和對未來的大膽預測。這絕對是一本完整理解無人駕駛汽車和駕馭其引發革命的終極指南。
A deep dive into the race 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—by a veteran insider of the automotive and tech worlds
In Autonomy, former GM executive and current advisor to the Google Self-Driving Car project Lawrence Burns offers a sweeping history of the race to make the driverless car a reality. In the past decade, Silicon Valley companies like Google, Tesla and Uber have positioned themselves to revolutionize the way we move around by developing driverless vehicles while traditional auto companies like General Motors, Ford, and Daimler have been fighting back by partnering by with new tech start-ups. It’s not a question of whether the self-driving car will disrupt the automobile industry; it’s a question of when, how, and who will win the race.
With the first driverless car likely to hit markets in less than five years, Burns also looks toward the future and explains how this new technology will impact our lives—from removing the hassles of driving, parking, and refueling our cars, to eliminating 90 percent of road fatalities, drastically reducing our carbon footprint, and automating yet another segment of blue collar industries, putting more workers out of their jobs.
We are on the brink of a technological revolution that promises to fundamentally change how we interact with our world. A chronicle of the past, diagnosis of the present, and prediction of the future, Autonomy is the ultimate guide to understanding the driverless car and to navigating the revolution it sparks.