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"The wheel was invented more than 5,000 years ago, and it has brought some awesome vehicles our way. But this invention isn't done giving! Take a tour of some of the most unique and fascinating vehicles around. See how military unmanned ground vehicles tackle rough terrain and keep soldiers safe. Find out how the fastest electric race cars work. Think a car can't handle street driving one minute and tackling sand dunes the next? The high-performance...
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"As the technology behind self-driving cars gets better and better, these vehicles could soon change the way people travel. With this book, students learn about the past, present, and future of technological innovation. Fun, engaging text introduces readers to new ideas and builds on technology concepts they may already know. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index, help students learn new vocabulary and locate information."--Amazon.com...
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"The place, New York City; the time, the very near future. The streets of Gotham are swarming with self-driving cars, which are now a reality, and the competition between two entrepreneurs for this cutthroat futuristic business grows increasingly fierce. But when the escalating technological warfare produces superintelligent AI computers that use data to decide who should live and die, the results are explosive . . . and deadly.It is left to young...
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Readers get acquainted with the people behind today's most cutting-edge technologies in the self-driving car tech field--from bright ideas to cool new products--and inspires readers to consider a high-tech future career. Careers in Self-Driving Car Technology introduces six exciting careers and features sidebar activities that invite readers to Imagine That! and Dig Deeper! Includes table of contents, glossary, index, and supplementary backmatter--...
29) Smart vehicles
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"What makes something "smart?" In the Exploring the Internet of Things series, readers discover how inanimate objects, from watches to home speakers to even t-shirts, help people get things done better, faster, and smarter. In Smart Vehicles, readers will learn the practical application, technological and future advancements, and innovation of IoT in self-driving cars. Includes informative sidebars, data-focused text, and 21st Century Skills backmatter...
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Cars that drive themselves might seem like the stuff of science fiction. Yet much of the technology needed to steer cars through traffic, avoid other vehicles, and carry passengers safely to their destinations is already here. Within a few years, people may be able to turn complete control of driving over to their vehicles. --Amazon
31) Self-driving car
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"Describes the invention and development of Self Driving Cars. Explores trials and tribulations along with the technological advances seen today. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--Provided by publisher.
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"Hacking Connected Cars deconstructs the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used to hack into connected cars and autonomous vehicles to help you identify and mitigate vulnerabilities affecting cyber-physical vehicles. Written by a veteran of risk management and penetration testing of IoT devices and connected cars, this book provides a detailed account of how to perform penetration testing, threat modeling, and risk assessments of telematics...
33) Driverless cars
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"[Readers] learn about the first driverless cars, how sensors work together to let a car see its surroundings, and what driverless cars can do at five different levels of automation." --
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"At this point, self-driving cars are firmly in the experimental phase in America and other countries as well. Nevertheless, hundreds of companies in the US, Europe and Asia are pursuing the development of self-driving cars, also known as autonomous vehicles. Using cutting-edge technology, these companies hope to develop cars that will transport passengers to their destinations without the need for humans at the controls of the vehicles"--
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Once they were the stuff of science fiction, but almost out of nowhere, self-driving cars have become a reality. Experts suggest that driverless cars will appear on our roads within five to twenty years, and Uber has already piloted a self-driving car program in select cities. Driverless cars are undoubtedly cool, but are they safe? Why do we need self-driving cars? Is it a case of technology creating a "need," or will they actually provide a benefit...
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