A Transnational Research History on Pioneers, Artifacts and Technological Change (1950-2000) Kröger, Fabian. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text sz 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XI, 307 p. 73 illus., 43 illus. in color. online resource. This book presents the most important milestones of the research on automated and autonomous driving in the United States, Japan and Europe throughout five decades (1950-2000). Drawing on sources from the automotive industry, electrical engineering, the robotics and AI-domain and military institutions, it retraces the transition from the guidance-cable approach to vehicle-based sensor and vision systems. Giving a detailed overview of the technical concepts, artefacts, research vehicles and robots, the book presents the transnational engineering efforts that started long before Silicon Valley entered the field. In addition, the book also uniquely details the role of the military in the domain of vehicle automation. This all ensures the book is of great interest to historians of technology, practitioners in engineering disciplines, scholars working in mobility studies, journalists, and political decision makers. Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. History of the research on vehicle automation in the United States -- Chapter 3. History of the research on vehicle automation in Japan -- Chapter 4. History of the research on vehicle automation in Europe -- Chapter 5. Findings of the inquiry -- Chapter 6. Timeline with firsts, milestones and shifts -- Index. by Fabian Kröger. Science History Robotics Automotive engineering Artificial intelligence Computer vision History of Science Robotics Automotive Engineering Artificial Intelligence Computer Vision Q124.6-127.2 9783031498817 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49881-7 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49881-7 240401 20251030111759.0 978-3-031-49881-7