Faster, Smarter, Greener: The Future of the Car and Urban Mobility (MIT Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262036665 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An innovative mobility architecture reconfigured for this century is a social and economic necessity; this book charts a course for achieving it.. The auto industry is responding with connected cars that double as virtual travel assistants and by introducing autonomous driving. Automobiles altered cityscapes, boosted economies, and made personal mobility efficient and convenient for many. The authors describe the changes that are coming. We had a century-long love affair with the car. But today, people are more attached to their smartphones than their cars. Nations and cities will increasingly employ targeted user fees and offer subsidies to nudge consumers toward more sustainable modes. Cars are not always the quickest mode of travel in cities; and emissions from the rapidly growing number of cars threaten the planet. The twentieth century was the century of the automobile; the twenty-first will see mobility dramatically re-envisioned. The sharing economy is coaxing many consumers to shift from being owners of assets to being users of services . City administrators are shifting from designing cities for cars to designing cities for people. The CHIP architecture embodies an integrated, multimode mobility system that builds on ubiquitous connectivity, electrified and autonomous vehicles, and a marketplace open to innovat
About the Author Venkat Sumantran is Chairman of Celeris Technologies, with more than thirty years of experience heading organizations in the auto industry in the United States, Europe, and Asia.Charles Fine is Chrysler LGO Professor at MIT Sloan and the Founding President of the Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur.David Gonsalvez is CEO and Rector at MIT's Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation.
Venkat Sumantran is Chairman of Celeris Technologies, with more than thirty years of experience heading organizations in the auto industry in the United States, Europe, and Asia.Charles Fine is Chrysler LGO Professor at MIT Sloan and the Founding President of the Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur.David Gonsalvez is CEO and Rector at MIT's Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation.