Autonomy: the quest to build the driverless car-- and how it will reshape our world

Introduction: The problem with cars

Part I: The turning point

DARPA's grand challenge

A second chance

History happens in Victorville

Part II: The new DNA of the automobile

A fish out of water

Epiphanies

Close only counts in horseshoes

Part III: The age of automobility

The 101,000-mile challenge

The seeds of change

The $4 trillion disruption

Part IV: The tipping point

The stampede

Driving opportunity

Human factors

Epilogue: The quest goes on.

Introduction: The problem with cars

Part I: The turning point. DARPA's grand challenge ; A second chance ; History happens in Victorville

Part II: The new DNA of the automobile. A fish out of water ; Epiphanies ; Close only counts in horseshoes

Part III: The age of automobility. The 101,000-mile challenge ; The seeds of change ; The $4 trillion disruption

Part IV: The tipping point. The stampede ; Driving opportunity ; Human factors

Epilogue: The quest goes on.