TY - GEN AU - Albert, Dan TI - Are we there yet?: the American automobile past, present, and driverless SN - 9780393358476 U1 - 303.48320973 ALB PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - W. W. Norton & Company KW - Social Aspects - United States KW - United States - History KW - Technological Innovations - United States KW - Robot Cars KW - Automobiles KW - Midcentury Flying Cars N1 - Includes index and notes N2 - The plain, old-fashioned, human-driven car built the American economy and helped shape our democratic creed. Driver’s ed made teenagers into citizens; auto repair made boys into men. For nearly a century, car culture has triumphed. But have we finally reached the end of the road? Fewer young people are learning to drive. Ride hailing is replacing car buying, and with electrification, a long and noble tradition of amateur car repair will soon come to an end. When a robot takes over the driver’s seat, what’s to become of us? Are We There Yet? carries us from horseless buggies to superhighways, and like any good road trip, it’s an adventure so fun you won’t even notice how much you’ve learned along the way. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393358476 ER -