Even though I asked for one recommendation, Dixon went off brief and suggested two books: Sensors in Automotive<\/a><\/em> and Rebooting AI.<\/em><\/p>\n Sensors in Automotive takes a rather holistic look at how sensors, like LiDAR and cameras, are used in the automotive sector. Specifically, it looks at how sensing and decision-making tech can assist drivers and road users to make safer vehicles.<\/p>\n It includes a forward by Euro NCAP\u2019s secretary general, features tech papers from ARM, Intel, and Nvidia, and includes interviews with key market players. If you want a broad overview of a niche topic that affects pretty much every new form of mobility tech, Sensors in Automotive is a good place to start.<\/p>\n On to Dixon\u2019s second recommendation: Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n This piece of recommended reading is a little off-piste, but Dixon makes a valid argument for its inclusion here.<\/p>\n Without artificial intelligence technologies and programming, autonomous vehicles would be in an even more distant future than they are already. Often, a lot of what we know about the potential of this tech is misguided or overhyped.<\/p>\n \u201cRebooting AI takes a critical look at the current development approach to applications of AI which demand broad, robust intelligence and presents us with a better way forward,\u201d Dixon told SHIFT. \u201c[This book is] perfect for anyone interested in learning about AI and the next generation of technology.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n So while this book isn\u2019t specifically about mobility, many of the technologies it discusses are used in self-driving cars and are important to know about if you\u2019re interested in the field.<\/p>\n I also spoke to award-winning transport journalist, Carlton Reid<\/a>. In his 30-year career, Reid has covered everything from public transport, to bicycles, to developments in infrastructure.<\/p>\n As such, his recommendation focuses very much on how we can change our cities to improve how we get around them.<\/p>\n Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change<\/em><\/a>, is a call to arms for activists that want to augment their cities to improve the lives of their residents.<\/p>\n During lockdown, we\u2019ve seen bike lanes and low traffic neighborhoods spring up in Paris, New York, and London. Heavy-duty planters have been used to block off streets to cars, and allow pedestrian traffic through.<\/p>\n This simple and often activist-led reorganization of our urban landscapes is<\/em> tactical urbanism. As Reid tells me, this book is ever more pertinent to the times we live in.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re into the EV space, you should certainly know the name Auke Hoekstra<\/a>. He\u2019s a Dutch researcher from the Eindhoven University of Technology, and has fondly been referred to as the \u201cdecarbonization debunker.\u201d<\/p>\n His detailed Twitter threads cast a critical eye over the developing world of electric vehicles, and regularly takes the challenge to anti-EV campaigners<\/a> and climate change deniers.<\/p>\n When I pressed Hoekstra for a recommendation, he suggested High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV<\/a>.<\/em> Its name is pretty self-explanatory, but for the sake of clarity, this book takes a look at the detrimental impact that big sports utility vehicles have had on our roads.<\/p>\n Of course, SUVs do have their benefits and upsides, but there are also plenty of downsides that we need to be aware of. This book shines a light on those very characteristics. The future of mobility isn\u2019t just about electrification, it\u2019s also about efficiency of space and resources.<\/p>\n \u201c[The book] shows how marketing and politics led to a worldwide interest in unusually large, fuel inefficient, and dangerous cars,\u201d Hoekstra says.<\/p>\n Indeed, if we\u2019re going to understand how the future of mobility and transportation might look, it\u2019s important to understand where we may have gone a little wrong in the past.<\/p>\n Hopefully, there\u2019s something in this list that tickles your fancy, whatever the case it gives an insight into the types of books the experts are reading.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>SHIFT<\/a> is brought to you by Polestar. It\u2019s time to accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility. That is why Polestar combines electric driving with cutting-edge design and thrilling performance.<\/span><\/i> Find out how<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Published December 21, 2020 \u2014 15:00 UTC <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/12\/front_sensors_revised.jpg\")
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