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Marx, Paris.
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Transportation -- Social aspects.
Transportation -- Political aspects.
Urban transportation policy.
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Marx, Paris.
Transportation -- Social aspects.
Transportation -- Political aspects.
Urban transportation policy.
MARC Display
Road to nowhere :
what
Silicon
Valley
gets
wrong
about
the
future
of
transportation
/ Paris Marx.
by
Marx, Paris.
Verso, 2022.
Call #:
388 M392r
Subjects
Transportation
-- Social aspects.
Transportation
-- Political aspects.
Urban
transportation
policy.
ISBN:
9781839765889 (hc.)
Alternate title:
What
Silicon
Valley
gets
wrong
about
the
future
of
transportation
Description:
263 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-251) and index.
Summary:
"'Road to Nowhere' exposes the flaws in
Silicon
Valley’s vision of the
future
: ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to take us anywhere; electric cars to make them ‘green’; and automation to ensure transport is cheap and ubiquitous. Such promises are implausible and potentially dangerous. As Paris Marx shows, these technological visions are a threat to our ideas of
what
a society should be. Electric cars are not a silver bullet for sustainability, and autonomous vehicles won’t guarantee road safety. There will not be underground tunnels to eliminate traffic congestion, and micromobility services will not replace car travel any sooner than we will see the arrival of the long-awaited flying car. In response, Marx offers a vision for a more collective way of organizing
transportation
systems that considers the needs of poor, marginalized, and vulnerable people. The book argues that rethinking mobility can be the first step in a broader reimagining of how we design and live in our
future
cities. We must create streets that allow for social interaction and conviviality. We need reasons to get out of our cars and to use public means of transit determined by community needs rather than algorithmic control. Such decisions should be guided by the search for quality of life rather than for profit."--Jacket.
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