Vehicle Technology

Take a look at the vehicle sitting in your driveway. It may be the last one you ever own. With an estimated 33 million fully autonomous cars and taxis projected to hit the road by 2040, an automotive renaissance is soon to be upon us. Personal car ownership currently costs the average sedan owner $9,000 annually. But car ownership may soon be a thing of the past.

Listen to the story of how Wilbur and Orville Wright developed, tested, and successfully flew the first powered airplane.

The Titanic sinking is one of the most memorable tragedies in history. Find out what really happened when the doomed ship sank on April 15, 1912.

Feed the Dragon is a detailed study of China's battery mineral operations in Africa. The U.S. and China are chief rivals in the international system and part of this competition includes the race for increasingly limited critical minerals. Africa, once the preserve of Western colonial powers, is open for business and their raw materials are on the table for discussion. To date, China has engaged the African nations in a persistent and comprehensive manner to secure their mineral needs in order to feed their growing battery and electric vehicle industries. While there are serious challenges ...

Ghosts in the Sky explores how drones — once science fiction — have become the defining instruments of 21st-century power. From silent killers in remote war zones to consumer quadcopters, agricultural sprayers, delivery bots, and underwater sentinels, drones are reshaping the battlefield, the economy, and everyday life. Written by Thornton D. Barnes — former CIA Special Projects engineer and Area 51 insider — this groundbreaking nonfiction work traces the hidden evolution of unmanned systems. With rare insight into classified programs, wartime deployments, industrial adoption, and ...

Explore the lives and achievements of the Wright Brothers.

Fueling Tomorrow: How Hydrogen Is Driving the Global Shift in Clean Transportation - Wondering if electric vehicles are enough to win the clean energy race? - Curious how hydrogen fuel fits into a world rapidly moving away from oil? - Looking for a deeper, science-backed look at the next evolution in global transportation? This compact guide explores how hydrogen fuel is fast becoming the world’s most promising alternative energy source for mobility. From eco-friendly cars to industrial transport, hydrogen offers scalable, sustainable solutions that complement and enhance electric ...

🔋 The Future of Energy: Technologies and Trends Driving Disruption By Jason Schenker — #1 Bestselling Author and Bloomberg-Ranked Energy Forecaster The future of energy is not a debate — it's a disruption already underway. In The Future of Energy, economist and futurist Jason Schenker delivers a data-driven, no-hype exploration of the seismic shifts transforming global energy. From oil and natural gas to renewables, electric vehicles, and blockchain, this book examines the critical drivers of change—technological, economic, environmental, and geopolitical. ✔️ Understand why U.S...

This book details what emissions cars and trucks are creating, how they are harmful and an explanation of the technologies that are used to reduce those emissions. A great listen for someone who wants to learn more about the topic, out of curiosity or a need for understanding as a new technician. Written by an automotive trade school instructor.

This audiobook tells the story of Henry Ford, along with his invention, the popular Model T automobile.

Robotics is slowly creeping into our lives, and soon, robots will be everywhere. Do you know everything there is to know about robotics? Do you want to know more about robotics? Do you want to discover the advantages of robotics? If so, then you've come to the right place.

Our lives are on the verge of being reshaped by advanced technology. Fast Forward Investing provides the knowledge and insight you need to build and maintain your portfolio accordingly. Author Jon D. Markman is a veteran tech investor, money manager, and award-winning author of the popular daily newsletter Tech Trend Trader. There's no one more qualified to help you design a portfolio that extracts huge profits from the shares of public technology companies and helps you augment your gains with conviction during stretches of high volatility.

Modern Automotive Performance: EV & Hybrid Tuning and Maintenance bridges the gap between traditional car tuning and the emerging world of electric and hybrid vehicles. Whether you are an enthusiast, a professional mechanic, or a technically curious driver, this book offers a comprehensive guide to understanding, maintaining, and optimizing modern automotive powertrains. This book complements my earlier works on car tuning and automotive maintenance—Autonomous Car Maintenance and Complete Car Tuning and Performance Guide—but it also serves as the foundation of a new series dedicated to ...

This audiobook uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young listeners explore real-life rolling vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.

Helicopters and airplanes aren’t the only aircraft launching to the skies anymore. Thousands of recreational drones are launched every day. Whether owners make their own drones or buy them, recreational drone use shows no signs of slowing down. Young listeners will learn all about these UAVs and the rules those flying them need to follow.

Capitalize on the Future of Electric Vehicles and Smart Technology As electric vehicles (EVs), autonomous driving, and smart infrastructure rapidly reshape the global economy, the opportunities for investors are immense. Electric Frontiers: Investing in the Future of Mobility and Smart Technologies is the definitive guide for savvy investors looking to profit from the next wave of innovation in transportation and energy. While many books talk about the rise of electric vehicles and renewable energy, Electric Frontiers goes deeper. It shows you exactly how to spot winning investment ...

Introducing "From Wheels to Wings" – a fascinating journey through the past, present, and future of human transportation. This comprehensive and captivating eBook will take you on an exciting adventure exploring the remarkable innovations, breakthroughs, and the genius minds behind them, which have shaped the way we travel today. Every great trip begins with the first step, and in Chapter 1, you'll embark on a voyage back in time to explore the early beginnings of human transportation. Next, the invention of the wheel and its tremendous impact on human progress sets the stage for a world ...

I’m Johnny Vincento, leading Applied physicist of THE TELEPORTATION PROJECT. It is time to bring humanity into a new age. That project is not fiction and it is available for testing by all the nations of the world. In fact, a request to the United Nations was recently made to do just that. Now, I will give out some technologies that are not in existence yet. This means, by bringing the idea alive in the world, showing how it can be created, makes them become created. There are many such devices that I see happening: From frequency towers to lift one's mood, anti gravity waves, an ...

#1 New Release in Electric & Hybrid Automotive Consistently ranked among the Top 100 books in its category on Amazon Featured in BookAuthority’s curated list of the Best Transportation Books of All Time Rethinking Transportation: The Road to a Smarter, Cleaner, and More Efficient Future Are today’s transport systems broken beyond repair — or simply overdue for a radical rethink? In this powerful and eye-opening book, Pyura Anshuman — inventor, engineer, and author — unpacks the hidden inefficiencies of modern transportation and offers a bold new vision backed by innovation, ...

The Real Case for Driverless Mobility: Putting Driverless Vehicles to Use for Those Who Really Need a Ride explores solutions for providing mobility for the unserved/underserved, including those who cannot drive themselves, afford transport alternatives, or who live in areas where neither public nor private transport is offered. The book synthesizes the career-long activities of the authors and the Princeton SmartDrivingCars Summits and assesses whether cars without drivers can deliver an affordable and more effective alternative to mass transit and taxis.