Automobiles
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 NEW! Autonomous VehiclesSelf-Driving Cars and the Law of Canada |
Much of North American society has been built around automobiles — our cities are designed around them; our economy is propelled by them. Therefore, the impact and benefit of … | Jaye Hooper; Nathan Baker | 254 | 2021 | View |
 Car NationAn Illustrated History of Canada's Transformation Behind the Wheel |
Canadians fell in love with the car at first glance. They were scared by it too, and by its potential. Canada was quick to become a car nation, as the automobile was enthusiastically adopted by … | Dimitry Anastakis | 96 | 2008 | View |
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From NEW! Defining Autonomous VehiclesFrom: Autonomous Vehicles |
In chapter one, Baker defines what an automation is by examining the six levels of automation as defined by Society of American Engineers or SAE, Level 0: No Automation, Level 1: Driver … | Nathan Baker | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From IntroductionMachines, People, Places and a World Transformed From: Car Nation |
Examines the car as a technology that changed the world as we know it. Outlines that the car became a fulcrum for human interaction. Looks at the American Influence on the Canadian Car Industry. … | Dimitry Anastakis | 9 | 2008 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Examples of Autonomous or Semi-autonomous Vehicles Currently in ProductionFrom: Autonomous Vehicles |
In chapter two, Baker reviews all existing automated sensing systems being used in vehicles today, examining the varying levels and challenges of each. | Nathan Baker | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From The Auto Revolution Begins:Invention and Industry From: Car Nation |
1900-1920. Looks at the beginning of the auto revolution, examines different makes and models, looks at the auto revolution’s impact on work, wages, and workers | Dimitry Anastakis | 17 | 2008 | $1.70 Add |
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From Canada’s New Carscape:Town and Country Remade From: Car Nation |
1912-1930. Analyzes the spread of the car in popularity and the freedom it represented to Canadians as you could now travel across the country, the changes to cities because of the car, road … | Dimitry Anastakis | 17 | 2008 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Legislative and Policy ReviewFrom: Autonomous Vehicles |
In chapter three, Baker examines the different regulatory laws regarding vehicle automation on the federal, provincial, and international levels. | Nathan Baker | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
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From Canadian Motordom in Depression and WarFrom: Car Nation |
1930-1945. Looks at the downturn for the auto industry during the Great Depression, the unionization of the industry, and the effect of WWII on the auto industry. Specifically uses the life of … | Dimitry Anastakis | 17 | 2008 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Criminal and Quasi-criminal LiabilityFrom: Autonomous Vehicles |
In chapter four, Baker explores the potential challenges and issues which will arise from how automated vehicles are likely to affect their application of the Criminal Code in Canada. | Nathan Baker | 53 | 2021 | $5.30 Add |
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From NEW! Civil LiabilityFrom: Autonomous Vehicles |
In chapter five, Jaye Hooper, examines the questions of liability for both the users and creators of autonomous vehicles as they increasingly become part of the general market. | Jaye Hooper | 38 | 2021 | $3.80 Add |
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From King Car:The Automobile’s Golden Age From: Car Nation |
1945-1973. Analyzes the Great post-war boom in the car industry and argues that the automobile emblems of the era They represented a new industrial might, a new ethos of consumption and a new … | Dimitry Anastakis | 19 | 2008 | $1.90 Add |
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From Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to TodayFrom: Car Nation |
1973 – 2005. Looks at the oil shock of 1973, looks at the car industries involvement in nationalism, continentialism, and globalization, the development of fuel economy & emissions … | Dimitry Anastakis | 17 | 2008 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! Why Move Toward Autonomous Vehicles?From: Autonomous Vehicles |
In chapter six, Baker reviews the arguments for why a move towards autonomous vehicles would be beneficial to present-day society, such as improved safety, shared ownership of vehicles, speed, … | Nathan Baker | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Conclusion:Cars, Canadians and the Twenty-first Century From: Car Nation |
Looks at the interconnectedness of the car to the great political, environmental and economic questions of our time as a testament to the automobile’s continuing centrality in both our … | Dimitry Anastakis | 8 | 2008 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Philosophical Considerations: The Ghost in the MachineFrom: Autonomous Vehicles |
In chapter seven, Baker explores the ethics behind the machine learning based algorithms programmed into autonomous vehicles and the moral dilemma which can arise from the decision-making … | Nathan Baker | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
