{"product_id":"road-to-nowhere-what-silicon-valley-gets-wrong-about-the-future-of-transportation-9781839765896","title":"Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow to build a transportation system to provide mobility for all \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoad to Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paris Marx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839765896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eParis Marx\u003c\/b\u003e is a Canadian technology writer whose work has been published by NBC News, CBC News, \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. Paris is also a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland and the host of the critical technology podcast \u003ci\u003eTech Won't Save Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Paris Marx \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47674859323549,"sku":"9781839765896","price":39.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_19631bfa-47e7-4bce-a346-a70d8d3d5894.jpg?v=1771914733","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/road-to-nowhere-what-silicon-valley-gets-wrong-about-the-future-of-transportation-9781839765896","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}