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Autonomous Vehicles

Enabling Technologies, Applications, Societal Impacts, and Regulations

  • 2nd Edition - May 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Elias Panagiotopoulos, George Dimitrakopoulos, Aggelos Tsakanikas
  • Language: English

Autonomous Vehicles: Enabling Technologies, Applications, Societal Impacts, and Regulations, Second Edition offers a holistic and comprehensive reference covering all critic… Read more

Description

Autonomous Vehicles: Enabling Technologies, Applications, Societal Impacts, and Regulations, Second Edition offers a holistic and comprehensive reference covering all critical aspects of autonomous driving. This edition expands on the first by integrating the latest advances in enabling technologies and diverse applications, as well as addressing testing, certification, cybersecurity, and regulatory frameworks.

The content is organized into six parts covering technology enablers such as hardware, AI, IoT, and communications; business and market analysis; ethics, risks, cybersecurity, and user acceptance; regulations, policies, and standards; applications and validation testing; and the future of autonomous driving with a focus on sustainable urban transport.

This reference is an essential resource for students in informatics, electrical and computer engineering, transportation engineering, and intelligent transport systems, as well as senior research engineers, urban planners, and government transport authorities. It supports academic study and professional practice by bridging foundational knowledge with current research and practical applications in autonomous vehicle technology and policy.

Key features

  • New to this edition: Presents 6 brand new chapters on Internet of Things; cybersecurity and threat analysis; autonomous underwater, ground and air vehicles; autonomous vehicles for defense and security; validation testing and certification; and transition towards sustainable urban transport
  • Provides a comprehensive and integrated overview of enabling technologies, applications, societal impacts, and regulations
  • Explores cutting-edge topics including cybersecurity, IoT integration, and multi-domain vehicle applications, equipping readers with knowledge essential for addressing emerging challenges and innovations
  • Delivers actionable insights into market trends, ethical considerations, and policy frameworks, enabling researchers and practitioners to make informed decisions and influence the future of autonomous mobility

Readership

Undergraduate and postgraduate students in informatics, telematics, electrical and computer engineering, transportation engineering, civil engineering, intelligent transport systems, vehicular communications, and smart cities

Table of contents

PART 1. AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS

1. Hardware enablers

2. AI and software enablers

3. Internet of Things in the Automotive Sector

4. Communications

PART 2. BUSINESS AND MARKET ANALYSIS

5. Consumer demands

6. Automotive transformation

7. Societal impact and economic footprint

PART 3. ETHICS, RISKS, CYBER-SECURITY AND USER ACCEPTANCE

8. Ethics

9. Opportunities and Risks

10. Cyber security and threat analysis

11. User / public Acceptance

PART 4. REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND STANDARDS

12. Regulatory bodies

13. Policies and policy making

14. Standardization

PART 5 APPLICATIONS AND VALIDATION TESTING

15. Autonomous underwater, ground and air vehicles

16. Autonomous vehicles for defense and security

17. Validation testing and certification

PART 6. THE FUTURE OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

18. Transition towards sustainable urban transport

19. Conclusions and way forward

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Elias Panagiotopoulos

Elias E. Panagiotopoulos is an Associate Professor at the Hellenic Military Academy. He holds a degree in Mechanical and Aeronautics Engineering and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Patras, Greece. He also holds a second PhD in Intelligent Transport Systems from the Harokopio University of Athens, Greece. His research activities are mainly focusing on the fields of Aerospace Engineering, and Autonomous and Intelligent Transportation Systems. He is the author of more than 80 articles in international journals and conferences. He has been actively involved in large scale R&D projects related to automated driving, transportation and urban mobility.

Affiliations and expertise
Hellenic Military Academy, Greece

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George Dimitrakopoulos

George J. Dimitrakopoulos is Assistant Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telematics of the Harokopio University of Athens, Greece. He is author of The Future of Intelligent Transport Systems (Elsevier, 2020) and more than 150 journal articles. He has been actively involved in more than 30 large scale R&D projects related to automated driving, transportation and urban mobility.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens, Greece

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Aggelos Tsakanikas

Aggelos Tsakanikas is Director at the Laboratory of Industrial and Energy Economics, and Associate Professor of Systems of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, National Technical University of Athens. His research and published works are in technology strategy, business strategy, innovation economics, entrepreneurship, public policies, innovation studies, socioeconomics research and information society.
Affiliations and expertise
Laboratory of Industrial and Energy Economics; National Technical University of Athens, Greece