Table of Contents Hello Emerging Tech Careers Car Designer Mapping Engineer Mechanic Safety Driver Sensor Software Engineer Vehicle Trainer Can You Imagine Glossary Index About the Author 4 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 31 32 32
Hello Emerging Tech Careers In the past In the present Groundbreaking inventions made life easier in many ways New technologies are changing the world in mind-boggling ways The future is yours to imagine WHAT COMES NEXT 4
Who would have thought Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1876 In 1879 Thomas Edison invented the first electric lightbulb The Wright brothers successfully flew the first airplane in 1903 And don’t forget Henry Ford He invented a way to make cars quicker and cheaper These brilliant inventors did things that people once thought were impossible To go from candles to electricity From horse-drawn carriages to automobiles and airplanes Wow The sky’s the limit Now technology is being used to do even more amazing things Take self-driving cars for instance Yes you read that right cars that drive themselves People are working to perfect cars that are driven by robotic technology instead of humans Some say this could be safer and more efficient than human drivers After all robots don’t text and drive This book explores the people and professions behind self-driving cars Some of these careers like sensor software engineer are so cutting-edge that they didn’t exist just a decade or so ago Others like mechanic offer exciting new twists using this technology Read on to explore exciting possibilities for your future 5
