The Tech Behind Self-Driving Cars

by Matt Chandler

Overview

No longer a part of science fiction, self-driving cars are a reality. Is there an object blocking the way? Sensors will see it and apply the brakes. Drifting out of a lane? The car will steer you back. Complex computer systems continually monitor data and act. Take readers on journey through the technology currently in self-driving cars and where engineers want to go in the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543573053
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	08/01/2019
Series:	Tech on Wheels Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	880L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Chandler is a newspaper editor and freelance journalist from New York. Matt grew up in a family of hunters and developed his love of the outdoors early in life as a Boy Scout. Matt has been writing professionally since 1996. The New York Press Association named him an award-winning writer in 2007 and 2010.

Interviews

Relates directly to Next Generation Science Standards for engineering and design and is part of STEAM and STEM initiatives; Content discusses not only current technology but also what engineers are planning or hoping to have in the future; Useful for hi-lo readers in middle school reading at a third or fourth grade level; high-interest topic of vehicles entices reluctant readers