Autonomous Driving: Technology, Business, and Regulation

Navigate autonomous vehicle technology, business, and regulatory frameworks together

Autonomous driving development demands more than clever algorithms. Autonomous Driving: Technology, Business, and Regulation treats autonomy as a systems problem. It links sensing, algorithms, hardware/software platforms, data, vehicle value chains, market structure, commercialization, batteries, safety standards, and legal frameworks. Written by authors from academia and industry, the book gives readers a holistic view of how autonomous-driving systems are built, deployed, financed, and governed.

Coverage spans multiple technical topics in autonomous driving, including: localization, perception, prediction, motion planning, end-to-end learning, V2X communication, automotive operating systems and chips, data management, and cloud-based development workflows, etc. The book also examines regional market models and their legal frameworks, value-chain shifts across suppliers and platforms, business models, deployment verticals, EV batteries, the safety frameworks that shape real-world autonomy. Each topic is treated through the book's central theme: managing uncertainty across technology, business, and regulation.

Readers will also find:

• Detailed treatment of cooperative autonomous driving algorithms and platforms, and their role in future smart mobility infrastructure and transportation coordination
• Analysis of vehicle hardware and software platforms, including E/E architecture, domain controllers, SoCs, AUTOSAR, QNX, middleware, and vehicle-cloud workflows
• Examination of investment strategies, value chain, and competitive dynamics shaping the commercial landscape of the autonomous vehicle industry
• Analysis of legal frameworks governing autonomous vehicle and its operation across multiple international jurisdictions
• Domain-expert perspectives giving readers a concise practitioner view in the industry
• Integration of academic research findings with practical engineering and deployment challenges faced by industry practitioners

Industry professionals, graduate students, researchers, investors, and policymakers seeking a clear map of autonomous driving will find this book connects technical depth with the business and regulatory constraints that shape deployment. It equips readers to understand the field as a working ecosystem, not as a single breakthrough technology.