Robotaxi Recalls and the Edge Cases of Autonomy

A reading path on how autonomous-vehicle makers and regulators confront software defects, environmental edge cases, and the institutional habits that shape transportation safety.

Optimized for books about Books that explain how self-driving cars fail, how regulators respond to AV recalls, and how AI safety and transportation engineering interact in deployed systems..

6 books. Added May 16, 2026.

  1. AutonomyLawrence D. Burns, Christopher ShulganAutonomy chronicles the technical and industry challenges of building driverless cars and gives readers context for why...Shelf signal: Automotive Engineering
  2. The Alignment ProblemBrian ChristianThe Alignment Problem explains how complex AI systems fail in surprising ways and how engineering and testing tradeoffs...Shelf signal: AI & Machine Learning
  3. Flying BlindFeodor Chin, Peter RobisonFlying Blind offers a precedent-driven account of transportation-system dysfunction and organizational causes of...Shelf signal: Commercial Aviation
  4. SupremacyParmy OlsonSupremacy situates rapid AI commercialization and competitive pressures that can drive premature deployment and...Shelf signal: AI & Machine Learning
  5. Killed by a Traffic EngineerWes Marshall, Stephen R. ThorneKilled by a Traffic Engineer examines design and institutional choices in road systems that affect safety outcomes when...Shelf signal: Highway & Traffic Engineering
  6. Empire of AIKaren Hao, Penguin AudioEmpire of AI provides policy and geopolitical context for governing powerful AI-driven technologies, including...Shelf signal: AI & Machine Learning