My books
My 2021 book Driven is the definitive inside account of how a few young entrepreneurs launched the self-driving car industry and the battle for the future of transportation.
Chronicling technological breakthroughs in a human-powered story, Driven was shortlisted for SABEW’s 2021 Best in Business Book Awards and won a bronze medal in Axiom’s 2021 business book awards.
Praise for Driven
“With Alex Davies’ superb book, we learn that autonomous cars are far from driverless: the amazing effort to produce them has been directed by a cast of brilliant, and sometimes flawed human beings, all of whom are compellingly rendered in this illuminating and important narrative. Read Driven, preferably not while behind the wheel.”
“The author’s excitement for his subject translates vividly across pages of racing details and participants’ blueprints for success. . . . A timely, focused, and thorough examination of a global engineering marvel that is very much still in the works.”
“A fast-paced, scandal-laced story of the people and ideas that animate the history of autonomous vehicles. . . . A powerful fable of technological hubris.”
“An epic tale of competition and comradery, long odds and underdogs, all in service of a world-changing moonshot. Driven is the The Right Stuff for robotic cars.”