This week on Spark - we explore the humble automobile. Autonomous cars, rethinking parking lot design, and turning the dashboard into a desktop.

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Kids and e-books

• Cynthia Chiong
• Link to the study Print Books vs. E-books

Texting the Manager

• Talk to the Manager
• JP Davidson

The Online Book of Icelanders

• Islendingabok

Cars: The Fourth Screen

• For more information on Vehicle Safety Technologies
• And info on Distraction
• Full Interview with Joanne Harbluk
• Full Interview with Oliver Carsten

Rethinking Parking Lots

• Eran Ben-Joseph
• ReThinking a Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking

Autonomous Cars

• Clifford Nass
• The Stanford Revs Program
• The CHIME Lab at Stanford
• Full Interview with Clifford Nass

Additional Links

• TED Talk about Google's Driverless Car
• Duolingo