Stephen Bayley

How we did the locomotion: A Brief History of Motion, by Tom Standage, reviewed

This journey through ground transport in all its forms fails to impart the pain and pleasure of travel — or provide any insight into where we are going next

The three-wheel self-driving ‘dream’ car of the future — as imagined in 1961. Credit: GraphicaArtis/Getty Images
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  • A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next

    Tom Standage

    Bloomsbury, pp. 272, £20

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