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The world that chose the machine: an evolutionary view of the technological race in the history of the automobile

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  • Marcos Amatucci

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The lock-in escape of a carbon-dependent transportation technology requires the full understanding of the factors that caused the lock-in at the turn of the 20th century. Most literature about the phenomenon is descriptive and lacks theoretical strength. An evolutionary view based on Darwin's concepts of variety generation, the struggle for existence, coevolution and natural selection is offered as a theoretical framework to address the lock-in, which can be generalised to other types of innovation in the presence technological competition. This study uses a historical methodology to analyse and interpret narrative sources. Evidence suggests that the competing technologies were not 'better' or 'worse' per se, but environmental changes transformed technological varieties into advantages or disadvantages in the technological race and selected a prevailing standard.

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  • Marcos Amatucci, 2015. "The world that chose the machine: an evolutionary view of the technological race in the history of the automobile," International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 15(1), pages 43-62.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijatma:v:15:y:2015:i:1:p:43-62
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    1. Tin Pofuk, 2017. "Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Private Vehicle Ownership," MIC 2017: Managing the Global Economy; Proceedings of the Joint International Conference, Monastier di Treviso, Italy, 24–27 May 2017,, University of Primorska Press.
    2. Tin Pofuk, 2018. "Autonomous Vehicles: What Will the Future Look Like?," MIC 2018: Managing Global Diversities; Proceedings of the Joint International Conference, Bled, Slovenia, 30 May–2 June 2018,, University of Primorska Press.
    3. Caroline Rodrigues Vaz & Tania Regina Shoeninger Rauen & Álvaro Guillermo Rojas Lezana, 2017. "Sustainability and Innovation in the Automotive Sector: A Structured Content Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-23, May.

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