{"product_id":"driven-hardcover-2","title":"Driven - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTodd Jochem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarb Jochem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTakeo Kanade\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1995, Todd Jochem helped drive a car across America - with no one touching the wheel.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut before No Hands Across America made headlines, there was a kid from Huntingburg, Indiana - population 3,000 - who had never set foot in a real laboratory. A kid who walked into Carnegie Mellon University and wondered if he'd made the biggest mistake of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDriven\u003c\/strong\u003e is the second book in the five-volume memoir series \u003cem\u003eDare to Be Great: A Life in Five Acts\u003c\/em\u003e. It follows the years when Todd Jochem left the familiar fields and gyms of southern Indiana for the most elite robotics program in the world - and discovered that getting there was the easy part.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pages trace the real story behind a thesis that tested every limit, the Automated Highway System demonstration that put Carnegie Mellon on the front page, and the imposter syndrome that nearly derailed all of it. This is what it felt like to sit in rooms full of the most brilliant minds in the country and wonder whether you belonged - and what happened when those same people decided to believe in you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt its core, Driven is not a technology story. It's a story about people.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classmates who became co-conspirators. The mentors who saw something you couldn't see in yourself. The young wife whose faith kept you anchored when doubt said to quit. And the CMU community that turned a small-town kid's raw ambition into something that mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever stepped into a room where you felt outmatched - and stayed anyway - this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 2 of 5 in the \u003cem\u003eDare to Be Great\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each book stands alone, but together they tell the full story of a life shaped by accountability, excellence, and the people who made the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49554118672536,"sku":"9798994060933","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/8_gAEhxUrD9798994060933.webp?v=1784959013","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/driven-hardcover-2","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}