You mean we would have the same responsibilities a sighted person has? It's interesting that a lot of blind individuals want the same rights as a sighted person, however when it comes to the responsibilities of a sighted person it's whoa is me.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 21, 2015, at 12:29 PM, Jessica Moss <[email protected]> wrote: > > You also have to think of the fact that it's not just the price of the car we > would be paying for; there are car payments and ensurance to think about. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 21, 2015, at 2:00 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I don't know, Scott, that's a lot of $$. some people undoubtedly will, but >> some just won't be able to. >> Cheers, >> Donna >>> On Sep 21, 2015, at 8:03 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Dona, the bigger question is can we afford not to have it? Even if it’s >>> 100K the point is you’ll work it out. Whether it’s interest free loans for >>> the blind or regular interest loans from the auto market you’ll make it >>> work. Costs will be high at first but they will drop and they will drop >>> quickly because these aren’t devices for just the blind, it’s for everyone >>> so the mass market and mass production economies of scale come in to play. >>> Even if it’s 100K though I for one would save up and finance what I >>> couldn’t cover. >>> >>>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 1:56 PM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> then the question will be can any of us afford it. :) >>>> Cheers, >>>> Donna >>>>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Pete Nalda <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> With the success Google is having, it won't be long until we see one from >>>>> Apple. Google's testing here in Austin without incident. >>>>> >>>>> Egun On, Lagunak! (basque for G'day, Mates >>>>> Louie P (Pete) Nalda >>>>> MySpace.com/musikonalda >>>>> Facebook.com/lpnalda >>>>> Linkedin.com/in/lpnalda >>>>> Twitter: @lpnalda >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 8:01 AM, Scott Granados <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Dona, has anyone described to you what this prototype car looks like? >>>>>> There were some photos leaked a while back, who knows since they are >>>>>> rumors but they basically had a pod that had 4 wheels (it’s not a 3 >>>>>> wheeler like some models) and it had no (0) windows. Think about that >>>>>> for a minute. What it did have were screens and cameras and a ton of >>>>>> autonomous driving features. >>>>>> You’d also be interested in what Google is doing. They have already had >>>>>> blind folks operating their autonomous vehicles for a while now. I >>>>>> believe that one of the engineers on the project is blind but I haven’t >>>>>> been able to come up with a name. I saw a special on CNBC about a year >>>>>> ago and can’t recall the gentleman’s name they had who was using the car >>>>>> to get to and from work and to the store etc. It would drop him off in >>>>>> front of the grocery store door, he’d do his thing and come out and hit >>>>>> a key fob that would summon the car that had parked it self and it >>>>>> pulled up and picked him up. >>>>>> >>>>>> Never thought I’d see it in my lifetime, shocks me how far along they >>>>>> actually are. Google has made massive steps forward in machine vision. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 18, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I just saw this on MacRumors and thought you guys would be interested >>>>>>> if you haven't seen it. I sooooooooooo want to be a test driver! >>>>>>> http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/18/apple-met-california-dmv-autonomous-vehicle/?utm_source=osx&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=front >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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