..and how It has been for many for years.
I remember when I worked for xerox, I knew many individuals experiencing
sight loss who owned cars.
I cannot imagine why the responsibility should be any difference.
If memory serves bMW will have some of their self driving cars on the
roads in Canada later this year if not next.
its a mode of transportation folks, lots of people would rather be
driven, electronically
that has nothing to do with ones eye chart score.
I respect that some prefer the two sides of the same coin take on
vision...but wonder how this serves anyone where understanding is
concerned. Let alone having a large basis in reality.
Karen
On Mon, 21 Sep 2015, Cameron Strife wrote:
Hi. Yes, on top of car payments, there would be insurance,
registration, yearly inspections, gas/electricity, oil changes, tires,
alignment, and the list goes on.
And yes, we'd be responsible for those costs just like a sighted
person. (And, that is how it should be!)
Cameron.
On 9/21/15, Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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