I pay these costs now it’s just I also have the cost of a driver so my expense / burn rate is higher than a sited persons.
Would love to just pay the same costs as the sited. > On Sep 21, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Cameron Strife <[email protected]> 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. >> >> 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. >> 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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