[AutonomousVehicles] [AutonomousVeh Introduction

Fri Jul 15 14:35:04 UTC 2022

Thank you for the information. I agree. That would be an experience for
waymo to put together some testing with us during convention.

Best regards, Angela Daniel

On Thu, Jul 14, 2022, 10:25 AM Peter Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <
autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hello Angela,
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>                 If you visit the Waymo Website you should find contact
> information for them there to share with the folks you’re meeting with next
> week.
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>                 I watched some of their videos yesterday and learned that
> they tested autonomous vehicles in Austin in the past. Perhaps Texas will
> be in line for an expansion for their service in the near future. If they
> did testing in Houston next summer during our national convention they
> would receive lots of feedback from blind riders to help them make Waymo
> One tops when it comes to accessibility and usability by the blind. All the
> best.
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> Peter Donahue
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> *From:* AutonomousVehicles <autonomousvehicles-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Angela Daniel via AutonomousVehicles
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 14, 2022 6:36 AM
> *To:* autonomous Vehicles Discussion <autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Angela Daniel <msangela48 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [AutonomousVehicles] [AutonomousVeh Introduction
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> Thank you. Do we have the contact information for the waymo presenter at
> the national convention?  I agree. We are moving away from retrofitting for
> our blind Community. We are involved in the plan, design, and
> manufacturing. Great days ahead.
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> On Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 1:59 PM Peter Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <
> autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Angela and everyone,
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>                 In the interest of time I’ll send you the WAYMO URL so
> they can learn about Waymo for themselves. Here it is.
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> Waymo URL: http://www.waymo.com
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>                 Waymo One is theiride hailing service. Waymo Via is their
> freight halling service. Yup they also operate autonomous trucks too.
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>                 All the best with talking to your elected officials on
> Monday. Just one thing. Don’t buy the line that if they do it for you
> they’ll need to do it for everybody else. How often have we heard that
> garbage? When we hear that junk we reply with something like, “Exactly.
> Blind people aren’’t the only ones with transportation issues. If you do it
> for us the whole community will benefit.”
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>                 The idea that all benefit from products and services
> created for the blind was hit upon by several presenters during the
> national convention. Having reliable transportation that a municipality
> would not have to subsidize is a win-win for everyone. All the best.
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> Peter Donahue
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> *From:* AutonomousVehicles <autonomousvehicles-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Angela Daniel via AutonomousVehicles
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 13, 2022 3:16 AM
> *To:* autonomous Vehicles Discussion <autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Angela Daniel <msangela48 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [AutonomousVehicles] [AutonomousVeh Introduction
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> Thank you. Can you please forward me the information he sent? I'm having
> lunch with two of my local Commissioners on Monday July 18th. I really
> would like to have this information in hand.
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> Best regards, Angela Daniel
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> On Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 7:47 PM Mary Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <
> autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Angela and everyone,
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>                 My husband already sent the Waymo information and some
> other resources. Yes, we have to work on building more test partnerships
> with Waymo or LTAD. This autonomous vehicle talk makes my head spin, but in
> a good way.
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> Mary Donahue
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> *From:* AutonomousVehicles <autonomousvehicles-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Angela Daniel via AutonomousVehicles
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2022 6:47 AM
> *To:* autonomous Vehicles Discussion <autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Angela Daniel <msangela48 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [AutonomousVehicles] Introduction
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> Good new day Rising. Yes Mary I agree. I was not at the convention this
> year. But please share the waymo contact information so we can get the ball
> rolling with testing in my County in Georgia. Thanks for the feedback. Best
> regards, Angela Daniel
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> On Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 8:32 PM Mary Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <
> autonomousvehicles at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good evening everyone,
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>                 You have probably seen my husband on this list, but after
> I heard the presentation from Wamo at the national convention yesterday, I
> wanted to come on. I use paratransit three days a week when I go to work on
> site or for occasional medical appointments, and have used a service called
> Go Go Grandparent for seniors. Go Go Grandparent contracts with Lyft and
> Uber to give rides. I am sick to death of waiting around for lost or late
> rides, and after yesterday’s presentation from WAMO, it is high time we
> call our state legislators and city or town representatives to make test
> sites for WAMO. At least, rides would be there when we want them, and when
> we wanted to return. We plan on calling our council representative as well,
> so we will not tell anyone to do something we are not doing!
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>                 Go, WAMO!
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> Mary Donahue
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