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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the start of summer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If everyone thinks it would be useful, I thought I might start sending along relevant articles and resources for those interested in learning more about autonomous vehicles in general and in keeping up on the latest developments.
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<p class="MsoNormal">As an initial offering, please see the article below. It is a short blog posted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that lays out some broad concepts and trends. It also links to a report that GAO put out earlier this year, which
I recommend to anyone looking to take a deeper dive into the subject matter.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blog.gao.gov/2018/06/05/who-is-in-the-drivers-seat/?utm_campaign=usgao_email&utm_content=daybook&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery">https://blog.gao.gov/2018/06/05/who-is-in-the-drivers-seat/?utm_campaign=usgao_email&utm_content=daybook&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please let me know if you find this resource helpful and if you would like me to continue sending things along as I happen upon them.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks all! I look forward to seeing many of you at national convention in a few short weeks.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">~Dylan <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(410) 659-9314, extension 2210 | DHedtler-Gaudette@nfb.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
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