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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Angela,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Peter Donahue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> AutonomousVehicles <autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Angela Daniel via AutonomousVehicles<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 14, 2022 6:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> autonomous Vehicles Discussion <autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Angela Daniel <msangela48@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AutonomousVehicles] [AutonomousVeh Introduction<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jul 13, 2022, 1:59 PM Peter Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org">autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello Angela and everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> In the interest of time I’ll send you the WAYMO URL so they can learn about Waymo for themselves. Here it is.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Waymo URL: <a href="http://www.waymo.com" target="_blank">http://www.waymo.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Waymo One is theiride hailing service. Waymo Via is their freight halling service. Yup they also operate autonomous trucks too.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> 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.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Peter Donahue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Angela Daniel via AutonomousVehicles<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 13, 2022 3:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> autonomous Vehicles Discussion <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Angela Daniel <<a href="mailto:msangela48@gmail.com" target="_blank">msangela48@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AutonomousVehicles] [AutonomousVeh Introduction<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Best regards, Angela Daniel<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 7:47 PM Mary Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Hello Angela and everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Mary Donahue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>From:</b> AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Angela Daniel via AutonomousVehicles<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 12, 2022 6:47 AM<br><b>To:</b> autonomous Vehicles Discussion <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Angela Daniel <<a href="mailto:msangela48@gmail.com" target="_blank">msangela48@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AutonomousVehicles] Introduction<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>On Mon, Jul 11, 2022, 8:32 PM Mary Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Good evening everyone,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> 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!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> Go, WAMO!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Mary Donahue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>_______________________________________________<br>AutonomousVehicles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AutonomousVehicles@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">AutonomousVehicles@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for AutonomousVehicles:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org/msangela48%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org/msangela48%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>_______________________________________________<br>AutonomousVehicles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AutonomousVehicles@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">AutonomousVehicles@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for AutonomousVehicles:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org/msangela48%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org/msangela48%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>AutonomousVehicles mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AutonomousVehicles@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">AutonomousVehicles@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for AutonomousVehicles:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org/msangela48%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/autonomousvehicles_nfbnet.org/msangela48%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></body></html>