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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Good afternoon </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Chela and everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> The best thing I can suggest is to install the Waymo App and attempt to schedule a ride. If Concord is that close to the bay area it\u2019s possible that Waymo operates in Concord and in your area. If Waymo tells you that they\u2019re not available in your area you\u2019ll know for sure instead of just presuming that they don\u2019t yet operate in your part of Concord. It\u2019s worth a try.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Peter Donahue<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> AutonomousVehicles <autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chela Robles via AutonomousVehicles<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 3, 2026 1:56 PM<br><b>To:</b> autonomous sVehicles Discussion <autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Chela Robles <cdrobles693@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AutonomousVehicles] Waymo App Installed, Preparing for Blastoff!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was definitely gonna say that, but David beat me to it. I live in a rural part of Concord though not very many sidewalks. Trust me if there were I would go walking every day as a great exercise thank God I have an elliptical though. Here\u2019s hoping I don\u2019t wanna have to travel all the way to San Francisco to get a Waymo someday.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chela Robles \u2014 Certified Literary Braille Transcriber<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:17.0pt'>Sent from my iPhone</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Jan 3, 2026, at 10:47<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>AM, David Andrews via AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org">autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>\ufeff</span> Concord is near San Francisco, near the East Bay. <br><br>Dave<br><br>At 09:48 AM 1/3/2026, you wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Content-Type: multipart/alternative;<br> boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0041_01DC7C96.1EFC92C0"<br>Content-Language: en-us<br>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit<br><br>Good morning Chela and everyone,<br><br> <br><br>               Where in California is Concord? If itâ\u20ac\u2122s near San Diego Waymo will launch in that part of California later this year. They already operate in the Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Areas. Happy new year everyone.<br><br> <br><br>Peter Donahue<br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><b>From:</b> AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org">autonomousvehicles-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chela Robles via AutonomousVehicles<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 2, 2026 10:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> sautonomous Vehicles Discussion <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org">autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Chela Robles <<a href="mailto:cdrobles693@gmail.com">cdrobles693@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AutonomousVehicles] Waymo App Installed, Preparing for Blastoff!<br><br> <br><br>ï»żOh, how long for the day when itâ\u20ac\u2122s available in Concord California wishful thinking but it could come true someday I signed up and Iâ\u20ac\u2122m further out apparently oh well but itâ\u20ac\u2122s exciting to hear all about this. Please let us know how your ride goes once itâ\u20ac\u2122s available in your area, would love to hear of your adventures in this type of car.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Chela Robles \u2014 Certified Literary Braille Transcriber<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br><br>On Jan 2, 2026, at 5:41â\u20acŻPM, Peter Donahue via AutonomousVehicles <<a href="mailto:autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org"> autonomousvehicles@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br>ï»ż<br><br>Good evening everyone,<br><br> <br><br> Tonight our computer technician helped us install the Waymo App on our Android Smartphones. So far as we can tell the Android App seems to be very blind-friendly and easy to use. Although Waymo hasnâ\u20ac\u2122t begun operating in San Antonio we were notified that theyâ\u20ac\u2122re on the way and will begin service in the Alamo City later this year. Weâ\u20ac\u2122re very excited about having another transportation option in San Antonio. Weâ\u20ac\u2122ll keep everyone posted as we learn specific details about their launch. Waymoâ\u20ac\u2122s welcome message appears below. Happy new year everyone.<br><br> <br><br>Peter Donahue<br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><b>From:</b> Waymo Team <<a href="mailto:noreply@waymo.com">noreply@waymo.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 2, 2026 6:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pmdonahue2@gmail.com">pmdonahue2@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Thanks for your interest in Waymo<br><br> <br><br>Stay up to date on our progressâ\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac â\u20ac <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=510 style='width:382.5pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><br><br><br><img border=0 width=720 height=405 style='width:7.5in;height:4.2187in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/waymo-uploads/email/A015C023_221011H0.mov.01_00_36_22.Still001(1).png" alt=Waymo><br><br><br><img border=0 width=205 height=437 style='width:2.1354in;height:4.552in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/waymo-uploads/email/module_1_who_we_are_email2_image1r2_cropped.png" alt="[]"> <br><br>Thanks for your interest <br><br>While we're not currently serving your area, Waymo, our <a href="https://c.gle/ANnMTcbIvAQpDIB2lXPZJQD9NCWT0Ekh7ZAxXFvni5go2VAPcZuchVt3J88FU2LVWLbyU3Z6esfWR8aI-CdSaiZK4efTnyLnbxdQVyTS2eahrl_49sdimjazYy0Vbr76ceNlLLZzB7dAzOgLQNruA2bSoCuNqFKa5w">fully autonomous ride-hailing service</a>, is available in <a href="https://c.gle/ANnMTcYIrCRrgvQ1_QNUZaNXHlxdaMu8hWONoaM4rpolK1w68O7DKzrnt_HEFoCG1l0imjP00gMG0ZZILJoUAzLQdGfqc9yRL11ARLekXTpRcKZdrnGxuoYMgPdBaXgPqgPlVcyKud4xSqaHr5ScOVX01LE4sA">these cities</a>. 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