[Blindtlk] self-driving car--legislation in California

[Peter Donahue]

Hello Jazzman and everyone,

    This vehicle takes it one step further and is able to "Drive" itself 
once given directions from its owner-operator. It would be a matter of 
marrying the technology used to allow a blind person to drive independently 
with Google's self-driving car and insuring that regulations that would 
prevent the blind from operating these vehicles are removed. As stated 
previously this is no different than our being able to travel independently 
with a guide dog or a white cane. It's just on a different level.

Peter Donahue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jasmine Kotsay" <jasmine.kotsay at gmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2012 2:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] self-driving car--legislation in California


Is this the same type of car that was driven by a blind man in
Nevada a year or so ago, or is it something different?
Sent from my iPod Touch

On Oct 2, 2012, at 7:09 PM, "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:

> Good evening everyone,
>
>    Whenever the regulations for the use of these vehicles are drafted I
> hope we'll be a part of the process to insure they'll be written in a way
> that will permit blind drivers to use this vehicle. The technology to make
> that possible now exists thanks to the work of the NFB. We need to insure
> that Google and others that develop such vehicles incorporate this
> technology in to them and that licensing legislation is changed to permit
> the blind to obtain licenses to operate these vehicles. This is a very
> exciting development and one some of us have dreamed of for years.
>
> Peter Donahue
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michelle Medina" <michellem86 at gmail.com>
> To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] self-driving car--legislation in California
>
>
> Under construction or not, this is totally awesome news!!!
>
> On 10/2/12, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Jasmine,
>>
>> That's the one. There is a feature that allows the autonomous driving to
>> be
>> turned off and a driver to take over if the need arises. Keep in mind
>> though
>> that Google is still testing the technology and they don't have it close
>> to
>> being perfected yet. If they're hoping for blind people to be able to use
>> this technology, they're going to need to work on making the technology
>> more
>> accurate and reliable so blind people won't be stuck without a sighted
>> driver who will be able to take the wheel if the technology malfunctions
>> in
>> some way.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jasmine
>> Kotsay
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 7:56 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] self-driving car--legislation in California
>>
>> Hi,
>> Do you know if this is the same car
>> that was on the news a few days ago? The one that may need a driver to
>> take
>> control if the need arises?
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com
>> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 17:00:56 -0400
>> Subject: [Blindtlk] self-driving car--legislation in California
>>
>> This seems really exciting!!! To me, it is amazing what Google has done
>> with
>> this car.
>>
>> Sherri
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gov.  Jerry Brown (CA) rode to Google headquarters in a self-driving
>> Toyota
>> Prius before signing legislation that will establish safety and
>> performance
>> regulations to test and operate autonomous vehicles on state roads and
>> highways.
>>
>> AP/San Francisco Chronicle
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sherri Brun
>> flmom2006 at gmail.com
>> Character is the side of yourself you choose to show the world.
>> Integrity is what you do, what you say and how you act when you think no
>> one
>> is paying attention.
>> NFBF NewslineR chair
>> www.nfbnewsline.org
>> E-mail:  newsline at nfbflorida.org
>> Vice-president National Federation of the Blind of Florida Greater 
>> Orlando
>> Chapter http://nfbfgoc.org Chair Orange County Disability Advisory  Board
>>
>>
>>
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