[Massachusetts-NFB] Need your help tomorrow with testimony about Waymo

Thu Jul 24 23:35:03 UTC 2025

Good evening guys,
So, when can we expect first Waymo Ride in the Boston?
 Thank you and advance and have a great evening,
Alex

On Thu, Jul 24, 2025, 7:20 PM Sandra Burgess via Massachusetts-NFB <
massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Thank you so much for sending this to me. I will write and send.
>
> On Jul 24, 2025, at 6:32 PM, stephen yerardi <spyerardi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Hello Sandy, you can still write testimonial to the committee and they
> should take it into consideration, yes, I heard about ACB having them as a
> sponsor considering that they were in a state where Way is this, next year
> I think that could happen with nfb considering we will be in Austin Texas.
> The email to email testimony will be below. I am copying it from shara’s
> message.
>
> meagan.corugedo at boston.gov
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 24, 2025, at 3:26 PM, Sandra Burgess via Massachusetts-NFB <
> massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Glad some of you testified; I do not live in the Boston area, but support
> Waymo and hope it might come to my city in Western Massachusetts. This year
> Waymo was a big sponsor of the American Council of the Blind national
> convention and I know a member of that organization who uses Waymo in
> Phoenix. The app tells him where the car is parked and I believe he can
> tell it to blow its horn so he can follow the sound.
>
>
> Sandy
>
> On Jul 24, 2025, at 2:18 PM, stephen yerardi via Massachusetts-NFB <
> massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> 
> I just wanted to let everyone know I attend to hearing today virtually.
> And was able to give my opinions as Nfb. it was good to hear. Carl richard
> also disabled said what he had to say and support a Waymo, and also a
> representative from Easter Seals.
>  There was a lot of statements from Uber Driver‘s Lyft drivers and about
> the teamster union. I thought they would lose so many jobs. So we’ll see if
> Waymo gets authorized to actually conduct business here in the state.
> Stephen.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 23, 2025, at 5:49 PM, stephen yerardi <spyerardi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello shara and all.
> I signed up to do virtual testimony for the hearing tomorrow on Waymo. I
> do agree that this is a very important thing for us to be giving testimony,
> when I sent the email I said I would be testifying as a member of the
> National Federation Of The Blind Of Massachusetts.
> I’m looking forward to giving testimony for Waymo because it would be a
> game changer, or give us another option besides just Uber. And Lyft.
> I don’t think this would actually eliminate either of those Ride shares,
> considering we still would use them here and they’re also. But that would
> give us a third option.
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 23, 2025, at 3:08 PM, Shara Winton via Massachusetts-NFB <
> massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> 
>
> Hello NFB Advocates,
>
> We need you in Boston tomorrow, Thursday, July 24. Waymo would help our
> lives tremendously. If you would like see Waymo come to Boston, our City
> leaders need to hear from us tomorrow If you can attend tomorrow at 10AM,
> please let me know immediately.
>
> Here is a note from our contact at Waymo:
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
>
> there’s a hearing scheduled for Thursday, July 24 at 10:00am at Boston
> City Hall.
>
>
>
> This hearing will include a panel from Mayor Wu's office, a panel for
> union officials, and one for Waymo. Would Kyra (and/or additional folks
> from your team) be able to join us in-person that day? We want to make sure
> the city officials hear about the many ways AVs will benefit people (and
> already are in the markets Waymo operates in), especially as the unions in
> attendance will express concerns about human drivers possibly losing their
> jobs in the future.
>
>
>
> I’m linking more details here
> <https://www.boston.gov/public-notices/16389251>! If you join in-person,
> they're asking you to arrive five minutes before the call of the hearing to
> sign up. It’s set for the Iannella Chamber (on the 5th floor) but I’ll
> reach out if that changes. If you can only testify virtually, you’d have to
> email Meagan Corugedo (meagan.corugedo at boston.gov) in advance.
>
>
>
> Let me know if you have any questions! Our Policy team would love to have
> you in the room with us once again to share how AVs can make Boston’s
> transportation system safer and more accessible.
>
>
>
> We’re so grateful for your support, Hannah
>
> ------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> So folks, I know this is really short notice, but let’s show up and show
> them what the NFB stand for and why we are here! We are here  to fight for
> the rights of all blind people!
>
>
>
> With Love, Hope and Determination,
>
>
>
>
>
> Shara Winton
>
> President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts
>
> www.nfbma.org
>
> sharawinton at gmail.com
>
> 617-304-0347
>
>
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