[NFBMO] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB President Receives Automotive Innovation Award

Roger Crome r_crome1 at msn.com
Thu Jan 25 18:45:00 UTC 2018


I am also excited about the idea of the autonomous vehicles. Where I think it will be interesting to see how the computer overcomes the challenge is in the rural areas where, many times, the challenge of finding a house is thinking illogically.

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> On Jan 25, 2018, at 11:28 AM, Gary Wunder via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I agree with you, Daniel. I think we are often tempted to be afraid of the
> unknown, and when it comes to very complicated things, we want to believe
> that there is something unique about the human brain that no machine can
> equal. We reluctantly conclude that there are some things machines do better
> than we do, and each day provides us with new challenges to figure out how
> we are superior as we enable machines to do an ever-increasing number of
> tasks which we once thought were only doable by human beings.
> 
> I have no doubt that some people will die as a result of this new
> technology. I also know that we lose around 50,000 people a year because
> right now human beings are driving. Right now the craze is to talk about how
> we are distracted by cell phones - the desire to talk on them and the desire
> to text. But before the cell phone and continuing today, there are other
> significant distractions. When you hear your child yell from the backseat,
> you look. When you see an accident off to the side, you look. When you want
> to adjust the temperature in your car, the radio station that is playing, or
> the volume of the sound, you briefly take your eyes from the road. Most of
> the time you are okay, but when the car ahead of you unexpectedly slows down
> or the car in an oncoming lane swerves into yours, that diversion is turned
> into tragedy.
> 
> I think that for blind people the issue will not be whether our society
> embraces autonomous vehicles. I think, like so many other pieces of
> technology, that the issue will be whether the interface is accessible and
> whether society believes that vision is still essential in operating a motor
> vehicle. I also applaud the work of President Riccobono in seeing that we
> are deeply involved in these discussions - not just spectators offering our
> comments, but actually hosting some of these major events.
> 
> Forgetting about blindness for a moment, it will be interesting to see how
> autonomous vehicles affect the sale of cars. Will people who now demand a
> car in their driveway and a car in the work parking lot feel the same way if
> there is a large pool of vehicles they can call upon whenever they need a
> ride? Will a two car family suddenly decide that it can get by with one?
> Will the coming of age represented by owning a car prevail as it does in
> most of America, or will we come to think of transportation more like the
> people in New York City who don't want the bother of trying to find and pay
> for a parking place? When it comes to the sale of insurance, what will we be
> insuring against? It seems to me that we will not be insuring my daughter
> based on her excellent driving record if she is not actually driving the
> car. Perhaps we will ensure on the reliability that each vehicle has
> demonstrated with regard to the number of accidents per mile in which it is
> involved.
> 
> If we are really talking about the widespread use of autonomous vehicles
> within five years, we have a lot to think about. I am excited. Perhaps what
> it eluded me at sixteen will come to pass before I am sixty-six. I have
> certainly lived more than a half-century without being able to drive, but I
> do have to say that the appeal is still there. I am glad that we are in the
> middle of all of this, and I'm glad you are as well.
> 
> Since we will be rooming together next week at the Washington Seminar, we
> will be able to beat this subject to death, and since we will be away from
> our computers, people can use this list to tell us how very wrong we are.
> It's a wonderful world, isn't it?
> 
> Gary
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [NFBMO] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] NFB President Receives Automotive
> Innovation Award
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> Many people, both blind and sighted alike, have expressed to me the idea
> that they don't believe fully autonomous vehicles will be safe. I believe
> that fully autonomous vehicles will be as safe if not safer than the current
> driver-operated vehicles we have to contend with now. Over the past year, I
> have seen a marked increase in fully autonomous vehicle related material
> coming out of the National Office. I for one am very glad that President
> Riccobono is as excited as I am about the possibilities of the fully
> autonomous vehicle.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Daniel Garcia, President, Kansas City Chapter National Federation of the
> Blind of Missouri dangarcia3 at hotmail.com<mailto:dangarcia3 at hotmail.com>
> (816) 621-0902
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> NFB President Receives Automotive Innovation Award Baltimore, Maryland
> (January 22, 2018): Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation
> of the Blind, has received one of the inaugural Autos2050SM awards. The
> awards are being presented by the Auto Alliance and the Alliance for
> Transportation Innovation.
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> President Riccobono is among twelve state and national political leaders and
> automotive innovators who will be honored at a dinner and awards
> presentation in Washington, DC on January 24. The new awards and dinner are
> part of the larger
> Autos2050<https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9982&qi
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> event<https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9982&qid=21
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> On October 25, 2017, the National Federation of the Blind and the Auto
> Alliance hosted a first-of-its-kind
> gathering<https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9983&qi
> d=2123757> of consumers with disabilities, auto representatives,
> ride-sharing providers, and policymakers. The purpose of the gathering was
> to discuss the advances, challenges, and path forward for autonomous vehicle
> development. It was a key step in the ongoing conversation about how
> autonomous vehicles can be developed and deployed safely, while considering
> the needs of the 57 million Americans with disabilities.
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> On January 29, 2011, President Riccobono became the first blind
> individual<https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9984&q
> id=2123757> to operate a vehicle independently. He navigated a course at
> Daytona International Speedway as a demonstration of how technology can
> allow the blind to drive.
> 
> ?As much as I appreciate the honor of this award, its significance is
> greater than recognizing the National Federation of the Blind,? President
> Riccobono said. ?It is also a sign that leaders in the automobile industry
> recognize the importance of incorporating the input of the blind as the next
> generation of automotive technology is designed. This gives us hope that new
> autonomous vehicles will provide a level of mobility and independence that
> the blind have never experienced before, enhancing our ability to live the
> lives we want.?
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> "The Autos2050 Driving Innovation Awards are designed to honor those who
> have made significant contributions over the past year,? said Mitch Bainwol,
> president and CEO, Auto Alliance. ?Mark and the NFB have been tireless and
> effective advocates for the needs of the entire disability community in the
> ongoing national debate around the development of autonomous vehicles.?
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