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

Gary Wunder GWunder at earthlink.net
Fri Jan 26 03:20:56 UTC 2018 

I agree. We will need better mapping and an effort simply to mark places by
GPS rather than a formal map.



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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>
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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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> 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 
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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 
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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=9
> 983&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 
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> course at Daytona International Speedway as a demonstration of how 
> technology can allow the blind to drive.
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> ?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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