Can Self-Driving Cars Redefine Old Age?
From: Robotics Trends - 06/19/2015
By: Steve Crowe

Approximately 35,000 seniors in England have difficulty walking a short
distance, but they're restricted to using public transportation making any
journey difficult.

A new study by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK) found that
self-driving cars could liberate nearly 1.5 million seniors who are stuck in
their homes due to poor or inaccessible public transportation.

The researchers found that about one in six seniors over 65 in the UK have a
hard time even getting to doctors appointments. So not only could
self-driving cars get them out of the house and improve their mental
well-being, the robot cars will help keep people physically healthy as well.

And these numbers reflect the aging population just in the UK, imagine the
number of seniors worldwide who could be positively impacted by driverless
cars.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/can_self_driving_cars_redefine_old_age

Links:
Internatioal Longevity Centre
http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/

The Future of Transport in an Ageing Society
http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/publication_details/the_future_of_transport_in_an_ageing_society

Driverless Transportation Hub
http://www.roboticstrends.com/hub/category/transportation