Are Self-Driving Cars the Future of Mobility for Disabled People?
From: Wireless Design Magazine - 10/09/2017
By: Srikanth Saripalli

Self-driving cars could revolutionize how disabled people get around their
communities and even travel far from home. People who can't see well or with
physical or mental difficulties that prevent them from driving safely often
rely on others – or local government or nonprofit agencies – to help them get
around.

Autonomous vehicle technology on its own is not enough to help these people
become more independent, but simultaneous advances in machine learningand
artificial intelligence can enable these vehicles to understand spoken
instructions, observe nearby surroundings and communicate with people.
Together, these technologies can provide independent mobility with practical
assistance that is specialized for each user's abilities and needs.

Read the entire article at:
https://www.wirelessdesignmag.com/news/2017/10/are-self-driving-cars-future-mobility-disabled-people

Links:
Machine Learning Opens Up New Ways to Help People with Disabilities
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603899/machine-learning-opens-up-new-ways-to-help-disabled-people

Facebook taps artificial intelligence for users with disabilities
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/03/23/facebook-accessibility-people-with-disabilities

Blind man sets out alone in Google's driverless car
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/blind-man-sets-out-alone-in-googles-driverless-car/2016/12/13/f523ef42-c13d-11e6-8422-eac61c0ef74d_story.html

Seeing AI - A free app that narrates the world around you
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/seeing-ai

Related:
'Seeing' through virtual touch is believing
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2014/08/seeing-through-virtual-touch-believing

3D Talking Maps Provide Independence for the Blind
https://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/11/3d-talking-maps-provide-independence-blind