Are self-driving cars the future of mobility for disabled people?
Self-driving cars present fundamentally new ways to think about transportation and accessibility Self Driving Cars could revolutionise 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 learning and 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. Also Read : Here's what the Nobel Prize tells us about the state of economics A lot of the necessary technology already exis...