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Are self-driving cars the future of mobility for disabled people?

  • Written by Srikanth Saripalli, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
imageA self-driving shuttle at Texas A&M.Swaroopa Saripalli, CC BY-ND

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...

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