Self-driving taxis could be a setback for those with different needs – unless companies embrace accessible design now
- Written by John Lunsford, PhD Candidate in Media, Technology and Society, Cornell University
Wheelchair advocates and taxi drivers protest lack of accessibility and surge pricing in New York City on Tuesday, January 19, 2016.Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty ImagesAutonomous vehicles (AVs), like self-driving taxis, continue to garner media attention as industry and political stakeholders claim that they will improve safety and access to...