How will autonomous cars cater for people with disability?

Ultimately, a fully autonomous car will operate without a human onboard, using thoroughly tested systems to ensure its and its passengers’ safety.

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Are the people developing driverless cars thinking about their implications for occupants whose eyesight or hearing is impaired...or nil? FR

I am sure they are, and their design departments will incorporate audio-visual communication alternatives to compensate. Even conventional cars already have quite a few of these – warning signs, flashing lights, click-click-click and bleeping noises, and even verbal communication spoken by a gender and in an accent of your choosing. And some won’t even start the engine or engage gear until they know you’ve got the message.

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