OH-MY-OH OHIO—MOVEMENT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR SELF-DRIVING
Self-driving observers have two things to cheer about this week. No, not the fact that trucks without drivers will roll in Virginia (those are nothing new) nor new sensor arrays on some of the existing domestic offerings.
So what are the. Two things worth cheering about? Microsoft has decided to wade into the self-driving arena. Ordinarily this would be a big so what for the whole. Industry is centered around. Computer technology and gee isn’t Microsoft involved in computers somehow?
well... you see for people with disabilities, Microsofthas really stepped up lately and demonstrated a healthy new commitment to access. Apple has also shown such a commitment so the entry of the other titan in the computing world increases the odds of access tremendously. Does this ensure accessible self-driving? Oh hell no!!! However it opens a new avenue for advocacy and design in this emerging tech space and if per chance a healthy competition breaks out—-well darn.
The second huge cheer goes out to Ohio—well not the whole state—there’s got to be some characters of ill-repute in the dark alleys of Dayton. However, for the first time self-driving will be explored to a great extent in “rural” areas. Let’s face it there are less people to move in the farm country or the ranch. Country—yet the folks living in these spaces have far less in terms of existing. Transportation options. Testing and refining this option for the country roads could. Create new employment and social opportunities for all sorts of elderly and disabled citizens.
So hedre’s two cheers—one for Microsoft and one for Ohio. These are two steps in the right direction—let’s see if we can keep the wheels turning so to speak.