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Lyft self-driving cars offer tactile maps, diagrams for blind riders

Aptiv’s self-driving cars on the Lyft ride-hailing network drove down the Las Vegas strip with blind and low-vision passengers along for the ride. For many of the riders, this was their first time in a self-driving vehicle of any sort. After three hours and about 50 demo rides in conjunction with the National Federation of the Blind’s annual convention in Las Vegas, it was also a way to demonstrate how the blind and low-vision community can use robo-taxi services.

https://mashable.com/article/lyft-aptiv-self-driving-cars-blind-low-vision-rides/

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