Blind ‘Drivers’ Step Up to Shape U.S. Push for Driverless Cars
- Autonomous carmakers need to rethink design, advocates say
- House panel to consider bill Wednesday setting vehicle rules
Race To Build Self-Driving Cars Accelerates
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Anil Lewis was behind the wheel of his Ford Mustang convertible on a sunny Atlanta day in 1988, when he nearly hit a pedestrian who appeared in a crosswalk ahead of him, seemingly out of nowhere.
It was then Lewis realized his deteriorating eyesight would soon end his days behind the wheel. Now 53 and legally blind, the prospect of fully autonomous vehicles gives him hope of returning to the road on his own.