Could Blind People Drive Within Five Years?
A Toyota Prius, outfitted to drive itself LAST YEAR Google unveiled its driver-less car . In 2011, Nevada became the first state to legalize cars which ostensibly steer themselves. Florida followed suit in 2012. As we careen into the future, problems like blindness (or many other illnesses that prevent someone from driving, such as limb loss or tetriplegia) will have less and less bearing on the mobility, and thus, the independence of these people. The advances being made in the auto industry, by Google in particular, have a certain meaning to a part of society that may not seem as drastic as it is. When I was thirteen years old I found out that I would never be able to drive. It didn't affect me then, and I'm happy I knew at that age, rather than when I went to apply for a driver's license, say. But, growing up was different because of this. I never took a girl on a date in high school. Now, can I blame this one problem exclusively, ove...