{"id":1383,"date":"2023-05-30T23:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamriggs.com\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2024-04-05T23:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T23:49:23","slug":"how-avs-are-providing-options-for-those-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/williamriggs.com\/?p=1383","title":{"rendered":"How AVs Are Providing Options for Those with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-cities-today wp-block-embed-cities-today\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pHJ1DKO2ly\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/industry\/how-avs-are-increasing-options-for-people-with-disabilities\/\">How AVs are increasing options for people with disabilities<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How AVs are increasing options for people with disabilities&#8221; &#8212; Cities Today\" src=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/industry\/how-avs-are-increasing-options-for-people-with-disabilities\/embed\/#?secret=0FfcZqbMcT#?secret=pHJ1DKO2ly\" data-secret=\"pHJ1DKO2ly\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAVs are providing an opportunity to develop a transportation system that treats accessibility as a guiding principle, not as an afterthought,\u201d says William Riggs, Programme Director and Associate Professor at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usfca.edu\/management\/faculty\/william-riggs\">University of San Francisco<\/a>&nbsp;in a new&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maymobility.com\/resources\/how-autonomous-vehicles-are-making-transportation-more-inclusive\/\">whitepaper<\/a>&nbsp;produced by Cities Today Studio in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maymobility.com\/\">May Mobility<\/a>. \u201cWe have capacity to reach people in new ways with multilingual services, and different types of surfacing and audible technology which we\u2019ve never had before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For people with disabilities, the elderly and residents who live in underserved communities, barriers exist to accessing reliable transit. People with mobility issues may find it difficult to use public transport, and often rely on specialised services such as paratransit. However, these services can be expensive, may require advance scheduling, and have limited availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the 2010 Census, up to 1 in 5, or 57 million people, in the US have a disability. AV microtransit can play an important role in helping disabled people achieve their desired level of mobility, and reverse the currently suppressed demand for travel. Riggs found that people aged 18 to 64 with disabilities make 28 percent fewer trips per day (2.6 v. 3.6 trips) on average than people without disabilities. The disparity is even more significant for non-workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the US, 3.6 million people do not leave their homes because of travel-limiting disabilities,\u201d said Eric Harman, Senior Manufacturing Manager for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maymobility.com\/\">May Mobility<\/a>. \u201cEnsuring that autonomous vehicles are developed in a way that advances transportation equity is a key pillar for May Mobility, and we\u2019re working toward a future where everyone has accesss to safe, reliable transportation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Providing an equitable service<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\" id=\"attachment_59626\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cities-today.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/WilliamRiggs-headshot21-SQ-300x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59626\"\/><figcaption>William Riggs, Programme Director and Associate Professor at the University of San Francisco<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really hard from an operational standpoint for transit agencies to provide equitable service across a city and particularly to do so in a cost-effective way,\u201d Riggs says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes that if accessibility is integrated into the current \u201cAV revolution,\u201d it will be considered a fundamental principle rather than an afterthought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"608\" src=\"http:\/\/williamriggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-4.40.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/williamriggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-4.40.30-PM.png 930w, https:\/\/williamriggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-4.40.30-PM-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/williamriggs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-05-at-4.40.30-PM-768x502.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it\u2019s a person with disabilities who needs access to transit in a timelier way or someone who lives in a historically marginalised place that hasn\u2019t been well served by transit, autonomous platforms offer an opportunity to serve areas where it was never cost-effective from the transit operator\u2019s standpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the biggest promise from a service standards standpoint,\u201d Riggs says. \u201cThe ability to access large parts of the city that were really untouched by transit in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAVs are providing an opportunity to develop a transportation system that treats accessibility as a guiding principle, not as an afterthought,\u201d says William Riggs, Programme Director and Associate Professor at the&nbsp;University of San Francisco&nbsp;in a new&nbsp;whitepaper&nbsp;produced by Cities Today Studio in partnership with&nbsp;May Mobility. \u201cWe have capacity to reach people in new ways with multilingual&hellip; 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