Rob Greenlee argues Tesla's CyberCab could let people in their 90s stay mobile even with poor vision or slow reflexes. The swing door makes entry easy, and you just get in and say where you're going. Cost matters most for older adults to actually use it.
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And I think it's an opportunity also for older humans to be able to stay mobile as you look to the future, especially if we can get the cost of these vehicles down lower. And to be able for older people, like people maybe in their 90s or whatever, that don't have good eyesight, to be able to continue to live mobile lives and to get out in the world and still participate. If these vehicles like this CyberCab, the capabilities with the big swing door on it that makes it really easy for people to get in and out of their vehicle, and all they have to do is get in the vehicle and tell the vehicle where they want to go and it will take them there. They don't have to worry about how good of a driver they are or what their vision is or what their reaction times are.