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Introducing the Waymo Accessibility Network UK: Co-Designing the Future of Autonomous Mobility

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Introducing the Waymo Accessibility Network UK: Co-Designing the Future of Autonomous Mobility

Today, we’re launching the Waymo Accessibility Network UK to inform the future of autonomous mobility in the UK and enable a more independent future of transport. Whether it’s travelling to work, visiting friends, attending an appointment or simply enjoying everything a place has to offer, everyone deserves the freedom to travel with confidence and independence. Getting around should be about possibility, not barriers, and fully autonomous driving technology can provide more people with independent means of travel.

“Establishing the Waymo Accessibility Network UK is a vital step in ensuring our rollout of autonomous technology in London is inclusive, equitable, and aligned with local needs,” says Chris Ludwick, Waymo Product Management Director. “Working hand-in-hand with our UK partners allows us to refine, test, and deploy solutions that give passengers the freedom of truly independent travel.”

Waymo’s Accessibility Network provides a forum for leading British disability advocates and charities to engage with our team in a consistent, two-way dialogue, ensuring that diverse voices within the UK’s disability community actively shape how our technology is deployed on UK streets. Waymo’s Accessibility Network UK is an extension of our longstanding commitment to inclusive mobility and how we continuously improve our service based on feedback from the disability community. That feedback lives within our product today, helping inform features like audio cues and vehicle-finding tools.

Robin Spinks, Head of Inclusive Design at the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) says: “RNIB warmly welcomes the Waymo Accessibility Network, and we look forward to contributing alongside the blind and partially sighted community.”


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