Lyft self-driving cars offer tactile maps, diagrams for blind riders

Aptiv's self-driving cars on the Lyft ride-hailing network drove down the Las Vegas strip with blind and low-vision passengers along for the ride.  For many of the riders, this was their first time in a self-driving vehicle of any sort. After three hours and about 50 demo rides in conjunction with the National Federation of the Blind's annual convention in Las Vegas, it was also a way to demonstrate how the blind and low-vision community can use robo-taxi services. Each ride included a paper ta...