I rode in a self-driving powered wheelchair that avoids obstacles and people, and can be summoned when you need it — it’s like Tesla’s Autopilot for personal mobility
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Autonomy is moving into medical and assistive devices, where reliability and UX expectations are closer to healthcare than consumer gadgets. If you build in mobility or eldercare, assume ‘summonable’ and collision‑avoiding will become table stakes features, with corresponding regulatory and liability overhead.
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