The Autonomous Vehicles Ecosystem
If developed with accessibility at the forefront, autonomous vehicles (AV) offer a renewed opportunity to tackle one of the most difficult issues our society has been attempting to overcome for decades: equitable access to transportation and employment.
The infographic below explores the roles and responsibilities that different entities hold in making this vision a reality.
Autonomous Vehicles Ecosystem

Government
International
- Policy Makers
- Urban Planners
- Transportation
State and Local
- Policy Makers
- Urban Planning
- Transportation
- Department of Motor Vehicles
Federal Regulatory and Policy Agencies
- Department of Labor (ODEP, ETA)
- Department of Transportation (NHTSA, FTA, NHA)
- Department of Justice
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service
- The Access Board
- National Council on Disability
- National Institute for Standards and Technology
- National Science Foundation
- Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility

Education & Research
Accessibility Researchers
- Trace Center
- Access Engineering
- Coleman Institute
Education Influencers
- Society for Automotive Engineers
- National Science Foundation
- Department of Transportation
Engineering Schools
- Carnegie Mellon
- California State University Northridge
- University of Michigan
- Virginia Tech
- Cornell
Think Tanks
- Securing America’s Future Energy
- Eno Center

Organizations
State Leaders
- National League of Cities
- American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
- National Conference of State Legislators
Standard Setting
- Society for Automotive Engineers
- World Wide Web Consortium
Disability Advocacy
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
- National Federation of the Blind
Professional/Trade
- Auto Alliance
- National Automobile Dealers Association
- Auto Care Association

Technologies
Data
- Denso
- LG
- Molex
Development Tools
- Member Graphics
- Vector
- IAR Systems
Sensing
- Texas Instruments
- Mitsubishi Electric
- Honeywell
Cybersecurity
- Symantec
- Argus
- Intel
Processing
- Intel
- Cadence
- Visteon
Software/Systems Engineering
- Apollo
- Nvidia
- Algolux
AV Stacks
- Bosch
- Cruise
- Magna
Position Navigating
- TomTom
- Atlatec
- Mapscape

Industries
Medical Equipment
- Drive
- Sunrise
- Hover
Technology
- Intel
- Symantec
Insurance
- State Farm
- GEICO
Automotive
- Ford
- Toyota
- Tesla
- GM
Transportation Network Companies
- Uber
- Lyft