[mdorazio]

It’s even worse. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are extremely expensive. As in, a basic wheelchair retrofit to a standard minivan adds over $30k of cost. And then the modifications to the vehicle prevent the cabin space from being used to the same level as before (you lose seats and cargo space). So it’s monetarily a bad proposition on many levels for taxi operators.

The best way around it is to push vehicles like the Cruise Origin that come with wheelchair-ready space by default but then you’re into purpose built vehicles that have their own downsides.

[AlotOfReading]

The Origin is also not currently in production and indefinitely delayed [0].

[0] https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a45989501/gm-self-driving-...

[morsch]

> a basic wheelchair retrofit to a standard minivan adds over $30k of cost

What's a basic retrofit? I just looked and I think a ramp etc is less than 5000 EUR in Germany, installed?

[mdorazio]

Side entry powered wheelchair access like from BraunAbility. Ramps generally require assistance or a large amount of space around the vehicle.