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So, you think you have an AI strategy? Think again. Figure 10: Opportunity for AV to Increase Productivity by Reducing Time Wasted For example, AVs could provide increased access to transportation in general to 15M- 20M seniors who struggle to get it. 33 This figure will likely increase as the population who are 65 or older grows to more than 78 million by 2035. 34 study on comparing the distance and mode of transportation to radiotherapy and chemotherapy and perceptions of transportation as a barrier to care among white, black and Hispanic cancer patients found that 55% of African American and 60% of Hispanic respondents reported transportation being a major barrier to treatment, compared to 38% of white respondents. 35 In terms of health care, AVs could provide increased access to transportation for health care across all demographics. For example, a In terms of education, AVs could provide increased access to educational choices. For example, although “more than 25 million AVs also stand to increase quality of life of citizens by increasing access to transportation, health care and education. 33 https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/livable-communities/old-learn/transportation/aging-in-place-stuck-without- options-transportation-for-america-report-2011.pdf 34 https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/cb18-41-population-projections.html 35 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9397704 IIC Journal of Innovation - 68 -