Voyage Auto - Self Driving Car

In early 2020, right at the cusp of the Covid pandemic hitting the USA, the self driving car company Voyage Auto (acquired by Cruise since then), hired me to make a series of photos of their prototype robotaxi service being utilized in a retirement community. Similar to hailing a Uber or a Lyft from an app, the people living in this community were able to call a Voyage car to their doorstep, that would take them around the “village” to fitness classes, club meetings, medical appointments and so on. The talent we used were actual real people living in a community outside San Jose, California. We went into their homes and followed them around as if they were using the service. A week later, the lockdowns were officially announced, and I am really glad nobody on our crew or amongst the retired folk we photographed got Covid as a result of being on our shoot.