An accessible and barrier-free vehicle with complementary infrastructure is a commonly cited need across municipal, aging and healthcare ecosystems. The understanding of what a barrier-free, accessible vehicle could be is evolving thanks to universal design, emerging mobility trends and evolving technologies in transportation. So what are the varying and common needs between different customers and how might people of various abilities interact with these vehicles and infrastructure? The AVA’s Accessible and Barrier Free Research attempts to answer these questions from a holistic viewpoint