Beijing time on May 25th news, local time on Tuesday (May 24th), a device designed toHelp visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transportThe app debuted at the Washington subway station.
The app, called Waymap, is designed to expand travel options for the blind and visually impaired, providing audio instructions for each step,Claimed to be accurate to 3 feet (0.9 meters).
It is known that,The app does not use GPSworks regardless of cell phone signal strength indoors or outdoors, itby loading detailed map data to the smartphoneand uses the motion sensors on your phone to provide precise directional guidance.
On Tuesday (May 24), the Association of Advocates for the Blind, Washington’s transit system, Metro, Verizon Communications (VZ.N), and the app’s founder and CEO Tom Pey ( Tom Pey) officially announced the launch and application of Waymap at a press conference in Washington.
Tom Pey, the founder of Waymap, said he was blind himself and found that other apps were imprecise after using other apps. He believes that “mobility is not a luxury, in fact, it is a human right.”
Blind travelers often only use individual, familiar routes starting from home as travel routes, because they rely on memory to get around and lack confidence and security, Paye said.
▲ Blind people can only rely on memory to move around and lack confidence and sense of security
Waymap plans to be rolled out in phases, with the goal of deploying the app at up to 30 subway stations and nearly 1,000 bus stops by September,Deploy the app across the subway system by early 2023.
▲ The Waymap plan will be deployed in stages
Pai hopes other people without visual impairment will eventually use the app to help it improve directions and improve updated maps, calling out “you’re literally donating your steps to a blind person.”
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