Prototype Vehicle For the Blind

Prototype Vehicle For the Blind 238

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 30, 2009 @10:44PM from the this-needs-a-playstation-analog-too dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A student team from Virginia Tech Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory have created a vehicle which allows the blind to drive. The vehicle uses a laser range finder to determine distances and alerts the driver through voice commands and vibration. Tomorrow [Friday] morning, the vehicle will have its first public test drive at the University of Maryland. At last, Braille on drive-up ATMs may finally be vindicated."

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Hmm... (Score:4, Interesting)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday July 30, 2009 @10:48PM (#28891831)

Will be interesting to see how they vehicle interfaces with the traffic lights system... What could possibly go wrong?

Re:The reason for braille on drive-up ATMs (Score:2, Interesting)

by Kenja ( 541830 ) writes: on Thursday July 30, 2009 @11:40PM (#28892155)

Then explain why banks are required BY LAW, to replace perfectly good drive up ATMs with brail versions?

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Hmm... (Score:4, Interesting)

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