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Prototype Vehicle For the Blind

Posted by timothy on 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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  1. Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

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

  2. Re:The reason for braille on drive-up ATMs by Kenja · · Score: 2, Interesting

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

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