This is how autonomous vehicles could help the 36m blind people worldwide

Posted on 6 Mar 2019 by Maddy White

According to the WHO, it is estimated that 217 million people have moderate to severe vision impairment, and 36 million are registered as blind. Autonomous vehicles could offer people with vision impairment an alternative and safer route to travel.

Today Coventry-based Aurrigo carried out a trial to test out transport methods for disabled people – image courtesy of Aurrigo. The UK law requires that all licensed drivers must meet certain eyesight requirements in order to drive. But for the many millions of people worldwide who are blind or have severely…

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