Debut of Car That Can Be Driven Independently by the Blind

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, College of Engineering (Virginia Tech) announced today that they have partnered to demonstrate the first street vehicle equipped with technology allowing a blind person to drive independently.
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[ViperVenomACR]

i don't understand , how does it work!?

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[Bryan198026]

I don't know. I can't help feeling like this is just a pipe dream. I don't see how any feedback this car could provide would come in time for us to act on it or even how this car would be affordable to us, even those who are gainfully employed. Besides, there are too many drivers on the road, folks who are supposedly fully sighted I might add, who don't seem to know how to drive. Do we really want to try to share the roads with them? And let's not forget drunk drivers and animals either.

[Bryan198026]

It's an interesting idea but there are a lot of unknowns and unpredictabilities involved in driving. And to be honest so far I've heard noting to convince me that it's either workable or feasible, either economically or logically.

[cinderellascene924]

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS! FINALLY FREEEEEEDOOOOOOOM!

[DDTheDunnster]

this is an amazing idea!!!! I hope it comes soon, i wonder how it works, and how safe it is.