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08.05.2018

Ford has unveiled an innovative technology that will help blind and visually impaired people "see" the landscape around them while traveling by vehicle. The system was called Feel The View. It involves the creation of "smart" windows that will help you literally feel the world around you.

The complex photographs the area that is currently outside the car window, turning the resulting photographs into high-contrast black and white images. After that, with the help of special LEDs, they are projected onto the glass of the car.

When a visually impaired passenger touches the window, they feel a vibration - each of the 225 shades of gray vibrates with varying degrees of intensity. Such tactile contact allows you to recreate the surrounding landscape in your imagination. Moreover, an intelligent voice assistant is provided. Using artificial intelligence algorithms, he accompanies the creation of an image on glass with an audio description of the landscape.

While the system is experimental. But it is possible that in the future the technology in one form or another will appear on the commercial market. Aedo startup is involved in the development of the solution.

"We want to make people's lives better. This project is a fantastic opportunity to help visually impaired passengers enjoy the scenery around them," Ford said.

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