as he ridesharing company claims it worked alongside lighthouse for the blind and visually impaired to create braille guides for autonomous vehicle riders new delhi ridesharing company lyft has showcased how autonomous vehicles and their technologies can enhance transportation solutions to visually challenged persons the ridesharing company has joined hands with aptiv and national federation of the blind to bring the selfdriving technology to the blind and low vision rider community in the usin association with aptiv lyft has already provided mobility solutions to more than 50000 people in las vegas the company claimed in a release it also said lyft has been working closely with the national federation in increasing the awareness of blind passengers rights advt as he ridesharing company claims it worked alongside lighthouse for the blind and visually impaired to create braille guides for autonomous vehicle riders this will create a more dynamic and interactive and informative selfdriving experience for the ridersthe elements include a braille map of the selfdriving route on which the riders will travel along with a diagram of aptivs selfdriving vehiclesmark riccobono president of the national federation of the blind said autonomous vehicles have the potential to provide a level of mobility and independence that blind people have never experienced enhancing our ability to live the lives we want he also said we are pleased to collaborate with lyft and aptiv companies that recognize the importance of incorporating input from the blind so that driving will be accessible to all this demonstration will allow future blind drivers to experience and begin providing feedback about this technology paving the way for the development of a nonvisual user interface and other inclusive design elements etauto published on jul 10 2019 at 1219 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app autonomous car aptiv auto tech cab services ride sharing new technology international homenewsaftermarketlyft to provide autonomous driving technology to visually challenged persons in the us