Hello All, Thought this article might be of interest to all. 20 blind people are able to test drive dune buggy designed by Va. Tech students 02/08/2009 12:56:00 AM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE PARK, Maryland - Several blind people were able to get behind the wheel of a new high-tech vehicle designed by Virginia Tech engineering students. Twenty blind people took turns manoeuvring the retrofitted dune buggy Friday in a parking lot at the University of Maryland. The test drive capped a National Federation for the Blind summer camp for 200 blind youth from across the country. Virginia Tech was the only university to take on a 2004 challenge from the federation to build a vehicle that could let blind people drive. The buggy they designed uses a laser sensor to figure out the road ahead. A special vibrating vest worn by drivers communicates speed and warns when to stop. And a headset relays voice commands signalling which way to turn. thanks, mukesh jain.
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