it may take some more time, but a very interesting development indeed. but as has been said, it would be the Indian authorities, and their possible reactions, and their paternalism that comes to mind along with this news.
On 7/3/10, aisha sahani <mailtoaishasah...@gmail.com> wrote: > interesting development, but i am afraid this is just going to be a > showpiece. > with increasing accidents even with sighted people, i don't know how > this car will perform on the road when a blind person would be driving > the same. > > objects and bumps on the road are the hurdles and i don't know how > will they be overcome. > anyway, interesting knowing about it. > > > aisha sahani. > > > On 7/3/10, George Abraham <geo...@eyeway.org> wrote: > > Wonder how this car would perform on Indian roads. Further, the question > > would be, will the blind driver in India get a drivers license ----- > > Original Message ----- > > From: "Gopalakrishnan" <gopalakrishnan_...@yahoo.co.in> > > To: "Access India" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 8:04 AM > > Subject: [AI] Now, a car for the blind > > > > > > S & T > > > > > > > > Technology > > > > > > > > Now, a car for the blind > > > > > > > > London, July 2, 2010 > > > > > > > > PTI > > > > > > > > Scientists are inching closer to develop a special car, which can be driven > > by blind motorists. > > > > > > > > The unique car, expected to be built as early as next year, will be equipped > > with a new technology that would help a sightless person to get behind the > > wheel. > > > > > > > > The technology, called non-visual interfaces, will guide its driver through > > traffic by transmitting information about nearby vehicles or objects. > > > > > > > > Vibrating gloves or streams of compressed air directed behind the wheel are > > among the options for communicating the information needed to avoid > > collisions and reach a destination. > > > > > > > > The National Federation of the Blind of the U.S. and Virginia Tech, which > > are jointly developing the car, said they hope to demonstrate a prototype of > > the car in 2011, the Telegraph reported. > > > > > > > > “We’re exploring areas that have previously been regarded as unexplorable,” > > said Dr. Mark Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind. > > > > > > > > “We’re moving away from the theory that blindness ends the capacity of human > > beings to make contributions to society.” > > > > > > > > Mr. Maurer first came up with the idea that the blind could drive about a > > decade ago when he launched the organisation’s research institute. > > > > > > > > “Some people thought I was crazy, and they thought, ‘Why do you want us to > > raise money for something that can’t be done?’ Others thought it was a great > > idea,” Dr. Maurer said. > > > > > > > > “Some people were incredulous. Others thought the idea was incredible.” > > > > > > > > The vehicle is based in Virginia Tech’s 2007 entry into the DARPA Grand > > Challenge, a competition for driverless vehicles financed by the Defence > > Department’s research arm. > > > > > > > > The blind organisation was impressed by the invention, saying it is part of > > a broader mission, which will change the way people perceive the blind. > > > > > > > > Mark Riccobono, executive director of The NFB’s Jernigan Institute, said: > > “This will change when people see that we can do something that they thought > > was impossible.” > > > > > > > > Source: > > > > http://www.thehindu.com > > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > > disability bill at: > > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > > the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > > visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > > > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > > disability bill at: > > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > > the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > > visit the list home page at > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > > Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with > disability bill at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > -- Mahesh S. 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