StreetsblogUSA- How a Transit App for the Blind Could Revolutionize How Everyone Rides
Date Published: July 26, 2022A groundbreaking new technology aimed at making every inch of the transit network accessible to people with visual impairments could also help dismantle one of the steepest barriers that many Americans face when they first try to use a shared mode: navigating the labyrinthine underground landscapes that GPS can’t reach. And it’s coming to U.S. transit networks.
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