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Ne voziti avto?

Avtomobili, s funkcijo samostojnega parkiranja so že nekaj let v prodaji. Kaj pa če ne bi jim celotno vožnjo prepustili? 
Leta 2011 je Mark Anthony Riccobono kot prva slepa oseba peljal avto s pomočjo navigacije. Virginia Teach ga je prilagodila s pomočjo audio signalov, laserskih čitalcev in vibrirajočih rokavic, ki dajejo vozniku občutek kam mora zaviti, zavirati.
Nato je pred letom dni Google predstavil "AVTOMOBIL", torej avto, ki se res sam pelje:

Steve Mahan ima le 5% vida in vse kar je naredil je, da se je vsedel v avto in pritisnil start. Avto uporablja GPS, laser, radar in 3D podatke, ki so jih zbrali drugi Googlovi avtomobili (pogled ceste) (nima pa še zvočnih kontorl). Googlovi avtomatični avtomobili so prevozili že več kot 300.000 milj brez nesreče in naj bi bili bolj varni kot pa z vozniki. Edino kar še preprečuje slepim, da bi vozili so zakoni in drugi vozniki. 
Je res tako težko zaupati?

Aplikacija za telefone

EqualEyes is a neat, versatile and accessible platform for people with vision problems.

* Voice feedback using built-in android text-to-speech engine (can be disabled)
* Fully compatible with Talkback
* Beautiful custom built user interface for simplified use
* Basic phone functionality (messaging, calling, location awareness) and every day apps
* Advanced apps currently in development featuring: Color Recognition, Remote Assistance, Guided Navigation and Money Recognition
* Different themes for color blindness

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