Blind Driver Challenge

The National Federation of the Blind's initiative to develop nonvisual interface technologies that will convey real-time information allowing a blind person to safely and independently drive a car. Helping the Federation realize this dream are the Virginia Tech College of Engineering and TORC Technologies.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Bloomberg TV News reports on Blind Driver Challenge

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Bloomberg TV's Sheila Dharmarajan reports on the Blind Driver Challenge, a vehicle prototype that allows blind people to drive. The aut...
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

7 Tech Breakthroughs That Empower People With Disabilities

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The Blind Driver Challenge makes No. 3 on this list of new tech made to help those with disabilities. Writer Kelly Shaver focuses on Virgini...

Take the Blind Driver Challenge at festival, by 'Daily Times'

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KIPTOPEKE -- Visitors to the 2011 Harvest Festival are invited to take the Blind Driver Challenge at the Eastern Shore Center for Independen...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Busy September for Blind Drive Challenge vehicles...

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September has been a busy month for the Blind Challenge project with – as of this posting – a story just aired on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360...
Monday, August 22, 2011

RoboNexus reports, "TORC, VA Tech, U.S. Military Creating Cutting-Edge Technologies by Partnering"

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From a report by RoboNexus, Ellen Cotton writes, "TORC's modified Ford Escape is packed with non-visual interface devices technolog...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

ABC News visits Youth Slam camp, takes BDC vehicles for a demo drive

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The National Federation of the Blind hosted its STEM-inspired Youth Slam camp last week in Baltimore. The camp's mission, according to a...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Wired's Autopia Blog: 'Ford Proves That Blind Drivers Can Learn A Stick Shift'

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Administrator's Note: This report by "Wired" magazine talks about a separate project to help the blind drive, but mentions in ...
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