Hyundai pilots tech for visually impaired in Singapore
20 Sep 2023|317 views
Those with visual impairments here could soon be getting help from the Hyundai Motor Group.
The firm has launched a new pilot programme here in Singapore in collaboration with SG Enable and the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped that could assist persons with visual impairments with indoor and outdoor navigation.
The pilot will see the group working to conduct research on the mobility solution and service requirements for auxiliary applications that can be linked before and after vehicle-based services. This collaboration is also expected to identify future business opportunities for the Group’s Smart City initiative to improve mobility of persons with disabilities in urban areas.
The assistive mobility solution will be piloted at the Enabling Village, the first inclusive community space in Singapore dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities, which is managed by SG Enable. Over a ten-week testing period, recruited participants with visual impairments will trial the navigation solution and send their feedback and data to be used for future iterations of the inclusive end-to-end mobility solution.
The integrated navigation guide is said to utilise hardware-free positioning and obstacle monitoring with computer vision. Hyundai is collaborating with firms including Mapxus, which will provide an indoor navigation solution using Wi-Fi-fingerprinting technology, and Ailytics, which will provide a CCTV video analysis solution using computer vision technology.
A general version of the mobility solution will be open for public use by all persons with disabilities and their caregivers who visit the Enabling Village.
The new pilot comes as Hyundai aims evolve into a human-centred mobility provider, fostering a more inclusive community particularly for people with mobility constraints. The next step of the Universal Mobility Project involves the development of a comprehensive end-to-end mobility solution, combined with purpose-built vehicles (read more about the firm's self-driving Ioniq 5-based taxi in Las Vegas here), to expand the application and create a more streamlined journey for the transportation vulnerable.
Those with visual impairments here could soon be getting help from the Hyundai Motor Group.
The firm has launched a new pilot programme here in Singapore in collaboration with SG Enable and the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped that could assist persons with visual impairments with indoor and outdoor navigation.
The pilot will see the group working to conduct research on the mobility solution and service requirements for auxiliary applications that can be linked before and after vehicle-based services. This collaboration is also expected to identify future business opportunities for the Group’s Smart City initiative to improve mobility of persons with disabilities in urban areas.
The assistive mobility solution will be piloted at the Enabling Village, the first inclusive community space in Singapore dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities, which is managed by SG Enable. Over a ten-week testing period, recruited participants with visual impairments will trial the navigation solution and send their feedback and data to be used for future iterations of the inclusive end-to-end mobility solution.
The integrated navigation guide is said to utilise hardware-free positioning and obstacle monitoring with computer vision. Hyundai is collaborating with firms including Mapxus, which will provide an indoor navigation solution using Wi-Fi-fingerprinting technology, and Ailytics, which will provide a CCTV video analysis solution using computer vision technology.
A general version of the mobility solution will be open for public use by all persons with disabilities and their caregivers who visit the Enabling Village.
The new pilot comes as Hyundai aims evolve into a human-centred mobility provider, fostering a more inclusive community particularly for people with mobility constraints. The next step of the Universal Mobility Project involves the development of a comprehensive end-to-end mobility solution, combined with purpose-built vehicles (read more about the firm's self-driving Ioniq 5-based taxi in Las Vegas here), to expand the application and create a more streamlined journey for the transportation vulnerable.
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