Image Recognition
An experiment to assess how a navigation app could help blind and partially sighted people become more independent when they travel is being carried out in Versailles. Mobility specialist Keolis is working with Île-de-France Mobilités, the conurbation authority of Versailles Grand Parc, SNCF and the Valentin Haüy association – which acts on behalf of people affected by sight loss – to test the NaviLens app in the Paris region with a panel of visually impaired users until July 2021. Patented technology makes it possible for the app’s users to capture the QR codes at considerable distances and wide angles. Once the QR codes have been scanned, users can benefit from the help of the app’s voice assistant to continue their journey. The voice assistant tells them how far away they are from the codes and the practical information those codes contain (description of a physical element, guidance indications, real-time arrivals of the next bus or train).