Google has added a new audio navigation feature to the Google Maps app on Android and iOS, which aids and allows visually impaired people to navigate freely without facing any intricacy.
To reduce the inconvenience suffered by blind people while transporting from one place to another, Google has announced this feature on World Sight Day, to support people who have problems with visual impairment.
Also, this feature can be a useful tool for people who can see, especially when they are traveling to a completely new destination, which they never have been to.
This verbose feature shares all the required information for the users which includes, the location of a particular place, the distance the blog post, Wakana said, “I hope this new technology will give more people added confidence when navigating unfamiliar routes-after all, building for everyone is core to our work at Google”.
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Wakana Sugiyama, a business analyst based out of Tokyo, also visually impaired, worked closely with this initiative to enhance the quality of the app that could now allow every user to access Google Maps and travel with ease.
However, this audio feature is currently available only to users in the US and Japan. It is expected to be accessible to other places shortly. As of now, the audio is only available in English but it is soon going to be launched in other languages as well.
