App to help blind people navigate public transit to debut in Washington


Riders sit on a Metro subway train at Union Station in Washington, US. Waymap will be deployed in phases with the goal of deploying the app at up to 30 Metro train stations and nearly 1,000 bus stops by September and across the entire Metro system by early 2023. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station on May 24.

Waymap aims to expand travel options for blind and visually impaired people with step-by-step audio directions that it says are accurate up to 3 feet (0.9 meter) throughout a trip.

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