While there were many accidents in which visually impaired people fell from the platform of the station, a demonstration experiment was conducted at a station in Saitama prefecture to support safe walking using a smartphone app.
This was done by Tobu Railway jointly with a major insurance company and an app development company, and on the 6th, visually impaired people actually walked on the concourse and platform of the station, got on the train, and the app. I checked if I could walk safely using.
In this app, a professional operator watches the video of a visually impaired smartphone and conveys information about the surrounding area, while two blind women are wearing white.
Holding a smartphone with one hand, I was communicating with the operator about the position of the Braille block on the home and the contents of the electric bulletin board.
The demonstration experiment will continue until January next year, and in addition to confirming convenience and safety, we will also verify issues such as noise and communication conditions peculiar to stations.
Ms. Minoru Fujii (49), who cooperated with the demonstration experiment, said, "It is a prerequisite to ensure safety by myself, but I feel that it is very convenient because there is a sense of security that I can get support when I get lost alone. I was. "
Makoto Shiiki, Deputy Chief of the Tobu Railway Customer Service Division, said, "I would like to make use of the demonstration experiment so that visually impaired people can ride on the railway and make new discoveries on their own." ..