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The more I learn about Glidance, a system that purports to replace the cane, the more it seems to have taken all the criticisms of "smart canes" into account. It might be the first genuine high-tech navigation aid that could be beneficial, replacing the cane in most circumstances. I'm usually highly skeptical about these things because people just havent thought through the implications including ergonomics, weather conditions, etc

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Glidance | Glide your way to independence

A new era of independence for the visually impaired Glide is the first self-guided mobility aid designed to help individuals with sight loss navigate the
Glidance
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victor tsaran
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@Tamasg Yep, curious about how they will pull it off. Again, I probably won’t believe it until I see it though!
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Pratik Patel
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@vick21 @Tamasg From all I've seen, the team is taking a very thoughtful approach to the design and implementation of various features. I'd like to see them succeed. I know many blind people who will never be good with guide dogs but can use them. For variety of reasons, they will also not be good cane travelers. This product is going to be positioned in that middle spot for those people.
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Pratik Patel
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Continuing this thread about Glidance/Glide.

Based on the demo on their site + FAQs + the recent interview, here are some questions that seem to have been answered.

1. The design takes into account rainy weather. It will work on rainy streets. No answer about snow yet.

2. The timeline is longer than I anticipated. Beta tests are happening this year and release will happen in 2025.

3. Preorders wil start this year to gage demand and satisfy funders.

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aaron
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I'll probably by this. A guide dog is something that's unreasonable for me to have given my current environment and job, and being able to combine my GPS navigation, that I rely on heavily anyway, with my primary mobility ade would be incredibly useful. Due to my traveling places without any or very little notice, route learning is not something I can do much of.
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Pratik Patel
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@fireborn It's a perfect solution for people like us. If I know that I'm going somewhere, I plan my route with Soundscape. On Occasion, I'd like to just not worry about it too much.
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aaron
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Route planning isn't something I can really do. I can need to go somewhere without notice and be there within the hour
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