.lumen AI glasses offer ‘pedestrian autonomous driving’ for the blind [Video]

Romanian startup .lumen is bringing a new assistive technology option to the blind and visually impaired with AI-powered glasses. Referred to as ‘pedestrian autonomous driving’ by the company, the aim of the glasses is to enhance safety and provide more independence when it comes to navigation.

Cornel Amariei, the CEO and founder of .lumen, was inspired to develop the glasses by his personal experiences growing up.

“I was born into a family of people with disabilities. So everybody in my family but myself has a disability – mental disability, visual disabilities,” Amariei said during a briefing at AWS’ re:Invent conference.

Growing up in such an environment, I realised how much technology can help people with disabilities.”

Amariei’s prior experience in autonomous driving technology laid the foundation for creating a device that brings mobility to the blind and visually impaired.

The glasses combine sensors, a patented haptic interface, and real-time AI …