Google Maps improves guidance for visually impaired people as
part of World Sight Day. Google now offers more detailed voice instructions and
new types of verbal announcements.
Whether you drive or walk, Google Maps also provides voice
directions on the screen. Google now aims to provide further steps, such as
proactive notifications, which let you know that you are on the right path.
Maps can note the distance to your next turn, as well as your current direction and path. Alerts, when you cross a wide road, are other examples.
Maps can note the distance to your next turn, as well as your current direction and path. Alerts, when you cross a wide road, are other examples.
Frequent
upgrades like this not only allow visually impaired people to get from A to B
but also can give us more trust and confidence as we ride alone. My trip fades
into the rear with clear voice directions on Google Maps, and I can focus more
on what I will do at my final destination.
The New Feature
Google also highlighted how it could be helpful for users who
want "a screen-free experience on their next walking journey" with exciting
applications for audio-like forms of augmented reality. This accessibility the feature is designed by and for people with vision impairments.
Like the
announcements at crosswalks or on a train, everyone can receive support. Not
everybody wants that level of attention, but it's great to know that it is
accessible and just a tap away.
Detailed Google Maps voice guidance starts early for Android and
iOS. It will be available in the United States and then Japan before expanding
to other languages and other parts of the world.
To trigger
the new feature, go to the settings of your Google Maps, and select
"Navigation." The option to allow the "Detailed Voice
guidance" option found at the bottom of the list, under the heading
"Walk Options."
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