Enhancing Mobility and Perceived Safety via ICT: The Case of a Navigation System for Visually Impaired Users

Abstract

Many nations' transport policy goals include fulfilment of the mobility needs of their citizens via accessible, reliable, safe and sustainable transportation systems, although limited resources and demographic changes such as population growth and ageing are creating additional demands. As such, many cities and companies are looking to Information and Computing Technology (ICT) systems and applications (such as positioning, navigation, ubiquitous two-way communication and Internet access) to help address the challenges in reaching these goals, for example, by improving choices and system accessibility via data collection and information provision. This integration of ICT in transportation is also referred to as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).