Visually impaired individuals can navigate indoor spaces using their mobile phones in their pockets

Two smartphone apps can help guide a blind person through an unfamiliar building, even if the handset is in their pocket. The researchers behind the technology say a key advantage of the tool is that it doesn’t require adding expensive infrastructure to buildings.

Roberto Manducci Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and colleagues have created two prototype navigation apps. Both use motion sensors and AI built into the handset to help users…