Car for the Blind
From: Mechanical Engineering Magazine - 10/2009 - page 17

A specially outfitted car now being tested could help give the blind more
independence by allowing them to drive. 

A four-wheel dirt buggy retrofitted by a student team from the Robotics and
Mechanisms Laboratory at Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering in Blacksburg
uses laser range finders, an instant voice command interface, and a host of
other technology tools to guide blind drivers as they steer, brake, and
accelerate. 

Read the entire article at:
http://memagazine.asme.org/Articles/2009/October/Computing.cfm

Links:
Blind can take wheel with vehicle designed by university engineering design team
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-07/vt-bct071509.php

Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge
http://www.me.vt.edu/blinddriver/

Blind Drivers Test Retrofitted Car (with video)
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=8233087&page=1