Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

If you build your infrastructure for blind people, it means that everyone can easily get around.

21 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Tim Draper discusses a navigation tool built for blind users that learns from white cane data and obstacle sensing. The map could work as a subscription for sighted people too, and integrating municipal data could improve accessibility infrastructure for everyone.

Is your map owned by you, and is it getting smarter with user data? So, hey, this route actually isn't super helpful for visually impaired people. If you would have gone block over— and ultimately then, can you sell that map as a subscription to non-cane holders?
I like this question because I mentioned we are able to gather data about the white cane usage. We even gather data about the obstacles on the way because we have a sensor, plus municipalities as well to make their infrastructures more accessible for all. If you build your infrastructure for blind people, it means that everyone can easily get around, you know.
Like a Waze? Is it a fair comparison? Are you ultimately building a Waze for this category or not so far?
Not really, not really, yeah. I believe she was looking for more than just than hardware solution, which is reasonable. I can understand.