App to help blind people navigate public transit to debut in Washington

By David Shepardson
FILE PHOTO Commuters ride an escalator during the morning rush at the Metro Center subway station in Washington U.S. June 12 2017. REUTERSJonathan Ernst

FILE PHOTO: Commuters ride an escalator during the morning rush at the Metro Center subway station in Washington, U.S. June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An app designed to help visually impaired or blind pedestrians use public transit will debut at a Washington subway station on Tuesday.

Waymap aims to expand travel options for blind and visually impaired people with step-by-step audio directions that it says are accurate up to 3 feet (0.9 meter) throughout a trip.

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