Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

As a public welfare project specially developed for people with disabilities and walking difficulties, Amap wheelchair navigation has provided more than 2.3 million services since it was launched on November 25, 2022.

In addition, the project was officially launched this month in Nanjing, Qingdao, Changsha, Wuhan, Xi'an, Zhengzhou and Shijiazhuang, plus Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, where Gaode wheelchair navigation has supported 13 cities across the country.

It is understood that the wheelchair navigation project is jointly initiated by Amap, Ali Public Welfare, Ali Information accessibility Committee and Zhejiang Association for the Promotion of Barrier-free Environment with the support of the Zhejiang disabled Persons' Federation.

"the biggest difficulty in developing wheelchair navigation does not lie in technology, but in 'empathy'." Speaking of the birth of wheelchair navigation products, Liu Zhenfei, president of Gaode Group, once said when sharing that he had no personal experience, and it was difficult to fully think about the needs from the perspective of wheelchair friends. "one of the disabled friends said very representative, he participated in the National Paralympic Games, won a gold medal, but he said:'if you let me out of this community, this small door, I need to think about it for a long time.'"

Guo Bailing, an engineer in Alibaba's wheelchair, had a similar experience. "once I went out with several disabled friends and needed to go to the toilet. I asked people on the side of the road. It took me more than half an hour to find it. It turned out that the barrier-free bathroom had been abandoned and used for other purposes. The whole process was embarrassing and uncomfortable."

For this reason, the wheelchair navigation research and development team has done a lot of research and interviews, and some engineers have even tried to sit in wheelchairs to perceive as much as possible that it is not easy for people with disabilities to travel.

According to the results of the survey, the core problem why people with disabilities rarely go out may not be the lack of barrier-free facilities, nor is it that they are unwilling to go out, but that it is impossible for people to remember every barrier-free facilities and related routes in the city. also do not want to ask for help frequently, too troublesome to others.

And this is the fundamental reason why Gaode wheelchair navigation products come online-with the help of technology to enable wheelchair friends to enhance sense of security and confidence out of home and ease anxiety as much as possible when they travel in the future.

Today, wheelchair users in the above 13 cities only need to turn on "barrier-free navigation" in the setting options on Amap's App. Later, when using walking navigation, they will avoid sections that are impassable by wheelchairs such as underpasses and footbridges, and will be able to plan a barrier-free route for users combined with barrier-free facilities such as barrier-free elevators and lifts.

In addition, Gaode wheelchair navigation also digitizes as many barrier-free facilities in the city as possible, making it convenient for more people with disabilities to inquire and use. For example, in March this year, nearly 1500 barrier-free public bathrooms in Hangzhou were all connected to Gaode wheelchair navigation. Netizens can quickly get information about barrier-free public bathrooms by searching for "barrier-free bathrooms" by Amap.

As a professional solution provider of digital map content, navigation and location services, Amap is always committed to using scientific and technological innovation to transform various cutting-edge technologies into civil transportation services to provide users with a better travel experience. In the future, Amap will also continue to improve in the field of technology to better serve the transportation of the majority of users.

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