The state agency that assists Massachusetts residents with blindness or vision impairment has for several years been failing to update the Registry of Motor Vehicles "on a regular and consistent basis ...

THE WHEEL TODAY EXCITEMENT WAS IN THE AIR FOR PEOPLE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE BLIND DRIVER EXPERIENCE. PEOPLE LIKE SEAN CABELL, WHO SAID HE WAS READY TO GET BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 17 ...

For most people, the promise of autonomous cars is evolutionary: If you drive already, having a car that can make turns and change lanes for you is just an added convenience and safety feature. For ...

WASHINGTON -- Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality. The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype ...

One group at Virginia Tech is striving to make cars the new generation of mobility aids for the blind. The National Federation of the Blind proposed the blind driver project as a challenge to ...

Attaining a driver’s license for most teenagers is a must, but for some groups of people such as the blind, this adolescent rite of passage never comes. However, the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory ...

In July 2025, this weekly traffic safety column alerted readers to an increasing safety problem caused by forward blind zones. An update from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) provides ...