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「This is an application for walking support released by a venture company in Kitakyushu City in the year before last (R5). In addition to providing voice directions using the cell phone's GPS function, the AI also detects obstacles such as people, bicycles, and utility poles, as well as the color of traffic signals at crosswalks, and provides voice directions for these as well. Although it is difficult to detect obstacles when they are covered with snow, the road guidance function can be used even on snow-covered roads. In the future, the company plans to improve the system so that it can distinguish between roadways and sidewalks, even on snow-covered roads.」Excerpts from the NHK article

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