biped unveils an AI copilot for blind and visually impaired people at CES 2022

'this mirrors the way autonomous vehicles work,' explains CEO and co-founder, mael fabien. 'biped will, for example, warn a user about a bike 12 meters ahead on the user's trajectory, but ignore an object that is closer but with no collision risk.' 'I was both inspired by my research and by working next to the main ophthalmic hospital in lausanne,' continues fabien. 'every day I would encounter blind and visually impaired people and wondered if we could go beyond sticks and guide-dogs to help them.' 'our aim is to launch first in switzerland in Q2 and then the US in early 2023.