The street, spoken.

What you'd hear

The exact words WalkCue speaks today. A short beep in one ear comes first, so you know the side before the words.

• Left ear

  “Bench left, 10 feet.”

  Beside your path. Said once, not again and again.

• Both ears · warning

  “Person coming ahead, 8 feet. Step left.”

  Moving toward you, so it goes first and names the free side.

• Right ear

  “Bike right, 15 feet.”

  Parked off your path. Quiet mode skips this one.

• Left ear · warning

  “Car coming left, 20 feet. Wait.”

  A vehicle always means wait, never step.

• Both ears

  “Light looks red, ahead. Check traffic.”

  It reports the light's colour. It never says a crossing is safe.

• Right ear · Find

  “Phone, slightly right, about 2 feet. Turn right.”

  You asked it to find your phone. It guides your head, then your hand.

How it works

1. See

   Ray-Ban or Oakley Meta glasses, or a phone on a chest strap, look ahead for you.

2. Understand

   A small model checks each frame about ten times a second. It runs on your phone; nothing is uploaded.

3. Speak only what matters

   Warnings first, in a voice you choose. Silence when the path is clear, so you can hear the street.

Still learning

What this version can't detect yet. We'll move items off this list only when tests on real routes show they work. Last updated 25 October 2026.

• Curbs, steps up or down, drop-offs, holes and uneven ground
• Doors, glass doors and glass walls
• Low branches, signs and anything at head height
• Crosswalks, and pedestrian walk signals
• Poles, bollards and scooters, some of the time
• Quiet, fast, turning or reversing vehicles, some of the time
• Anything in darkness, glare, rain or snow, more often than in daylight

Safety

• Use it with your cane or dog, never instead.
• It never tells you a crossing is safe.
• If cues stop or seem wrong, stop walking and use your cane.

Read the safety notice

Video, photos and places stay on your phone.

There's no account, and the models run on the phone. Three things can leave it, and only these:

• The Talk button. It uses your browser's speech recognition, which some phones send to the browser maker.
• An online brain, if you turn one on. One photo and your question go to the company you name, after you agree.
• A message you send us with the form below.

Privacy policy

For glasses makers, agencies and insurers

We're looking for pilot partners. Here is what a pilot looks like.

Length

8 weeks

People

10 to 20 blind or low-vision walkers, each with an orientation and mobility instructor

We measure

Near-misses, warnings given and missed, routes completed, and confidence before and after

Partners get

Devices for the pilot, training, and the full results to use with funders and payers