Ashirase, a Honda incubation, reveals advanced walking assistance system for visually impaired

Globally, 225 million people are estimated to suffer from moderate or severe visual impairments, and 49.1 million are blind, according to 2020 data from the Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science journal. A Japanese startup that was incubated at Honda Motor Company’s business creation program hopes to make navigating the world easier and safer for the visually impaired.
Ashirase, which debuted as the first business venture to come out of Honda’s Ignition program in June, shar