[Colorado-Talk] The OKO App for the iPhone

[robert stigile]

Kevan,
The five percent you are seeing is probably due to the fact that some crossings have a pedestrian button and unles you push it oko will not work!
However, i agree with you, it is just a tool in the tool box and should not be relied on over your travel skills!
Thanks,

Robert Stigile, Second Vice-President
National Federation of the Blind of California
President San Fernando Valley Chapter
818-381-9568
Kn6uvd

> On Sep 17, 2023, at 11:44 AM, Kevan Worley via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I have been using OKO for about four months. I find it to be about 95% accurate. But, I would never trust it completely. Always need to pay attention to traffic. But it is a nice secondary complement to my travel. I like it a lot
> 
> At Your Service,
> Kevan Worley
> 
>> On Sep 16, 2023, at 2:57 PM, Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Greetings everyone:
>> 
>> As Dale Holden said in his email about the September 23 meeting of the Aurora Chapter, Seth Wilson will be speaking to us about an app called OKO (spelled O K O). You can read about the app and try it for yourself if you have an iPhone. Here is the link: https://www.ayes.ai/. Essentially, OKO is a way to use your iPhone’s rear camera to detect the state of the traffic signal at a specific crossing. Briefly, here is how the OKO app is described.
>> 
>> “Effortlessly navigate intersections using the OKO App for the blind. Simply point your phone's back camera towards the desired crossing, and the app will instantly detect the pedestrian signal.”
>> 
>> Having tried the OKO app at a couple of signalized intersections, I can tell you that OKO does not eliminate the need for the blind traveler to listen to traffic sounds to determine where the cars are going. In one of my tests, the app indicated that the walk signal was on, but it was not on, unfortunately, for the street that I was trying to cross. The sounds of the moving cars made it abundantly clear that it would not be safe for me to start walking.
>> 
>> I encourage anyone with an iPhone to give the OKO app and try--especially since Seth Williams will be talking about it at our September 23 meeting.
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Curtis Chong
>> 
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