Cars have windows for a reason, and Ford believes that everybody should be able to enjoy the view.

The Italian branch of the Michigan-based company has released a prototype technology that will allow the visually-impaired to imagine passing scenery through touch.

'Feel the View' attaches a camera to the car window and takes photographs of the exterior landscape.

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Ford released a prototype that will allow blind people to 'feel' the view out the window. The device attaches to the window and takes a picture of the exterior landscape

The pictures are then turned into high-contrast monochrome that are then reproduced on the glass using special LED lights.

The user can touch the image, and different shades of gray vibrate with a range of 255 intensities.

This allows the passenger to touch the scene and rebuild the landscape in their minds.

Ford developed the device in conjunction with Aedo – a local Italian start-up that specializes in devices for the visually impaired.

'We seek to make people's lives better and this was a fantastic opportunity to help blind passengers experience a great aspect of driving,' said Ford Italy spokesman Marco Alù Saffi.

The technology then turns the pictures to high-contrast monochrome and projects it onto the window glass using special LED lights. When the passenger touches it, the shades of gray vibrate with a range of 255 intensities

'The technology is advanced, but the concept is simple – and could turn mundane journeys into truly memorable ones.'

The technology has an image recognition system that recognizes passing landscape and speaks out loud, so passengers know if they're passing a mountain, a forest or an ocean.

Ford released a touching video demonstrating the prototype.

Several visually impaired people spoke about what they enjoy doing, and what they wished they could see.

The technology has an image recognition system that recognizes passing landscape and speaks out loud, so passengers know if they're passing a mountain, a forest or an ocean

'To be honest? One could say "everything"' a woman said.

'My daughter's face, my wife's eyes,' a man said.

'I'd love to see a snow-capped mountain,' a woman said.

She may not be able to fully see it, but with the new technology's help she might be able to feel it.

'We developed a new language to give people who cannot see a landscape the chance to feel it,' the company said. As of now, Ford has no plans to sell the device.