The device will be controlled by voice commands, and relays information back to the wearer via audio and haptic cues. In addition to helping blind and partially sighted people find their way around buildings more easily (and without the need for strategically placed beacons), Toyota plans to expand the feature set with "mapping, objection identification and facial recognition technologies" in due course. Project BLAID is still in the early stages at this point, but the company promises the first devices will start beta testing in the near future.