Orinav

Explore freely,
move boldly.

Five people walking in the rain. Two of which have visual impairments, and two students are guiding them.

Orinav transforms the navigation experience for people with visual impairments. Navigate the world safely and independently—it’s all in one app.

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Orinav’s Story

An Integrated Solution

Start exploring the world with all the tools you need. It’s all packed in a single app.

Navigate

Navigate is turn-by-turn GPS navigation, but tailored to the needs of visually impaired users. Features include screen reader support, road orientation, frequent step announcements, and more.

Explore

Explore provides environment awareness, including recognition of obstacles, traffic lights, and objects.

Working Together

While navigating, simply raise your phone to Explore. Features are automatically switched based on your movement and context. Voice instructions are provided at just the right time.

Navigate

Accessible navigation in a single app

Navigate is turn-by-turn GPS navigation, but tailored to the needs of visually impaired users.

The Navigate interface is easily accessible through screen readers such as VoiceOver and TalkBack.

Hear helpful prompts to orient you. Shake at any time to repeat instructions. And hear announcements more frequently so you stay on track.

Two mobile phones aligned horizontally. On the left phone Orinav's "Directions" page where three routes can be chosen. On the right phone Orinav's "Navigate" page which shows an instruction of "Turn right onto Kerney St.".

Explore

Know your environment in real time

Using on-device machine learning models, Orinav tells you exactly what’s around you.

Simply raise your phone to learn about nearby obstacles, objects, and traffic lights.

These features are powered by on-device machine learning models, so your data remains yours.

Working Together

Smart integration keeps it sweet and simple

Different features in Orinav are seamlessly integrated so you are never confused.

While navigating, simply raise your phone to Explore. Features are automatically switched based on your movement and context. Voice instructions are provided at just the right time.

Orinav is designed alongside many users with visual impairments so it works for you.

On a phone Orinav's home page. The top shows "Current Location: Loading." Two colored cards are below, showing "Latest Features" and "New to Orinav?".

Go to Places

A better navigation app for today’s world.

All in One App

With all the features you need for safe, independent navigation, Orinav eliminates the need for switching between multiple apps.

AI-Powered

Modern AI features, including scene description and traffic lights and objects recognition, facilitate safe and easy navigation.

No Additional Hardware

Orinav is designed to work just on your phone while complementing canes and service animals—there is no need to order additional vests, glasses, backpacks, or cameras.

Privacy Protected

Our machine learning models process images solely on your device, so your data always remains yours.

A Humble Story

Taking the bravest step

Where did Orinav come from? Why would a couple of high school students care? What is Orinav’s story?

About Orinav

Two people walking in the rain in front of a metro station. Many colorful bicycles are in front of the station. One person is guiding the other, who has visual impairments.

Demonstration

See Orinav in action

Watch as Orinav guides Chen to the nearby school.

Explore Orinav

Beta testing is now available

Orinav is now available for beta testing on iOS devices.

★★★★★

“I see enormous potential in Orinav’s approach to navigation.”

Mr. Li, Orinav alpha tester