System and method for audible spatial description for people with sensory disabilities and the aging population

1. A method executed by an application of a computing device to increase an ability of a person with a visual, a hearing, a mobility and/or a cognitive disability to orient, locate, and travel within an environment, the method comprising:

receiving selection of a destination;

receiving, from a vehicle comprising an anchor, global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, a three word string associated with a location of the vehicle;

translating the GPS coordinates and the three word string associated with the location into walking directions for a user of the computing device to arrive at the location of the vehicle, wherein the user has a tag;

in response to determining that the user is proximate the vehicle by communication between the tag and the anchor,

receiving a notification regarding at least one of a direction and a distance between the user and the vehicle; and

providing the user with an ability to unlock doors of the vehicle;

in response to receiving a response from the user regarding one or more doors of the vehicle to be unlocked, unlocking the one or more doors of the vehicle;

in response to receiving a ready command from the user, transmitting a message to the vehicle to begin transport if the user is fastened via seat belt and if the doors are closed;

providing route alerts to the user during transportation from the location to the destination; and

arriving at the destination.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the route alerts comprise directional, distance, and location information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the route alerts are temporary alerts, are text-based alerts and/or include haptic feedback.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anchor is mounted in a waterproof housing on a window of the vehicle or is incorporated into a technology housing of the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, during route, the application allows the user to change the destination of the vehicle to another destination and/or summon emergency services.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

configuring the vehicle with preferences for the user.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the preferences are selected from the group consisting of: environmental controls of the vehicle, presets for a radio in the vehicle, a volume of the radio in the vehicle, an opened or a closed status for one or more windows of the vehicle, an opened or a closed status for a sunroof of the vehicle, and an adjustment of one or more seats in the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anchor comprises an ultra-wideband (UWB) anchor, and wherein the tag comprises a UWB tag.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anchor comprises an ultra-wideband (UWB) anchor, and wherein the tag comprises Bluetooth on the computing device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tag utilizes a built-in ultra-wideband (UWB) technology of the computing device to communicate with the anchor.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tag is an external device configured to communicate over Bluetooth to the computing device.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tag and the anchor are interchangeable.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining if the vehicle is in an accident prior to reaching the destination;

notifying the user of the emergency;

providing the user with an estimated address of the vehicle; and

providing the user with a means to call emergency personnel to respond to the emergency.