Extending What the White Cane Made Possible
The white cane was introduced over a century ago and remains one of the most trusted mobility tools for people who are blind or visually impaired.
While the white cane supports navigation within arm’s reach, GoVivid helps blind and visually impaired people live independently by offering an intelligent ecosystem that turns surroundings into sound, motion, and awareness.
GoVivid builds on that foundation.
Today, even as 2.2 billion people live with vision impairment, many still face barriers to independence:
75%
rarely or never leave home alone
90%
experience depression or anxiety
70%
of working-age adults are unemployed
The GoVivid Ecosystem
More than a device. It is an assistive ecosystem built to help you experience the world through sound, motion, and awareness.
GV Discover App
Your personal awareness companion that helps you read, find, and explore your surroundings. It adapts to your lifestyle to create a personalized awareness experience that grows with you.
Available on Android and iOS.
DirectMe®
A mobility platform combining smart hardware and intuitive software to enhance your white cane with real-time awareness through sound and motion.
Together, they bridge the gap between awareness and action.
How It Works
The Journey from Awareness to Autonomy
1.
Experience More With GV Discover
Begin your journey with GV Discover, your personal awareness companion.
Use your smartphone to read text, identify objects, and explore what's around you through sound and voice.
Ask simple questions like "What's in front of me?" and receive instant, meaningful feedback that helps you understand your environment.
Behind it all, AI powers GV Discover to learn from your daily interactions, adapting to your lifestyle, pace, and preferences to create a personalized awareness experience that grows with you.
2.
Build Confidence
With GV Discover, awareness becomes understanding, and understanding becomes confidence. It helps you make sense of your surroundings—space, distance, and context—while opening the door to experiences like DirectMe, without changing how you move or learn.
3.
Navigate with Precision
Level-up to DirectMe, our advanced mobility platform under FDA review.
It combines:
. GoVivid App – the control hub that connects and guides Seymour and Iris in real time.
. Seymour – a cane-mountable exploration device helping you sense terrain, detect obstacles, locate and identify objects, and confidently navigate the space around you.
. Iris – A lightweight, wearable sensor that tracks your head orientation in real-time to enable immersive 3D spatial audio.
4.
Go Big. Go Bold. GoVivid.
Experience independence powered by intelligence.
With AI, sound, and motion working together, the GoVivid ecosystem helps you move freely, confidently, and vividly anywhere.
GoVivid Ecosystem – Key Features
View
Get a clear understanding of your surroundings in one scan.
Map
Stay safe, aware, and oriented with intelligent audio guidance.
Haptic Cues
Vibrations or taps that give users physical feedback.
Look
Receive an instant interactive audio snapshot of what's nearby.
3D Audio
Experience space through immersive spatial sound that helps you hear locations of people, objects, and destinations.
Proprioception
The body’s natural sense of position and movement, enhanced by system feedback.
Find
Locate requested items with ease.
Read
Point your camera and listen as text, menus, signs, or currency are read aloud with clarity.
Personalization
Learns your habits, pace, and preferences to deliver a mobility experience that grows smarter with you.
Designed with Humans, Powered by Innovation
Co-created with Community
with the BVI community and O&M professionals
Human-Centered Design
that feels natural, not robotic.
Real-World Learning
that makes GoVivid smarter and more accurate with every use
AI Personalization
that learns your habits, pace, and preferences over time
To the GoVivid Community — A Letter from Our CEO
To every person who is blind or visually impaired reading this—or listening through your screen reader:
You are not limited by your vision. You are limited by the tools the world has given you.
GoVivid exists to change that.
Whether you're a parent thinking about your child's future, a professional navigating your career, a student finding independence on campus, or someone who simply wants to walk to the coffee shop with confidence—we see you. We hear you. We're building for you.
My grandmother deserved better than the isolation she experienced.
My daughters deserve a future without limits.
It is my purpose and mission to support a meaningful transformation in the lives of people who are blind and visually impaired—helping you gain the freedom, confidence, and independence to pursue your future safely and boldly, beyond what you may have imagined possible.
You deserve technology that empowers rather than stigmatizes, that enhances rather than replaces, that transforms "I wish" into "I can".
You can do anything. I believe in you.
Thank you for being part of this journey.
— Jennifer Hendrix
Founder & CEO, GoVivid Co.
Go Big. Go Bold. GoVivid.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No! DirectMe is designed to enhance your white cane, not replace it. The system docks onto standard canes, preserving the tactile feedback you rely on while adding environmental intelligence.
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GV Discover works immediately with minimal setup. DirectMe includes training as part of the system. We recommend users have completed age-appropriate O&M training or be currently enrolled in such training.
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Upon FDA registration (coming in 2026), DirectMe will be eligible for insurance reimbursement. We'll assist with insurance verification and claims processing.
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Our Early Adopter Program gives you the opportunity to be among the first to experience GoVivid's entire ecosystem. Participants receive early access to GV Discover App and exclusive updates on the DirectMe System before its official release. You'll also have the chance to share feedback that helps shape future features as well as enjoy special pricing.
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Yes! Start with GV Discover's 30-day free trial. This lets you experience the AI and core features before committing to the full DirectMe system.
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GV Discover is a smartphone app providing basic environmental awareness. DirectMe adds specialized hardware (scanners, head tracker) for continuous obstacle detection, 3D audio, and navigation.
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Not yet. DirectMe is undergoing FDA registration as a Class I Electronic Vision Aid. We expect registration in 2026.
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Absolutely! GV Discover users receive priority access and special upgrade pricing for DirectMe. Your personalization data transfers seamlessly.