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CONCLUSION
Since 2018, LUCI has been working on bringing modern technology and safety to power wheelchair riders. We are committed to safety, by process,
by design, by testing, and by engagement with wheelchair users and clinicians. At LUCI we have a culture that puts safety first and we are committed to openly communicating about where we are with our technology.
And where we are, is leading the industry in safety:
• LUCI’s drop-off protection is greater than 99% effective based on our curb drop-off protection testing methods.
• LUCI’s collision avoidance is 100% effective
at slowing the chair before a collision with a detected stationary object and is approximately 95% effective at stopping the wheelchair completely before contact based on our test methods.
• LUCI currently has an approximately 4% false- positive rate that would cause an experienced user to have to use override when there is not a valid obstacle.
We are committed to reimagining mobility for the wheelchair users we know and love. This report summarizes our efforts to ensure the safety of our product and is meant to spark conversations in the industry about how safety should be defined for the industry. We hope that RESNA and the International Wheelchair Standards community will begin to work with us on new and critical standards for safety as wheelchairs enter the modern world.
We are excited about the potential for this technology and look forward to continuing to provide security, stability, and connectivity for power wheelchair users.
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