Mark Anthony Riccobono, a blind man, managed to go through the entire Daytona circuit behind the steering wheel of a Ford Escape hybrid without any support from anyone. However, the people from Virginia Tech developed a special system which helped Mark to drive safely the American model on the circuit. Even the model has been fitted with various systems and sensors.
![Mark Anthony Riccobono driving the Ford Escape hybrid](https://www.automotorblog.com/storage/2011/02/Mark-Anthony-Riccobono-driving-the-Escape-hybrid-1.jpg)
The laser sensors guided by the main computer managed to create a map of the circuit and thanks to the special gear including the gloves weared by the blind driver but also the special seats, he managed to complete a lap at the Daytona circuit.
![Mark Anthony Riccobono driving the Ford Escape hybrid](https://www.automotorblog.com/storage/2011/02/Mark-Anthony-Riccobono-driving-the-Escape-hybrid-2.jpg)
As he couldn’t see anything, the way that systems communicated with Mark was vibrations, both the seats and gloves were sending information by this way. Moreover, Mark had to avoid a variety of obstacles which were designed to make its mission even harder but finally he managed to drive its Ford Escape hybrid without a scratch.
![Mark Anthony Riccobono driving the Ford Escape hybrid](https://www.automotorblog.com/storage/2011/02/Mark-Anthony-Riccobono-driving-the-Escape-hybrid-3.jpg)