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Augmented reality in the automotive industry

Augmented reality in the automotive industry
Augmented reality in the automotive industry1

Augmented reality has now set its foot on the escalator, and they are speedily moving towards the automotive industry with this technology. Currently, Virtual Reality is showcasing the features of vehicles through the internet. This technology has helped the customers take virtual car test drives and experience this technology. 

The features embedded through augmented reality will be the future of the automotive industry. The concept of virtual and augmented reality is a concept that is separate from the reality of the world. 

Augmented reality is integrating in this industry. They are implementing AR into cars without the awareness of users.

Automatic stop

This feature is being implemented in many cars these days. The vehicles have an automatic stop feature when there is any risk of threats. It can also be detected when the car is in reverse mode. The vehicles detect threats such as animals, persons, or other vehicles. The vehicles are programmed to react to any problem automatically. The results have shown that there are much lesser accidents and injuries observed. This indicates that virtual intelligence is in charge of this, not the human behind the wheel. 

Speed limit sensors

Some cars can track the speed of the car. The speedometers are nothing new. However, the latest technology is based on picking up the speed limit in every area where one is driving. 

Changing the speed limit is not uncommon. However, when the driver enters a new area or place, this technology will inform the driver regarding the changes in speed limit and their regulations. 

Safer navigation through AR

Some cars have navigations embedded into their vehicle for a safer drive. The camera in front of the vehicle will send footage regarding the front of the vehicle, and an interactive arrow will appear. This will have a natural world environment, showing the driver when and where to turn. This also helps to navigate if the driver needs to switch their lanes or not. 

It is reactive enough that it aligns with the natural environment of the driver. This will also show a floating symbol when things are about 30 feet away. This will warn the driver regarding departure warnings or highlight active car driving, adaptive cruise control mode, and similar features. 

Many advancements are also made in technology to detect objects and get better information regarding the surroundings. This technology will take radar and raw camera data and perform sensor fusion to help the driver better. 

Lane guidance 

Some cars use these capabilities to help put safety features in the vehicles. The lane guidance features help the driver to understand lane navigation. It is a beneficial feature when the lane is not adequately visible at night. This is a graphical overlay that depicts the route and the vehicles. It includes determining the data in the environment and knowing about the cars in front of you. It generates the line data based on the data in the background and a global positioning system. 

Front and rear cameras

Some accidents happen on the roads, and other accidents also occur in the parking lot. This new AR technology helps, limiting the potential for massive accidents and minor accidents. The cameras that are located around the car have sensors throughout the vehicle. 

When the car detects any threat, it instantly results in an accident or any beep. The vehicle is programmed to do so, and it helps the driver in a better way to avoid any risks. Additionally, it has a screen with a dashboard that allows the drivers to visualize their turning radius and see all the areas around it. This helps the driver see all the regions and limit any accidents. This allows the driver greatly and saves them the risk of any significant or minor accident. 

Smart displays

This is a very modern feature made a standard feature in the cars. It is a form of automotive safety feature for AR. This helps the driver with the mileage, level of fuels, oil life, tire pressure and any other element that could affect the driving experience. 

The augmented reality features are integrated into many cars, and they are believed to be the technology of the future. It has also revolutionized the automotive industry and changed everything. In order words, this is what future cars will look like. 

AR helping technicians make repairs

Many high-end cars such as Porche have adopted augmented reality to help their technicians make the repairs. This technology uses partners smart glasses with a software platform that aid in rehabilitation. These glasses include a LED light that will shine on tough to see spaces and magnify the areas. The areas that require finer details are the ones that are usually stretched, and porche rolled out their technology in 2018. 

AR windshield

The automotive manufacturers are not the only ones getting into AR, but the other companies such as Apple are also dipping their hands into this technology. This windshield is known to integrate with the technology of Apple, such as through FaceTime and iPhone capabilities. This helps with in-car video conferencing. 

The windshield had the technology to facilitate video calls or any other form of communication while waiting to reach any destination. If the patent allows the driver to connect to the windshield with an iPhone, it will provide the driver with a larger map view using the GPS feature of the phone. 

Driving experience with AR

In the future, when self-driving becomes a standard part of our lives, AR will allow the passengers to engage with the vehicle’s surroundings. One might drive through churches or lakes or any beautiful place. We can interact with this place with our touch screen and get a different level of interaction just with the help of this technology. The information can also be projected on the touch screen.

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