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KaminasWife
We were study VR experiences in a moving Vehicle. I found Meta had been working with BMW in this direction. I would like to share some of our findings, and I would like to hear your opinions on this subject. Thanks a lot !
TimeLine of XR in car development :
- 2021 Oct : Meta & BMW announced a partnership on XR-in-car problem.
- Problem of Non-inertial reference frame: cameras and Imu are in conflict.
- Update: A year of progress with Project Aria
- 2022 Nov : HoloRide €700 kit, contains HTC’s ultra-compact Vive Flow headset and a wireless gamepad (€50) .
- Technology (3DOF + Canbus + recenter):
- using only IMU for giving 3DOF movement (rotation only).
- need user interface to recenter the screen (to driving direction).
- (Audi only) uses the car’s real steering, accelerating, and braking as virtual movement.
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German Audi Owners Can Now Buy An In-Car VR System With Vive Flow
- Technology (3DOF + Canbus + recenter):
- 2022 Dec : DeepMirror Car XR.
- Automatic localization w.r.t. vehicles, combined with car’s precise 6DOF (AION car only).
- Could output : (1) 3dof w.r.t. car; (2) 6dof w.r.t world.
- 2023 May : Meta & BMW Quest Working In A Moving Car .
- collaborated with BMW to incorporate IMU data from a BMW car’s sensor array in real time into the tracking system of XR devices.
- Next step : add the car’s location relative to the world, using the car’s precise 6DOF positioning system.
- not yet ready for customers.
- 2024 Jan : Apple Vision Pro Travel Mode.
- Cannot work properly on moving vehicles.
- 2024 May : Meta Travel Mode with 6DOF. It enables Quest to run in a moving car (where AVP’s travel mode failed to work).
I think we can say that moving XR to moving vehicles is technically feasible. And this might able to reduce vertigo in car. But I am not sure about this market. Are customers willing to use VR in vehicles ? What matter the most for a good experience in car ? Is there any technique requirement still missing ?
I wonder if you are willing to have a VR experience in moving vehicles?
If yes, what do you want most ?
If no, what stop you from using VR in a moving car ?
And any other opinions ?
