When it comes to innovation in the auto industry, there are quite a few technologies out there that show huge potential. One of those is augmented reality, whereby digital forms overlay the real world to create an enhanced perspective to serve a specific purpose. One new player in this space is Mini, which will bring its "Augmented Vision" concept to the Auto Shanghai show later this month, offering a new high-tech way to navigate, communicate, park, and stay safe.
"Mini Augmented Vision gives an insight into how intelligent connectivity between a Mini car and eyewear into which relevant content is projected might work in the future," says Dr. J rg Prei inger, project-manager at BMW Group research and technology, in a press release. "Working with several Qualcomm companies, we have created an interlinked system and augmented reality eyewear with a characteristic Mini design that revolutionize the experience both in and outside the vehicle."
Both customizable and interactive, the AR eyewear projects images and information into the driver's view while keeping other cars and road elements visible. Features include directions when looking for your car in a crowded parking lot, navigation arrows "on" the road leading to your intended destination, highlighted points of interest (such as open parking spaces), vehicle speed and posted speed limits, audible text messaging, "transparent" body panels that eliminate blind spots, and parking cameras.
With this new concept, Mini joins the ranks of several other companies in exploring the possibilities of augmented reality for automotive purposes. JLR, for example, has proposed the idea of transparent body panels before, while Pioneer proposed AR navigation concepts as early as 2011.
Continue reading to learn more about Mini's augmented vision eyewear.
Mini Reveals Augmented Vision originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 13 April 2015 09:00 EST.
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