Mini is an English manufacturer of small-sized cars. Mini is going to present at the Shanghai Auto Show a new product, and this is not a machine.
Mini Augmented Vision – the concept of smart glasses with the option of augmented reality. Glasses will provide the driver he needed while driving information.
Device design was created by Designworks. A technical side has been developed in collaboration with Qualcomm. “We are proud to have helped to make a breakthrough in the interaction augmented reality glasses and cars,” – said Jay Wright, vice president of Qualcomm.
According to a press release, the list of features is quite extensive. Users can view the data of navigation, speed, speed limit. Besides the interesting places that they are passing at the moment, for received messages on the smartphone.
The main highlight – the option «augmented parking» allowing to see undesirable during parking curbs. Since glasses have clear lenses, you can see the road in front of him.
The cost and the beginning of the start of sales of this device are not specified yet.
Source: TheVerge
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