Nowadays, many technology companies and car manufacturers are developing self-driving cars. Such cars will liberate the hands of the owners. How do you drive the 'boring' time?
According to the latest news from foreign media, Uber has applied for two patents to prepare for the development of a vehicle-mounted virtual reality (VR) system. In the future, unmanned passengers can enter a wonderful virtual world with the vibration of vehicles. .
Uber is the inventor of the global business model for the car business. Now it is developing four cars in North America to test self-driving cars. After the technology is mature, Uber will launch a taxi to the market instead of today's 'car network'. .
In addition to automatic driving, Uber is already considering the future entertainment of unmanned passengers in the car.
According to the US media Vice report, in February, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued two patents filed by Uber. The patent applications last August 5th last year. The two patents have basically the same contents. The titles are 'Vehicle-Oriented Virtual Reality'. Experience'.
Uber mentioned in the application document that, whether it is a manned or self-driving car, many people drive on the same route every day. They want to be able to use their travel time to experience something new, not just through the car window. Looking at the scenery outside.
Uber mentioned that it is possible to use a vehicle-based virtual reality system to provide a unique user experience. This VR system will be connected with various sensors of self-driving cars to create a new VR experience.
For example, in an action-themed virtual reality game, the game can obtain information on the vibration of the vehicle, thus allowing the player to feel more in-person.
In the past two years, companies including HTC, Oculus and others have introduced virtual reality helmets, but some consumers have experienced vertigo. In vehicle-mounted virtual reality, the reduction in the delay between vehicle vibration and games may alleviate dizziness. problem.
According to this assumption, the game of virtual reality in the car may even be related to the terrain and environment of the road surface on which the vehicle is driven.
According to reports, how to design related products and technologies to provide a new virtual reality experience, Uber did not mention it in detail in the document. For example, in the end, it uses the virtual reality helmets on the market, or the more compact glasses.
Uber’s official has not commented on the car VR message.
Joseph Gabbard, an industrial design expert in the United States, said that there are already some concept designs in the industry regarding the ongoing movement of collecting vehicles or the environment that vehicle passengers face.
The expert said that excellent virtual reality game developers can integrate the vehicle's mobile information into the game software, but Uber has not introduced it in detail.
Users who are immersed in the virtual reality experience will often be 'out of touch' with the real world around them, and even allow onlookers to bear with it.
Uber also mentioned in the application documents that the surrounding passengers can be embodied in virtual reality games and content to avoid physical collisions. In addition, it is also possible to 'monitor' whether a passenger at the side is stealing personal items.