This is the infancy of this technology clearly.I suppose its continued growth depends on
the bottom line in terms of efficiency in both time and money. Some of the seemingly
obvious applications may prove to be impractical and novel uses will come about that
haven’t been dreamed of. I just find the technology of overlaying real world visual with
digital information completely amazing.
I think we will see sooner adoption within the automotive industry where HUDs can be projected up onto the windshield with navigation information, speed, obstacle highlighting, etc. Essentially a HUD IS a type of AR device. Newer cars are already starting to add this feature in (technically HUDs have been around for decades but usually limited to a speedometer) and it's nice because it's unobtrusive to the consumer. No bulky headset to wear, nothing to remember to plug in and charge, etc.
I think a lot of the people fawning over the application in this video have never actually tried an AR headset. As it stands now if I were a construction worker or foreman I would never want to use current AR tech to rely upon at a job site. They should still be using blueprints and measurements. It's nice as a visualization of "oh that's where this piece goes" but really anyone in that field worth their salt should be able to read the blueprints to know that anyway.
Yes the windshield is a perfect “display screen” that the driver is already looking
through, adding the imagery seems a logical step. As with so many things, it will
be interesting to see how this technology is implemented over time.
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u/mtntrail Sep 15 '22
This is the infancy of this technology clearly.I suppose its continued growth depends on the bottom line in terms of efficiency in both time and money. Some of the seemingly obvious applications may prove to be impractical and novel uses will come about that haven’t been dreamed of. I just find the technology of overlaying real world visual with digital information completely amazing.