BMW's Mini AR Glasses: Here Comes A Breakthrough Interface Between Eyewear and Automobile

Destination entry for navigation and transfer to vehicle

Selecting destination points when outside the vehicle, then transferring them to the vehicle.

First Mile / Last Mile

Navigation display from the current location to the vehicle or from the vehicle to the final destination.

 

Head-up display functions

Display of speed, speed limits etc. in the eyewear so the information is in the driver's primary field of view, with data always shown in same place above steering wheel to make sure that no road users are concealed from sight.

Contact-analogue navigation and points of interest

Reality is enhanced by contact-analogue navigation arrows "on" the road, as well as display of points of interest along the route, such as open parking spaces. The driver´s attention can always stay focused on the traffic.

Messaging

A small icon is shown in the eyewear when a message is received. The SMS/message can then be read out by the car while driving for safety.

X-Ray View / transparent vehicle parts

A virtual view through parts of the vehicle (such as A-pillars and doors) serves to render external areas or objects concealed by the car visible.

Augmented Parking

This facilitates parking by projecting the images from a camera housed in the (farside) mirror into the eyewear. In this way, the distance from the curb can be clearly and easily ascertained.

Courtesy Qualcomm

Mini Augmented Vision has been developed in collaboration with several Qualcomm companies.

Breakthrough augmented reality interface:

"This concept has not been seen before between eyewear and the automobile," says Jay Wright, Vice President, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc.

He Adds

"MINI Augmented Vision offers a compelling example of what's possible today, and what we can expect in the future."