Although it is currently just a prototype, MINI has released what they call the "augmented reality" glasses or AR at the Shanghai 2015 Auto Show. This is essentially a hybrid between Google Glass and the electronic devices built within cars such as the GPS and the standard back-up camera guide. The structure is similar to that of aviator sunglasses. The prototype is worn like a hat and is commonly identified as something that Elvis would have worn.
The functions of AR according to its creators, the BMW Group Research and Technology, is to eliminate the need for the driver to look away from the roads, which reduces the possibility of crashing into a car. The glasses display information such as current speed, distance between the car in front, and even side cameras to help you park and take caution of any pedestrians. By having the glasses sense them with exterior cameras and enabling the driver to literally look through the car as if it were transparent. The glasses correspond to the features of your environment rather than the movements you make and this adds to its ability to navigate through areas not only while driving, but while walking as well.
The AR is just at its beginning stages and the producers have already put in word that if there is to be a second prototype and if the project were to move on then they would touch up on the structure of the glasses, finding ways to make the entire product slimmer.
Check out this video on MINI Augmented Reality Glasses:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/b1ae1f64fdac4019a9165e9c351029dc.htm
Also take a look at the website:
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/03/dezeen-and-mini-frontiers/
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