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Fortunately, the AR effect still looked quite good.
What I saw through the glasses surprised and often delighted me.
My ride.
Its the subtlety that makes it work.
Theres nothing that jumps up to occlude your vision.
Instead, the mostly translucent objects appear on the dashboard or the road ahead.
My ride.
I forgot sometimes that everyone else couldnt see what the Xreal Air 2 AR glasses were showing me.
The idea here is that this guidance could replace your standard GPS navigation system.
Granted, the system is connected to a phone that is connected to the car.
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Still, I didnt have to glance down at another screen to see where I was going.
They were green for all clear, yellow for caution, orange for danger, and red for stop.
If there was a stop sign ahead, an AR one would appear before me.
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There were virtual caution cones to warn me of potholes and other road hazards.
The system also accommodates games and entertainment for your passengers.
Later there was a game where virtual poker chips were flying toward me.
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I earned points for each one I managed to, with my gaze, guide through a floating ring.
I only managed 6 points.
On the virtual control panel, there was a media button.
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When we triggered it, the BMW rep told me to flip down my visor.
I was surprised and appreciated the image quality.
One thing I noticed about all the imagery is that it understood the surfaces and chassis of the EV.
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BMW told me that it was not using the Xreals camera to read the surfaces.
The latter is what really sells the AR effect.
Those guidance blocks I mentioned disappear behind the edge of the car hood.
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This is the key to successful AR in a car.
BMW has no current plans to add AR glasses or transparent AR windshields to all its EVs.
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BMW added this camera to track my view and augment the quality of the virtual reality.
