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18Jan/19Off

Lyft wants to use augmented reality to make it easier to meet your driver

  • 5c409e8155ab0b384f2f6f8b-750-375Lyft has filed a patent for augmented-reality tools that could make connecting riders and drivers easier.
  • The system would use historical pick-up and drop-off data to determine the optimal location for drivers to meet riders.
  • The patent also proposes the use of AR glasses like Magic Leap to project futuristic labels onto the drivers' vision.

See the full story here: https://www.businessinsider.com/lyft-patent-application-augmented-reality-make-easier-find-driver-2019-1

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“For instance, the virtual reality transportation system accesses the historical information for each maneuver along the route and identifies previous inertial forces that transportation vehicles have experienced in the past for the same turns, merges, stops, etc,” the application states. “In some cases, the virtual reality transportation system determines (e.g., calculates) an average of each of the previous inertial forces for the maneuvers along the travel route to predict the inertial forces that the passenger will experience.”

From there, the VR system would generate a virtual experience with virtual interactions based on the real-world environment. Specifically, the VR system may include, “but are not necessarily limited to, virtual collisions with objects, virtual turns, virtual drops, etc.”  That sounds mildly horrifying, but it would definitely make for an unforgettable ride. Other ideas of virtual experiences feature a game with lasers and flying saucers.

See THAT full story here: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/how-lyft-envisions-bringing-vr-and-ar-to-your-ride/

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