KDDI, demonstration experiment to experience AR with smart glasses according to the driving of the self-driving car

On February 25, KDDI announced that it will display AR (Augmented Reality) content on smart glasses that changes in conjunction with the location information of an autonomous vehicle while it is moving. announced that it will conduct a demonstration experiment of the Metaverse that goes around with glasses from February 26th to March 10th.

This demonstration experiment will be held in the Odaiba area of ​​the Tokyo waterfront subcenter, with an eye on the era of autonomous driving. For the purpose of further enriching passengers while traveling, the company will verify the effectiveness of a new in-vehicle entertainment experience that utilizes the company's 5G (5th generation mobile communication system) and XR knowledge.

The demonstration will be carried out as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's "FY2021 project on building a service model for the realization of an autonomous driving transportation service."

Conventional AR content was generally a service with fixed location information, such as holding a smartphone over a specific position. In anticipation of the spread of self-driving cars in the future and the increase in free time while traveling, the demonstration aims to create new content that can be experienced inside a moving car.

As a specific demonstration content, 5G and VPS (Visual Positioning Service) will be used in autonomous driving vehicles, and AR content linked to the movement of the vehicle will be displayed on the smart glasses "NrealLight". In addition, a virtual human will be in charge of guiding during automatic driving.

In addition, on the way out, animals appear in the snow-covered winter scenery, and on the way back, flowers and butterflies that make you feel the warm arrival of spring, and winter animals change into spring clothes. We plan to verify the effectiveness as entertainment content, such as appearing as