Ferrari is creating an augmented-reality show that might assist coach drivers.
As described in a patent software revealed by the US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on April 2, and initially filed by Ferrari again in March 2021, this show could be projected by means of lenses connected to a helmet, and present info resembling velocity, rpm, and the optimum racing line when driving on a observe.
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As an alternative of simply passively displaying this info, although, the show would successfully act as an on-track driver-assistance system, suggesting “corrective motion” to assist drivers go sooner, Ferrari states within the software. It could be capable to do that by pulling knowledge from the identical sensors used for a automotive’s driver aids, offering drivers with enter in near-real time.
The system may additionally incorporate some environmental components, resembling humidity and temperature, and even the peak of the curbs and the situation of the pavement at particular tracks, based on Ferrari.
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Different automakers are additionally extra elaborate projections as an alternative choice to the screens which are presently taking up automotive dashboards. A Basic Motors patent submitting detailing a windshield-spanning augmented-reality show not too long ago surfaced. And in an interview on the 2024 New York Auto Present, Nissan design boss Alfonso Albaisa advised Motor Authority that windshields will finally change screens.
The motive force-coaching aspect described on this patent submitting places a suitably track-oriented spin on augmented actuality for Ferrari, although. The automaker appears keen for brand new methods to extend driver engagement. It is also filed a patent software for a aspect exhaust system geared toward producing a greater engine notice, in addition to sound turbines for use on future EVs.