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Holoride’s in-car VR tech is coming to Audi this summer

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Holoride’s partnership with Terranet, a Swedish ADAS software development company, allows for the VR system’s sensors and software stack to capture and interpret the environment quickly and accurately. Terranet’s VoxelFlow system calculates VR movement based on data points received from the car.

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Loft Dynamics raises $20M to tackle pilot shortage with VR training

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Loft Dynamics , a Swiss startup creating virtual reality (VR) simulation technology for helicopter pilots, has raised $20 million in funding from U.S. H125 VR simulator. Other companies are using VR simulation to tackle similar workforce shortage problems or otherwise enhance existing training programs.

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Marine Corps enlists RPA, 5G, and AR/VR to retool fighting force

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Out with the old In November 2022, MDMC launched a huge digital transformation project to bring modern IT capabilities, including RFID, AR/VR, and 5G networks to the two depots. Jennifer Napier, USMC Once a kit is complete, an RFID tag is assigned to track it across the facility, and mobile robots transport the kits to assigned drop zones. “We

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Here’s what’s happening on Day Two of TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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Its in-car VR system turns every vehicle into a moving theme park — and it rolls out in Audi cars as early as this summer. Nils Wollny, Holoride’s co-founder and CEO, will talk about where technologies — like VR, blockchain, NFTs and cryptocurrency — fit in the automotive space.

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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

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According to IDC research, about retailers are embedding sustainable practices into product post-purchase activities and reverse logistics, transportation, and logistics (cited by 37.5% AI, voice, AR/VR, and robotics will improve search, personalization, content creation, data accuracy, and customer service management.

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Unagi launches its own more exclusive version of shared micromobility

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The company is currently partnering with Tulu, which offers on-demand rentals of home products and other items, such as Unagi scooters or VR headsets, at dormitories, hotels and luxury apartments. “Unagi is a perfect fit with the culture, community, and design focus of our coworking spaces.”

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Mobility 2022

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TC Sessions: Mobility is back, and this year we are bringing together the best and brightest founders, investors, engineers and experts on the future of transportation for a two-day, in-person event May 18 and May 19 in San Mateo, California. Holoride’s VR tech is coming to Audi cars as early as this summer. NEED TITLE.

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