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Drivers using Apple Vision Pro headsets prompt road safety concerns

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Re: Drivers using Apple Vision Pro headsets prompt road safety concerns

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Post by wizee »

bhaney wrote: post #8
tiew9Vii wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I could honestly see them being a net positive to road focus by overlaying speed and navigation on the user's field of vision so they don't have to glance at their dash speedometer or navigation device all the time. Heads up displays projecting basic speed etc on to a windscreen are already a thing. They are fairly good/useful. No need to wear a headset being bombarded with irrelevant notifications from social medi…

> Heads up displays projecting basic speed etc on to a windscreen are already a thing Sure, but a lot of cars don't have them, and that's just the speedometer, not the speed limit or navigation directions (which are usually what I'm glancing at my phone's map app to check) > No need to wear a headset being bombarded with irrelevant notifications from social media, messaging etc. I would hope they'd implement a drivin…

>Sure, but a lot of cars don't have them, and that's just the speedometer, not the speed limit or navigation directions (which are usually what I'm glancing at my phone's map app to check)

Most automotive HUDs show speed limits and navigation directions alongside speed.

Re: Drivers using Apple Vision Pro headsets prompt road safety concerns

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Post by junon »

ryandrake wrote: post #12

What happens when the Vision Pro runs out of battery or the software crashes? Does the display fail in a see-through mode, or are you suddenly faced with a quite literal blue screen of death?

Given that it's a VR headset with lots of cameras, I'd wager you simply see black.

Re: Drivers using Apple Vision Pro headsets prompt road safety concerns

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Post by lm28469 »

bhaney wrote: post #5

Maybe controversial, but I don't personally see an intrinsic problem with people wearing these things while driving so long as the passthrough is sufficiently low latency and has high enough resolution/fov. Of course the running apps need to not be too distracting, depending on how autonomous the car is. I could honestly see them being a net positive to road focus by overlaying speed and navigation on the user's fiel…

Do you also not have a problem with people taking micro naps while driving? Or very briefly checking their texts

All it takes is a fraction of a second

Re: Drivers using Apple Vision Pro headsets prompt road safety concerns

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Post by nunez »

lm28469 wrote: post #14
bhaney wrote: post #5

Maybe controversial, but I don't personally see an intrinsic problem with people wearing these things while driving so long as the passthrough is sufficiently low latency and has high enough resolution/fov. Of course the running apps need to not be too distracting, depending on how autonomous the car is. I could honestly see them being a net positive to road focus by overlaying speed and navigation on the user's fiel…

Do you also not have a problem with people taking micro naps while driving? Or very briefly checking their texts All it takes is a fraction of a second

the difference is that drivers wearing AVPs are voluntarily strapping a device that can easily and instantly become a huge blindfold over their face, while those micro napping can't control it (me)

Re: Drivers using Apple Vision Pro headsets prompt road safety concerns

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Post by Tagbert »

ryandrake wrote: post #12

What happens when the Vision Pro runs out of battery or the software crashes? Does the display fail in a see-through mode, or are you suddenly faced with a quite literal blue screen of death?

It goes back and you have to pull it off. The front is opaque.

These people are idiots.

Re: Drivers using Apple Vision Pro headsets prompt road safety concerns

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Post by ProllyInfamous »

ryandrake wrote: post #12

What happens when the Vision Pro runs out of battery or the software crashes? Does the display fail in a see-through mode, or are you suddenly faced with a quite literal blue screen of death?

When the hardware crashes (or before battery depletion) a warning pops up stating `30 seconds before shutdown` while passing through virtualized surroundings.
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