Hyundai has released instructions on how to use a vehicle with augmented reality.

In the instructions for repairing a car, I always lacked a general scheme which would indicate the location of the unit in the engine compartment (or in another part of the car). For some reason, the instructions usually contain only schematic diagrams of work, and the article on removing / installing the necessary part begins with photos of this part in close-up. If you do not know where it is, you have to rummage in other sources of information.

But even those who are not going to repair the car themselves, sometimes it is difficult to find even where to fill the non-freezing or how to measure the oil level in the engine. Unfortunately, such questions are not included in the list of necessary for obtaining rights.
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Not to mention the fact that the ever-increasing abundance of monitoring devices and electronic components in the car begins to resemble instruments in the cockpit. Users of cars, especially at first, are doomed to be confused in management and rummage in the instructions. But they probably will have a tablet or at least a smartphone at hand.



It is for such uncertain car users that Hyundai has released an electronic owner guide with augmented reality function. The Hyundai Virtual Guide application is not just an electronic version of a thick paper booklet manual. While the program is running, you can direct the device’s camera to one of the vehicle’s parts (there are 45 different units in the database), and the program will automatically determine the object of interest.



Having recognized the object, the interactive instruction will give you all the necessary data about it, and in some cases will show animated videos related to its use (there are 82 videos recorded in the instruction).

“The Virtual Guide app is designed to teach owners how to use the features and capabilities of our cars,” said Frank Ferrara, executive vice president, customer satisfaction. “We updated the idea of ​​usage instructions to provide the best user experience for users interested in car equipment.”

The application is already available for download from the Apple App store and Google Play. The first car equipped with interactive instructions with support for augmented reality will be the 2015 Sonata sedan.

Car manufacturers are slowly beginning to use the effect of augmented reality. Some of them are trying to make additional indicators projected on the windshield , others - to facilitate the driver to view the so-called. blind zones . BMW will provide workers in the repair areas with augmented reality glasses , which will make it easier for locksmiths to repair and maintain the company's vehicles.