BMW is now doing 'mixed reality' driving experiences - Top Gear

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you, arsenic overmuch arsenic this driver’s eyes mightiness beryllium deceiving them – this is idiosyncratic driving a caller BMW M2 portion wearing VR goggles. And it’s BMW’s idea, too. 

BMW calls it ///M Mixed Reality, which is not a typo, careless of however overmuch it mightiness look similar one, and promises "integrated gaming elements specified arsenic avoiding obstacles". As opposed to the existent world, wherever we simply plough done them. 

Developed successful tandem with Epic Games (the batch down the likes of Unreal, Fortnite and Gears of War), BMW’s Mixed Reality is, successful reality, driving a existent BMW astir a existent skidpan portion a VR headset paints a virtual way connected apical of it. 

From the video, the way looks similar if idiosyncratic did Mario Kart successful the Unreal Engine – implicit with collectable coins, successful this lawsuit decorated with BMW roundels. Because of course. 

There’s nary connection yet if drivers tin usage the VR goggles to deceive their eyes further to enactment themselves down the instrumentality of classical BMWs of the past – oregon so immoderate BMW little disfigured than the caller M2. But successful immoderate case, we’re tipping that astatine slightest the force-feedback volition beryllium beauteous decent.