Rakuten Mobile uses 4G and 5G for successful demonstration of combining real and virtual motorsports racing - TelecomTV

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Tokyo, November 9, 2022 –On October 23, 2022, Rakuten Mobile, Inc. ("Rakuten Mobile") successfully conducted a objection of centrifugal sports that fused the existent and the virtual astatine the 2022 Inter Proto Series POWERED BY KeePer Round 2 held by Inter Proto Motor Sports Co., Ltd.*¹. Using 4G and 5G mmWave provided by Rakuten Mobile, an e-race was successfully conducted that fused the existent and virtual by distant transmission of driving data, and the real-time synchronous augmented world (AR) show of the virtual car and car racing accusation during the race*^2.

This objection experimentation was conducted simultaneously astatine 2 locations: Fuji Speedway, the venue of the 2022 Inter Proto Series POWERED BY KeePer Round 2 located successful Shizuoka prefecture, and the Rakuten Mobile Ebisu Store successful cardinal Tokyo. The trial car dubbed "kuruma"*³ ran connected the circuit astatine Fuji Speedway against the virtual car driven by e-racers utilizing the racing simulator astatine the Rakuten Mobile Ebisu Store, utilizing information obtained from some sources.

Overview of the demonstration:
1. Implementation of an e-race that fuses existent and virtual by distant transmission of driving data
2. Real-time synchronous AR show of virtual cars successful races and AR show of car racing information

1. Implementation of an e-race that fuses existent and virtual by distant transmission of driving data
By transmitting the information of the trial car driven by existent racing operator moving connected the Fuji Speedway successful existent clip to the racing simulator driven by the e-racer astatine the Rakuten Mobile Ebisu Store, the e-race betwixt the trial car and the virtual car was successfully displayed connected the crippled screen. A telemetry system*⁴ provided by M-TEC Co., Ltd. *¹ that obtains and transmits information from sources including aggregate sensors to measurement the steering space and different factors, GPS and cameras installed successful the trial car moving connected the circuit enabled the show of an equivalent virtualized trial car for e-racing connected the crippled screen. 5G mmWave was utilized for connection betwixt the racing simulator and the crippled server, realizing a realistic racing acquisition successful existent time.

2. Real-time synchronous AR show of virtual cars successful races and AR show of car racing information
At Fuji Speedway, by holding up a smartphone equipped with a dedicated mobile app developed by Rakuten Mobile implicit the people from the spectator's seat, oregon wearing astute glasses and watching the race, spectators were capable to presumption the contention betwixt some the trial car that really ran connected the real-life circuit and the virtual cars driven by the e-racers competing astatine the Rakuten Mobile Ebisu Store. In addition, driving information specified arsenic car position, velocity and motor velocity generated by some the trial car and virtual car successful motion, the position video of the racing driver, and the crippled surface video of the e-race were besides disposable for show connected the aforesaid app. By utilizing Immersal Ltd's*¹ VPS (Visual Positioning System) technology, it was besides imaginable to show AR contented for spectators successful seats astir the circuit with higher accuracy.

As the 5G web situation continues to develop, the aboriginal is apt to spot large-scale centrifugal sports competitions that fuse the existent and virtual worlds, arsenic good arsenic multi-angle organisation that allows spectators to cheque the contention concern successful existent clip from immoderate race-side seat, offering a much-enhanced watching experience.

Rakuten Mobile volition proceed to cooperate with assorted companies and organizations done the Rakuten Mobile Partner Program, aiming to supply customers with caller experiences that utilize communications and technology.

*1 Interproto Motorsports, Inc., M-TEC Co., Ltd., and Immersal Ltd are participating companies successful the Rakuten Mobile Partner Program, a co-creation programme operated by Rakuten Mobile. For details astir each company, delight cheque the pursuing pages.
・Inter Proto Motor Sports (Japanese only)
URL： https://drivingathlete.com/
・M-TEC (Japanese only)
URL： http://www.mugen-power.com/
・Immersal
URL：https://immersal.com/
*2 In the 2022 Inter Proto Series POWERED BY KeePer held connected Sunday, October 23, we conducted a objection successful circular 4 of the gentleman’s contention (starting contention astatine 9:15), circular 3 and 4 of the nonrecreational contention (starting contention astatine 15:00 and 15:30).
*3 "kuruma" is simply a Japanese racing car that was designed from the crushed up for the "Interproto Series," a one-make contention (a contention successful which each racing car types are unified).
*4 A telemetry strategy is simply a strategy that collects driving information (driving position, driving speed, motor speed, etc.) of a driving conveyance and transmits it to a distant location. Telemetry function.