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How Transportation Sectors are Leading in Scalable XR Training

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

XR solutions for transportation are equally growing with new investments – the industry’s relationship with XR and simulation technology is booming. HTC VIVE is currently providing their devices for North Dakota Classrooms, and Meta recently gave thousands of Quests to Kentucky Schools.

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Top XR Stories of 2019

Tech Trends VR

One of the incubator’s projects “ Death is Only the Beginning ” even went as far as simulating a near-death experience, and was subsequently adapted for use with palliative care patients. There were also some significant acquisitions in the space, such as Jaunt XR being bought by Verizon , and Apple acquiring UK start-up Ikinema.

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Over 20 Use Cases of Smart Glasses, VR Headsets, and Smartwatches at Airports

EnterpriseWear

EasyJet and British Airways followed with Apple Watch apps allowing travelers to receive real-time flight updates and board their planes with just a flick of the wrist. Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), which sees 6.7 The first batch of cabin crew trainees to use VR are now being deployed to select craft.