Virtual Reality in Automotive Market: What will be the Short-term Impact of Coronavirus?

In March, businesses across the country shut down in an effort to flatten the curve of coronavirus infection rates as the virus threatened to spread out of control. Life as usual stopped suddenly, and businesses were forced to adjust to the closures in a fight for financial survival. Many industries …

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Impact of Covid-19 Outbreak on Automotive Augmented Reality Market

In the United States alone, over 100,000 businesses have permanently closed due to the pandemic, which has left millions of people unemployed and looking for work. Nearly every industry has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including the automotive industry. Mandatory stay-at-home and lockdown orders, concerns over employees’ safety in the workplace, and …

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Here’s How to Utilize Virtual Car Shopping During COVID-19

As we all navigate through the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the closure of non-essential businesses, including car dealerships. This may have temporarily thrown a wrench in the plans of those whose lease was ending or those immediately due for a new vehicle. The act of social distancing is …

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Here’s How to Utilize Virtual Car Shopping During COVID-19

Virtual Car Shopping During COVID-19

As we all navigate through the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the closure of non-essential businesses, including car dealerships. This may have temporarily thrown a wrench in the plans of those whose lease was ending or those immediately due for a new vehicle. The act of social distancing is …

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Get behind the wheel of your dream car without going to the dealership

Let’s face it – the thought of going to the dealership can be enough to dissuade you from looking at that shiny new car you’ve been eyeing. The car-buying process is traditionally overwhelming and unpleasant, with long hours and negotiations with tough salespeople on the show floor. The process is …

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ALL THE OCULUS GO & GEAR VR APPS COMPATIBLE WITH OCULUS QUEST

OCULUS GO & GEAR VR APPS

By Peter Graham As always Oculus Connect last week was a flurry of information with the sixth event featuring some rather tasty announcements, especially where Oculus Quest was concerned. One of those was the reveal that both Oculus Go and Gear VR videogames and apps would be coming to Quest, …

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HOW VR AND AR ARE CHANGING THE CAR-BUYING EXPERIENCE

HOW VR AND AR ARE CHANGING THE CAR-BUYING EXPERIENCE

The car-buying experience is almost universally loathed. In-person negotiations are a hassle, and spending the day going from dealership to dealership to test drive cars is an experience that most consumers want to avoid at all costs. Those hassles are one of the reasons why it takes consumers an average …

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RELAYCARS ROLLS OUT NEW AUGMENTED REALITY VEHICLES AND APP UPGRADES FOR IMPROVED CAR RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

RELAYCARS ROLLS OUT NEW AUGMENTED REALITY VEHICLES

Press Release – JMPR The app’s update offers all-new vehicle models, as well as user experience and performance enhancements for car shoppers.RelayCars powered by EVOX Images, the virtual and augmented reality (AR) experience that helps users research and find their next car, today announced a series of app updates providing …

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IT REALLY FEELS LIKE YOU’RE IN A TESLA WITH NEW OCULUS QUEST VR HEADSET

OCULUS QUEST VR HEADSET

BY SASHA LEKACH – 05/01/19 With Tesla test drives scaled back, your options to check out a Model 3 or Model S sedan are limited enough that you may need to turn to virtual reality to see the car before you buy it.  Oculus’s new VR headset could become the next best way …

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DRIVING THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND SHOPPING

DRIVING THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE

By Gina Callari – 05/23/19 Today’s fragmented and increasingly digital landscape presents greater challenges for dealerships to meet the needs of car shoppers. According to a 2016 AutoTrader study, only 17 out of 4,002 surveyed customers were satisfied with the current car-buying process. Just a few years ago, shoppers could …

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