Last year, NIO released its first native in-vehicle AR glasses, NIO Air AR Glasses, with on-board anti-shake function, which can provide users with a comfortable viewing experience even when the vehicle is in motion. Recently, according to the Tianyancha APP, NIO 's "augmented reality glasses and system and method for displaying on-board information" patent has been authorized. In addition, it has recently applied for the registration of the "NIO WATCH" trademark. It is obvious that NIO’s planning to enter the market of wearable smart devices.

In terms of the abstract, the invention provides an augmented reality glasses and system and a method for displaying on-board information by the AR glasses.

The AR glasses will include a camera unit for real-time capture of the plane position of at least a part of the multiple light emitters arranged on the vehicle, and there is a processing module for providing enhanced display images, including some on-board information, providing for users with display lenses, where the processing module can determine the initial display position of the on-board information, and adjust the display position of the on-board information in real time by the captured plane position change of the light emitter, so that the display information of the lens is fixed relative to the vehicle body. It also means that NIO AR glasses can capture the plane position formed by multiple light emitters arranged on the vehicle based on the camera unit, realize the stable display of on-board information and reduce the calculation required for stable display of on-board information.

It should be noticed that the anti-shake algorithm jointly developed by NIO and Nreal before, NIO Air AR Glasses can greatly reduce the dizziness caused by wearing the vehicle while driving, it’s expected that this function will be retained or upgraded on the new AR glasses. Furthermore, NIO released the new NIO ES8 on NIO Day last year, which is equipped with the N-box enhanced entertainment host jointly created by NIO and Nreal, it can support the connection of 4 pairs of NIO Air Glasses devices meanwhile, providing immersive entertainment audio and video Experience, it can be seen that NIO is intended to create a more comfortable car experience.

It is also said that NIO is a useful mobile phone for car owners, which will not be the main business. NIO is still a community starting with cars. The same is for glasses.

From Tencent News

January 28th, 2023