The confined space of a car and the configuration of its controls and
displays towards the driver, offer significant advantages for Augmented
Reality (AR) systems in terms of the immersion level provided to the user. In
addition, the inherent mobility and virtually unlimited power autonomy
transform cars into perfect mobile computing platforms. However, the limited
network connectivity that is currently available in automobiles leads to the
design of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) that create AR objects
based only on the information generated by on-board sensors, stored maps and
databases, and eventually high-latency online content for Internet-enabled
vehicles. By combining the new paradigm of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networking
(VANET) with AR human machine interfaces, we show that it is possible to
design novel cooperative ADAS, that base the creation of AR content on the
information collected from neighbouring vehicles or roadside infrastructures.
We provide a prototype implementation of a visual AR system that can
significantly improve the driving experience.
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