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Airbus picks Hungarian Aero Glass for 6-month innovation accelerator – Video
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With its spectacular concept, Aero Glass managed to conquer even non-aviation websites and blogs a few years ago. The inspiration to re-imagine aerial navigation came from founder Ákos Maróy’s media art background, his passion for flying aircraft, and his serial entrepreneur spirit.
Aero Glass is a Mixed Reality application that provides pilots with navigation information in true 3D whichever way they are looking. By this, the burden of processing some of the information and the hazards of taking the pilot’s eyes off the sky are eliminated. As statistics show that pilot error is the cause of 60‐70% of aviation accidents, this goes a long way in improving flight safety.
The development of the 3D, 360° augmented reality (AR) solution began in 2013, and an early version of the app was distributed to 200 beta testers in 2014. In 2015, the project won a 2-year grant in the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 SME Instrument programme for research and innovation.
“Aero Glass is one of the most impressive concepts in the area of Augmented Reality for aerospace. At Airbus BizLab we believe it has the cutting-edge innovation factor that could revolutionize the way pilots experience their flights”, said Stefan Holst of Airbus BizLab. “We are excited to see where we’ll go together and the effects Aero Glass can have on piloting aircraft worldwide.”
