Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests $ 2 million in optical and imaging spectrics
The risk arm of Volvo Cars, a car
manufacturer even synonymous with security, has invested in a technology for
developing an optics and starting imaging that can be integrated into the
windshield or windows of a car to deliver from Images with drivers and passengers.
Volvo Cars Tech Fund Tech has
invested $ 2 million in spectralics of optics and imaging, funds that it will
use to accelerate the development of its optical film that society says could
make cars safer and provide a Best user experience. Although investment did not
seem significant, the relationship with Volvo could be fruitful, especially if
its technology is found in production vehicles.
Spectralics develops a vertical
optical overlay, also called "multilayer thin combination", which can
be integrated into the windshield or windows of a car. Spectralics says it
creates a broader field of view and, crucially, a sense of distance - both
necessary for an increased reality superposition.
Outside the vehicle, technology
could also be used for smart glasses, optical systems and other head displays.
This is the last sign that the overall reality and virtual reality exceeds
games and consumer goods and in the vehicle. This is probably part of a wider
change in automobile OEM distinguishing new cars not in power, but by user
experiences and technology offers.
While AR / VR absorption in cars
faced a number of bottlenecks, car manufacturers direct the investment pack in
companies that develop this technology for cabin applications, such as notes.
from Bassett Abigail for TechCrunch +.
If Volvo's investment in
spectralics was not sufficiently reported, a spokesperson confirmed in
TechCrunch that the giant of the Swedish car seeks to adopt this technology in
its cars. "Spectralics is a good portfolio of a good portfolio and we
believe that their technology has the potential to define a standard for the
next generation of displays and cameras," the head of the TECH Fund of
Volvo Lee Mae Ma in A declaration.
Spectralics is a MobilityXLAB
alum, an accelerator in Götenborg, Sweden, and is also part of Drive-TLV,
mobility hub to Tel Aviv which connects the startups with the investors of the
automotive industry. The Volvo Investment Arm is one of the two initiatives
since 2017 and has recently invested in a handful other Israeli startups,
including MDGO, which develops accident detection sensors and a vehicle
inspection technology developer. UVANCE.
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