Ford is one of the first automakers to use MR tech in this way.
I'm wearing mixed reality goggles, and a disembodied voice is telling me to check the wiring harnesses on the very real 2.0-liter engine in front of me, inside Ford's Dearborn engine plant in Michigan.If any one of the electrical connections in the intricate network is wired incorrectly, the engine won't start.
Surprise! About three-quarters of the way through my tasks, I discover one of the connectors isn't properly attached. Car designers routinely use virtual reality to simulate vehicle features during the engineering phase, while MR blends virtual content with the real world. Left: Author Joann Muller inspects an engine using a mixed reality headset. Right: Her view through the goggles, including floating virtual instructions. Photos courtesy of FordThe Dearborn engine plant, part of Ford's historic Rouge Center manufacturing complex, was the first to adopt MR.About 25 Dearborn engine plant workers have been trained so far, with 100 more expected to complete the training by the end of the year.
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