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Jump in the Drivers Seat as Automotive Experience RelayCars Slides onto Magic Leap One

Magic Leap One may still be in its infancy but that’s not stopping developers from making new, or bringing pre-existing content to the fledgeling head-mounted display (HMD). The latest to announce support is RelayCars LLC, the creator of virtual reality (VR) app RelayCars, working the application into an augmented reality (AR) experience.

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The RelayCar app originally launched in 2015 for Samsung Gear VR, with the studio expanding support to Oculus Go and Google Daydream, whilst upping the content with new versions – the latest is RelayCars 8. 

For the Magic Leap One edition RelayCars partnered with Kia Motors America with a customised Kia Stinger GT available for consumers to experience. The app will allow users to not only customise their own virtual Kia Stinger GT, but also take the Stinger out for a virtual drive.

“Stinger is like nothing anyone has ever seen from Kia and RelayCars for Magic Leap allows us to bring this award-winning sports sedan to everyone, so they can experience the vehicle when and where they want on the social platforms they use most,” said Kimberley Gardiner, director, marketing communications, Kia Motors America. “Stinger is a testament to what Kia can – and has – achieved and this innovative way to interact with and experience Stinger allows consumers to take their time getting to know both Stinger and the Kia brand.”

Besides the Stinger, RelayCars has thousands of vehicles to explore, with the option to admire the vehicles inside and out in full 360° stereoscopic 3D. The detailed showroom experiences feature vehicles ranging from exotics to hybrids, to sedans and full-size trucks.

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“We are proud to be the first automotive application available specifically for the Magic Leap One,” said David Falstrup, RelayCars CEO in a statement. “It is an exciting time to be in the industry and be able to provide new and improved product offerings on a regular basis. We hope that the integration of the Kia Stinger GT into the RelayCars for Magic Leap will ultimately lead our team to create more immersive experiences that will allow customers to experience the car in its entirety, up to the power and drive of it.”

RelayCars is available now for free download via Magic Leap World. The Magic Leap One Creator Edition can only be purchased by developers currently with a retail price starting from $2,295 USD. For further content updates for the headset, keep reading VRFocus.

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VR Car Viewer RelayCars Is Heading To Magic Leap

VR Car Viewer RelayCars Is Heading To Magic Leap

One of the first third-party applications for the Magic Leap One AR headset has been announced.

RelayCars, the virtual car viewer that’s been available on the Gear VR as well as other VR headsets for a few years now, will soon be coming to the device, which itself launched earlier this month. The app will allow users to select from a wide variety of vehicles, place a virtual image of them in their rooms and then view them in close detail, changing features like colors and even watching them drive around the given space like a virtual RC car.

RelayCars is and has always been an app for car shoppers, not budding racers, so you don’t actually get to drive the vehicles for yourself (not to mention we don’t know how that would even work on Magic Leap). The idea is actually very similar to some of Magic Leap’s existing apps that allow you to pull 3D models of furniture from the web and then digitally place them in your own room as a sort of immersive ‘try before you buy’ experience.

Look for the app to launch in September. Magic Leap itself isn’t a consumer headset yet, instead sold as a Creator Edition designed specifically for developers. Think of this more of a soft release ahead of the true consumer launch, then.

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Automative VR App RelayCars Gets New Updates, Includes Almost Every Car Since 2015

The excitement of going to a showroom is unmatched for car enthusiasts looking for their next purchase. The smell of the fresh seats, the rev of a new engine, test driving a vehicle straight off the line – exhilaration in its purest form. Of course, the beauty of virtual reality (VR) is being allowed to experience new things without having to leave the comfort of your home – so of course, it’s only natural that you’d be able to go to a showroom of your own in VR.

EVOX Images’ RelayCars app is well known among VR car enthusiasts as the place to appreicate all of the latest cars on the market in a realistic, believable environment. Now, the latest edition of RelayCars, RelayCars 7, is available, giving users access to more vehicles than ever before.

RelayCars 6 was released last year offering a huge bunch of cars and improvements, and with the latest update things can only get better for users.

The latest update includes features such as new perspective controls, allowing users to get a better look at their favourite vehicles, and colour correction changes. Featured Vehicles is a new section that will highlight a curated collection of vehicles that will be continually updated.

Almost every car and truck on the market since 2015 is available in the app, and now includes a fast library of brand new and classic cars, including trucks, sedans and SUVs.

CEO of EVOX Images, David Falstrup, shows his enthusiasm for the new update; “We are very excited to debut these new features that will continue to improve the car shopping experience. There are so many advantages to a virtual showroom for car buyers, giving them access to experience hundreds of different makes and models that would otherwise not fit on the showroom floor. RelayCars 7 has evolved to become a greater asset to both the dealer and the shopper.”

You can download RelayCars 7 on Samsung Gear VR in the Oculus Store, and there you’ll be able to get the best possible idea of what kind of car you want, without ever having to go to a showroom. We’ll have all of the latest news on VR vehicles and new RelayCars updates as they happen, so make sure to keep reading VRFocus.

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Yours, In 60 Seconds: RelayCars Updates To Version 6.0

Most everyone growing up fantasises about owning a particular car. Cars are just one of those things that capture the imagination. An evocative mix of speed, expense, beauty and freedom. Of course for many of us we can never live the dream, and if you do end up driving it will be something far less flashy and conservative than the Porsche, Lamborghini or Ferrari dreams of our youth.

But thanks to one particular app there is a way for Samsung Gear VR owners to get a chance to appreciate an array of cars on the market.

EVOX Images has launched version 6.0 of RelayCars, an app for the car enthusiast which allows them to explore the exterior and interior of more than 700 cars without ever leaving the comfort of their sofa. The app, which includes all manner of cars across six different virtual showrooms (from SUVs to American muscle cars) features vehicles from makers such as the aforementioned Porsche, as well as the likes of Jaguar and Tesla.

“We are excited to bring consumers the most comprehensive automotive VR application on the market and enhance the way people buy cars.” Said the CEO of EVOX Images, David Falstrup. “Our goal is to make you feel like we just put you in the driver’s seat of your favourite car. RelayCars 6.0 features coverage for every model in our vast library, giving consumers access to an unprecedented number of vehicles, completely free on the app store.”

The app, available for free from the Oculus Home store also features the chance for you to take a virtual test ride, living out the dream of driving unobstructed down a desert highway road or taking in the sights of the coast.

VRFocus will bring you news on further developments with RelayCars as it is released.