Among those who consider their vehicle more important today versus pre-COVID, the top reason cited is that it offers a space outside of work and the house to relax, enjoy hobbies, escape stress, etc. As a result personal vehicle has now become the “Third Space” where time is spent. This presents a unique opportunity to create experiences for both passengers and drivers including gaming, entertainment, productivity and even mediation. In this context using AR and MR technologies can transform the mobility experience through interaction with the vehicle while traveling or in stationary third space use-cases.

With the Honda Space-Hub concept as the muse, the student team will explore the integration opportunities of extended reality systems to be deployed into the ETC Mobility Experience Lab prototype environment. The focus of the experiences will be to increase the owners value proposition through various XR third space user scenario demonstrations.