{"id":5634,"date":"2017-04-13T06:48:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=5634"},"modified":"2017-04-08T13:52:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T03:52:44","slug":"ford-test-drives-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/ford-test-drives-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Test Drives Virtual Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you buy a car based on a Virtual Reality test drive? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5635\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image002-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image002-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image002-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image002-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image002.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A\u00a0recent Google Global Auto Shopper study revealed that online video (non-VR) is already helping people skip the test drive and make a purchase decision, but Ford want to take that a step further.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the recent Future with Ford Innovation Forum, Ford revealed that it\u2019s \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">currently exploring the potential of a range of virtual and augmented reality technologies &#8230;which could have you interacting with a new car from the comfort of your own home&#8230;complete with that new car smell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company is already using Virtual reality in the engineering process with virtual-reality facilities in the United States, Germany, China, India, Brazil, Mexico and Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you buy a car based on a Virtual Reality test drive? \u00a0 A\u00a0recent Google Global Auto Shopper study revealed that online video (non-VR) is already helping people skip the test drive and make a purchase decision, but Ford want to take that a step further. 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