Volkswagen and Metaio bring augmented reality to automotive technical services with the Marta app

Marta is an augmented reality application, operational with the iPad and developed by Volkswagen and Mataio, which allows you to see the interior of cars in 3D so that technical services can locate and repair faults. Initially it will be available for the XL1 hybrid.

The German automobile brand Volkswagen has designed, together with the company Metaio, an augmented reality tool that will help mechanics repair their cars. The system is called Marta (Mobile Augmented Reality Technical Assistance) and will be presented in Muchich, at the InsideAR conference 2013, the next 11 October.

At first, Marta has been designed to be used with the Volkswagen XL1 hybrid model from the Concepts Cars line and is offered as an innovative alternative, simple and visual compared to traditional manuals, to see all the elements and operation of the car.

To capture the internal part of the car, Marta uses the iPad camera and with Metaio's augmented reality technology it is displayed on the tablet screen, in real time, the information. In this way, It is possible to have an animated reproduction of the vehicle elements in 2 and 3D, as well as its functions.

This is an application that uses augmented reality to display car mechanics instructions., sample, step by step, how to repair and replace its components and allows you to test different design elements. With Martha, The technician accesses the repair guidelines through labels of the car parts and elements, supported with text and work instructions.