Avicar has introduced a new concept called Remote Reality that involves driving a real car on a real race track, but instead of being in the car, the driver is thousands of miles away in their living room wearing a headset and wielding controllers. The league plans to use numerous live stream cameras on the car to transmit feeds through a high-speed Wi-Fi, 5G, or satellite connection to a headset worn by the driver. This will allow members of the private racing league to log in and remotely drive their cars from anywhere in the world.
According to Avicar, the process of Remote Reality has been designed to provide a real-life experience complete with "microsecond real-time reactivity and tactile response" as the vehicles are in motion, possibly thousands of miles away. The league has not provided any information about the tracks on which the racing takes place, but it is presumed that there will be a special network of circuits dedicated to this series.
While the concept of Remote Reality is interesting, there are still many pieces that must fall into place before Avicar gets off the ground. There is no timeline on when the league will introduce an actual car for people to take on a virtual test drive. Additionally, the league has not detailed exactly how the tactile response works, and there is no information regarding failsafes for when connections to cars are lost.
The league aims to provide a unique racing experience by combining the worlds of sim and real-life racing. The popularity of sim racing has exploded over the last several years, and the advancement of technology has made these sims more and more realistic. Avicar's new concept of Remote Reality aims to bring a whole new level of realism to the virtual world by allowing drivers to control a real car with actual sounds and visuals through virtual reality technology.
Source: Avicar
