BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 15 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Before a professional truck driver encounters an unfamiliar warning while traveling down the highway, Virginia Tech researchers want to give them a chance to experience it somewhere safer- in virtual reality.
A collaboration between the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and University Libraries' Applied Research in Immersive Experience and Simulations (ARIES) program is using immersive technology to help truck drivers better understand automated safety systems being implemented in newer commercial trucks.
A safer place to learn
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