Now don’t walk, but drive the way to VR

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Now dont walk, but drive the way to VR

• Well, virtual reality has definitely opened a lot
  of new doors for the entertainment industry but
  what we are looking for now is how this
  technology helps in easing out our life. And it
  seems like at least someone has heard our plea
  and has decided to save us from all the pains,
  which one goes through while buying a used car.
  The difficulties in buying a car are directly
  proportional to the excitement of driving it.
  Hours of searching for massive lots and reading
  reviews, endless conversations with agents and
  taking out time on weekends for test drives
  seems like too much of work, right? But to our
  rescue once again, is Virtual Reality which is
  all set to save our time and efforts in choosing
  the right car. Confused? Never mind, let us
  simplify it for you.

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• We are here talking about one of the biggest
  online used car dealer Vroom, who has once again
  taken efforts to simplify car buying for us by
  using the great Virtual Reality technology. Vroom
  has started a virtual reality showroom that lets
  users explore the 15 makes and models available
  with the comfort of their own headset. This
  experience allows users to digitally get as close
  as possible, to their next set of wheels via HTC
  Vive headsets. Doesnt that sound really
  interesting? Lets give you a brief on how their
  VR showrooms work.

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• So basically, when you put on an HMD with Vroom
  store, it feels like you are in a humongous
  garage filled with cars, like the ones which
  could be there in The Fast and the Furious.
  Does this get you excited? Moving ahead, by
  aiming the headset at different parts of the
  room, you will be able to get a closer look at
  the cars or if you stare directly at a car you
  will get more details about it. But that is not
  it, to top that you can even take a virtual test
  drive of a car while navigating along with a
  360-degree video of a street in Texas. Woah, that
  is so cool! Beyond the uber cool features like
  hearing the exact corresponding engine sounds of
  each model, users can also visualize important
  components including blind-spots review mirrors.

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• Well obviously it is a creative thought process
  and the system isnt foolproof as the picture is
  occasionally a little distorted, especially
  inside the vehicle. But you too would agree that
  it still seems better than dealing with
  relentless salespeople. The cars in the VR
  version are animated, which makes the experience
  more like a video game than an actual drive in
  the city. Well, in that case, we agree that it is
  impossible to actually feel what it is like to
  sit in the car of your dreams. However, the
  company has already started working on the second
  phase which will make the experience feel more
  real.
• And the best part is that the company is not only
  targeting the wealthy consumers and high-end VR
  users but is also looking forward to releasing a
  version of VR system which uses Google Cardboard
  or other similar affordable interface which will
  allow potential buyers to check out used cars
  from the comfort of their homes.
• Seems like we have come a long way with VR and a
  longer path is yet to be walked or maybe driven
  with VR cars and courtesy will be Vroom.