Vuzix Corporation, a leading supplier of smart glasses and Augmented Reality technology and products, announced that its Z100 smart glasses have been selected by GPS TUNER, a leader in white label eMobility software solutions, to bundle as a heads-up AR display compliment to the apps they offer and sell to eBike global manufacturers and their end-users. 

GPS TUNER's mission is to revolutionize smart mobility by providing innovative, reliable, and user-friendly navigation solutions for bicycles, eBikes, eScooters, LEVs, and EVs, ensuring every journey is safe, efficient, and enjoyable. Its primary products include Companion App, Navie, and EV Navigation. These apps have been downloaded for phone use by over two million riders across 99 countries. With driver safety always top of mind, GPS TUNER plans to directly offer eBike manufacturers the option to include Vuzix Z100 smart glasses with every bike they sell, in order to reduce rider distraction and enhance the usage of their existing suite of smart mobility apps.

GPS TUNER's new V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technology, which was recently demonstrated along with Vuzix Z100 smart glasses at Eurobike 2024 held in early July in Frankfurt, Germany, aims to transform road safety. Developed in collaboration with end-to-end V2X solution provider Commsignia, this system enables real-time communication between vehicles, infrastructure, and personal devices, providing instant alerts and safety warnings for cyclists and scooter riders. It aims to facilitate safer, smarter travel while reducing accidents and ensuring secure journeys for vulnerable road users.

"Vuzix offers some of the best see-through wearables in the world and their Z100 smart glasses fit hand to glove with the use of our eMobility software apps," said Gábor Tárnok, CEO and Founder of GPS TUNER. "We believe many of our eBike customers will embrace this combined solution as an attractive feature for their products. Our initial roll out is anticipated for this year and we intend to expand as the demand requires."  

Vuzix is a leading company's that include head-mounted smart personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality, as well OEM waveguide optical components and display engines. Vuzix holds more than 375 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the fields of optics, head-mounted displays, and augmented reality Video Eyewear field. Moviynt, an SAP Certified ERP SaaS logistics solution provider, is a Vuzix wholly owned subsidiary. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2024 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company with offices in: Rochester, NY; and Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan.

 

Source: prnewswire.com

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