Volvo and Microsoft make the unreal real

Using Microsoft's HoloLens augmented-reality goggles allows Volvo engineers to see a component in 3-D detail. They can twist and turn the part and even go inside it to see how it is constructed (inset).

December 08, 2016 05:00 AM

BLOG15_170329810_AR_-1_QILOUAVBGVLW.jpg Douglas A. Bolduc is Managing Editor at Automotive News Europe.

Volvo, with a big assist from Microsoft, is creating physical objects that are not physical. Confused? So was I until I strapped a $5,000 computer on my head and entered into the world of augmented reality (AR).

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