On the heel of the unveiling of theVision Pro headset , it has emerged that Apple has acquired Los Angeles - free-base Mira , which makes AR headsets for the Mario Kart rally at Universal Studios Hollywood as well as the U.S. war machine , according to Mira and Apple .
It ’s unclear when the purchase was made or if any of the technology is used in the AppleVision Proheadset unveiled at WWDC this week . The price of the acquisition was n’t break and Apple bring out its stock statement about the company : “ Apple buy smaller engineering companies from metre to sentence , and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans . ”
TheMario Kart : Bowser ’s Challenge rideat Universal Studios uses “ cutting - edge engineering science ” to “ steer through underwater courses and courses in the clouds , roll up coin and throwing shells to win the Golden Cup . ” As shown in the POV video recording below the headset creates an immersive experience by showing character , obstacles , and other racer in your view . ( The AR portion protrude at around 6 minute . )
The news of the leverage comes mere day after Apple ’s uncover Vision Pro , an super high - ending headset due to release next year . grant to Jaycon Systems , whichdeveloped the Mario Kart headsetin quislingism with Universal Studios , the headset use Mira ’s AR lends technology , which will probably play a role in succeeding Vision headset , let in a rumored lower - cost fashion model expected to come in 2025 .
According to a individual Instagram post by Mira CEO Ben Taftseen by The Verge , Apple has brought on at least 11 of Mira ’s employee . Taft wrote , “ emotional for Mira ’s next chapter , at Apple ð 7 twelvemonth journeying from residence hall room to acquisition . ”
Update 12:10 postmortem ET : Clarified Mira ’s persona in the development of the Mario Kart headset .
