Meta promotes real-time walking navigation linkage with Naver and AI Glass

Promotion of introduction within the year… Sequential application starting from Android

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Ji-eun = Meta is joining hands with Naver to introduce a real-time walking route guidance function based on Naver Maps on artificial intelligence (AI) Glass within the year.

This is the first time that Meta has formed a partnership with a domestic company in the AI ​​glass field.

Meta announced on the 29th that it is pursuing cooperation to link smart glasses 'Ray-Ban Meta' and 'Oakley Meta' with Naver Maps walking navigation.

Through this collaboration, users will be able to receive real-time voice guidance on the route to their destination through the open-ear speakers built into the glasses without constantly looking at the smartphone screen.

In addition to the basic direction of movement, detailed information required for walking, such as access roads, stairs, and escalators, is provided through voice.

It also includes a function to check information on places such as cafes or hospitals near the route while moving through a voice agent.

The linkage function is supported by connecting AI glasses to the Naver Maps app, and will be applied first to the Android operating system (OS) and then sequentially expanded to iOS.

Following their existing collaboration in the advertising business, the two companies have expanded the scope of cooperation to services closely related to daily life.

Previously, the two companies have continued to cooperate in the advertising field, including linking Naver's AI advertising solution 'ADVoost' with Meta's targeting technology.

A Meta official said, “You will be able to move around safely and conveniently without the hassle of frequently checking your smartphone screen,” and added, “We expect this to be an opportunity to experience the convenience in daily life provided by AI wearable devices.”