Virtual Reality Tour Guides on Trains

Thanks to research carried out by researchers and students at the University of Florence Design Center in Calenzano, the train of the near future will be equipped with interactive touch screens.

The technology will be installed to inform passengers on the cultural attractions, restaurant reviews and history of the city where the train is arriving or along its route. Compartments will be more personalized as well, with each different from another.

To read more in Italian, and to see a photo gallery of the new train, visit Florence’s La Repubblica news site.