While we haven’t heard much about HoloLens Development since Mixed Reality came into the picture, but looks like Microsoft is making sure that businesses do make use of it. The recent entrant is Ford which has started using HoloLens to bring its design team together from different parts of the world.

While HoloLens is an expensive piece of product, but the way businesses are adopting it, it definitely seems to be saving them money. Ford VP Jim Holland shared this on Medium

It’s hard to overstate how radical this is. When developing a computer-designed part or crafting a full-size clay model, it could take days or weeks to finally look at what the designer wanted to see. Even the sketching process can soak up weeks of work before the team moves forward with an idea or determines it might not be feasible.

With a vehicle’s side mirror, for example, we can use HoloLens to adjust the mirror size and shape in near-real time. At the same time, engineers can see through the headsets what drivers see when they look through the mirrors. All of a sudden, our engineers do not have to create a physical model to investigate visibility — something that usually takes days or weeks –to understand the visibility implications of its design.

There are too many failures when it comes to the design process. A lot of iterations go back and forth, and following the standard model does take a lot of effort, time, and it costs. Looks like using Holo Lens, Ford is not able to save the cost, but also try out new ideas, and work much faster.

Companies like AutoDesk, Trimble are already using it, and its also being used in Education, Universities, Healthcare, Manufacturing, etc. Microsoft is expected to come out with next version of HoloLens next year, with their focus on Mixed Reality for consumers this year.