How to Scale the Benefits of VR Driver Training
Virtual reality (VR) simulation training is revolutionizing the way commercial fleet and trucking organizations conduct driver training and enhance safety. In the past, driver training relied heavily on traditional methods such as classroom lectures, videos and on-the-road training. While these methods have their merits, they fail to offer the same level of immersion and engagement that VR driver simulation training provides. For those commercial fleets that are using driver simulation training as an operational advantage, one key missing aspect has hampered their ability to quickly scale their training benefits broadly across their organization. That missing aspect has been Portability.
Traditional Simulators Lack Portability
Traditional driving simulators, that utilize full scale mock-ups of the interior features of commercial vehicles with drivers staring straight ahead into an array of front facing monitors, are often large, expensive and overly complicated. These simulators often take up massive areas of dedicated space within an office environment and can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. And because of their large size, they’re usually fixed in one location, making it difficult to bring valuable training to multiple sites. Furthermore, these simulators often require a significant number of technical resources to maintain and operate. This not only increases the cost of training, but also limits the number of drivers that can be trained at one time.
Truly Portable VR Driver Training is Now Available
Because of this lack of portability to scale valuable safety training to drivers wherever they are located, VR Motion developed the RealDrive simulation system. RealDrive is designed to be compact, easy to transport, and can be setup by anyone in just minutes. Now, valuable driver safety training can take place wherever drivers are located, whether that be an office, distribution depot, break room, or anywhere in the field.
Realism Without All the Complexity
In addition to portability and a small footprint, the RealDrive system utilizes fully immersive VR for a high degree of realism, which is essential for effective driver training. Research has shown that most driving incidents for commercial fleet and trucking occur from backing-up into stationary objects. Unlike other systems, that have users stare forward into monitors without the ability to look behind them; RealDrive provides a full 360-degree realistic experience where users can look in any direction, stick their head out of the window and look behind, and utilize their mirrors to gauge their back-up angles to avoid objects and reduce the risk of accidents.
Another key benefit of a small footprint VR driving simulator, like RealDrive, is ease-of-use which requires minimal time or expertise to operate. This means that training can be conducted by non-technical staff, or even the users themselves, reducing the need for expensive and specialized personnel.
RealDrive – True Portability for Commercial Fleet & Trucking Companies
Today, the benefit of portability can now be realized with RealDrive. By providing a high degree of realism, flexibility and ease of use, RealDrive is an ideal choice for any commercial fleet and trucking organization that wants to train their drivers in a safe and cost-effective manner, and do so at scale.
We invite you to learn more about the RealDrive driver training simulation system by watching a detailed Explainer Video at the following URL: https://vrmotioncorp.com/product/#realdrive-explained. You’ll see RealDrive in action and how this innovative and truly portable solution can help your organization improve the safety and performance of drivers all across your fleet.