Future Apple Vision Pro headsets may use software trick to protect users from motion sickness

Apple is researching how to make software for the Apple Vision Pro to help prevent motion sickness from perceived motion, as well as caused by the motion of a vehicle.

We won’t now see an Apple Car, but some of the technology invented for it may be coming to the Apple Vision Pro — image credit: Apple

Probably all Apple Vision Pro users say that wearing your headset during a flight is more embarrassing — or at least prone to getting knocked in the overhead storage compartment. But some say that depending on what you’re watching, they can get motion sickness because of how the headset’s sensors are sometimes thrown by the movement of the aircraft.

It’s like an exaggerated version of the motion sickness that some users feel when, say, reading their iPhone in a moving bus. Apple addressed that specific issue with its Vehicle Motion Cues in iOS 18.

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