Metamobility: Connecting Future Mobility With the Metaverse
Haoxin Wang, Ziran Wang, Dawei Chen, Qiang Liu, Hongyu Ke, Kyungtae Han
Abstract
The metaverse is a perpetual, immersive, and shared digital universe that is linked to but is beyond the physical reality, and this emerging technology is attracting enormous attention from different industries. In this article, we define the first holistic realization of the metaverse in the mobility domain, coined as <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">metamobility</i> . We present our vision of what metamobility will be and describe its basic architecture. We also propose two use cases, tactile live maps and metaempowered advanced driver-assistance systems (ADASs), to demonstrate how metamobility will benefit and reshape future mobility systems. Each use case is discussed from the perspective of the technology evolution, future vision, and critical research challenges. Finally, we identify multiple concrete open research issues.