Google has collaborated with Disney and Lucasfilm to create an Augmented Reality experience, featuring the Star Wars Character, Din Djarin -The Mandalorian. 

In this week's weekly round up of Augmented Reality news, we look at the Panasonic Automotive and Phiar partnership to provide AI and Augmented Reality navigation systems, Coca-Cola’s iconic Christmas truck transformed into interactive AR as well as The Mandalorian AR app developed by Google and Lucasfilm, which lets you get up close to Din Djarin.

As we enter a new era of technology, the everyday shopping experience is undergoing a rapid transformation. With COVID-19 disrupting real-world shopping, businesses large and small have seen the pressure to adapt and grow online, and ensure the best online shopping experience possible.

The Christmas holidays are approaching, and what says “It’s Christmas!” more than Coca-Cola’s iconic red truck coming into town. However, this year looks very different from previous years due to the pandemic and with events cancelling and social distancing rules in place, the Coke Caravan has been cancelled this year. 

Nintendo has rolled out a recent update to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, the mobile alternative to Nintendo’s popular social simulator, introducing two brand new Augmented Reality features which marries the Animal Crossing world with the real one. 

Panasonic Automotive has recently announced a revolutionary collaboration with Phiar, developers of spatial AI and Augmented Reality technology. 

The true crime community has a new Augmented Reality app, created by Hollywood producer and broadcast journalist, Neil Mandt. The app, called CrimeDoor, is an educational content hub, created for users to explore chilling crime scenes.

In this week's weekly round up of Augmented Reality news, we look at Rita Ora’s Augmented Reality performance in the latest EE campaign as well as the 5G Web AR Experience. We also explore the new true crime app which enables users to explore famous crime scenes through Augmented Reality portals. All of this and more. Here's what happened, this week in AR.