Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Believes Smart Glasses Could Do This

According to Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of social media platform Facebook, smart glasses may be the answer to helping to combat climate change.

The CEO said this week that by 2030, people could be using advanced smart glasses to “teleport” to other people’s homes and be able to speak to them as if they are physically present.

So how would this fight climate change? It would be reducing commutes and travel.
Zuckerberg made his remarks in an interview with The Information where he said, “Obviously, there are going to keep on being cars and planes and all that. But the more that we can teleport around, not only are we personally eliminating commutes and stuff that’s kind of a drag for us individually, but I think that’s better for society and for the planet overall, too.”

Many big names in the tech world are already working on augmented reality technology including Microsoft, Apple, and Google.

Zuckerberg said on Monday that the reality is looking like a pair of normal-looking computer-powered glasses that can display content alongside the real world through transparent displays.

“There are going to be all these awesome use cases that come from this….rather than calling someone or having a video chat, you just kind of snap your fingers and teleport, and you’re sitting there and they’re on their couch and it feels like you’re there together,” Zuckerberg explained.

According to the Facebook CEO, one advantage to AR-powered “teleportation” is that it could reduce travel or commute time. Ultimately, AR could allow workers to live where they want, perhaps a less expensive region, and “basically teleport to work,” he said.

“We talked a little bit about climate change before just being so important,” Zuckerberg added. “People are just going to want to maybe travel a little less in the future and do it more efficiently, and be able to go places without having to take the travel or commute time.”

Facebook is planning to release a pair of smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban later this year. Zuckerberg has admitted that they wouldn’t be “full AR.”

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