In his statement, Kelly said that GM will “work with owners” who need replacements until the company resolves its supply issues.īattery supply has been a hot-button topic for GM recently. While the oldest Spark EVs, released in 20, are likely outside of their eight-year warranties, models from 20 (the year GM stopped producing the Spark EV) could very well need replacement battery packs. When the original reports hit, there were concerns about warranty replacements. GM promises to “work with owners until we get the supply issues resolved” Developers who have built custom gestures (punching a bag in a virtual reality boxing game, for instance) might see those get better, too. The thumbs-up motion, as well as more abstract interface interactions like pinching, grabbing, and poking, are supposed to be improved as well. It’s now supposed to catch clapping, high-fives, crossed hands, and other gestures that involve occlusion.
In addition to general reliability updates, it focuses on recognizing movement when part of your hand is blocked from the camera’s view.
The Presence Platform update is designed to improve Quest hand tracking - which uses cameras mounted in the headset to replace the default hardware controllers - across the board. A new version of its Presence Platform API is launching for everyone after a limited preview with a few developers, promising more sophisticated and reliable interactions on the Meta (formerly Oculus) Quest headset. Meta is updating its mixed reality hand tracking system with support for more types of motion, including gestures like clapping.