Distance Technologies unlocks the ability to see beyond human sight, scaling computational optics across any transparent surface. By fusing visual intelligence with the physical environment, we are fundamentally changing how the world is perceived and commanded.
Field Operator HUD - born in the field.
Distance amplifies human perception with AI-driven optics and computer vision, delivering industrial-scale deep tech for defense, aerospace, and automotive applications.
Our technology improves situational awareness, decision making and safety in fast-moving tactical environments. Adding value, not burden.
The world is the new interface. Our Lightfield HUD technology is a fundamental leap towards persistent visual intelligence for the automotive industry.
Hello, world.
Distance technology turns any transparent surface into an intelligent interface. Not a screen. Not an overlay. A seamless layer of visual intelligence embedded into reality itself, with pixel-perfect depth across the entire field of view.
In automobiles, navigation, ADAS and sensor data stop floating on glass and start living in the world in front of the driver. In defence and aerospace, Distance acts as the front-end for sensor fusion, bringing hyper-spectral, thermal and battlefield data into a cohesive 3D visual layer embedded into vehicle windshields, helmets and next-generation situational awareness systems. Threats understood and visualised in correct relation to the real world, in real time.
Software ate the world. AI is rewriting it. Distance is building the visual layer that makes the world the next interface.
Next stop — Distance.
News & Articles
21/09/26
Morpho and Distance Technologies Sign MOU to Develop Next-Generation Spatial Computing Solutions
Collaboration will combine Morpho’s Imaging AI and 3D reconstruction technologies with Distance’s computational optics, Acuity OS and 3D lightfield technology for automotive and defense applications
09/09/26
FORVIA HELLA invests in Distance Technologies and enters strategic development partnership to accelerate industry leading mirrorless 3D AR HUD development
International automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA and the Finnish start-up Distance Technologies™ have entered into a strategic partnership, supported by an investment through HELLA Ventures.
02/07/26
Distance Technologies Introduces Acuity, a Visual Intelligence Platform for Defense
Powered by Acuity OS, the platform aligns sensors, battle-management systems, machine intelligence and computational optics into a unified tactical experience.
04/06/26
Supacat and Distance Technologies Sign Framework Agreement to Enable Aerospace-Grade HUD Capability Across the Entire Supacat HMT Ground Vehicle Platform
Agreement Formalises Long-Term Collaboration Following Successful UK Military Demonstration at Supacat Capability Day
20/05/26
Galvion and Distance Collaborate on Advanced Helmet Systems with Distance’s Computational Optics and Acuity OS
Distance Technologies™ - the leading developer of glasses-free Augmented Reality enhanced with visual intelligence for defense applications - today announced a collaboration with Galvion™, a world leader in innovative head protection systems.
23/04/26
Distance Announces Collaboration with Kia Integrating New Panoramic Lightfield HUD into the Kia Vision Meta Turismo Concept Car
Kia Becomes the First Consumer Automotive Vendor to Integrate Distance’s Next-Generation Lightfield Display Technology; Kia’s Vision for Human-Machine Digital Interaction Enables a New Class of Immersive Driver Experience
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