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
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
20/01/26
Distance Technologies Announces a New Head-Mounted Always-on Visual intelligence System for Defence Vehicle Operators
The First in a New Line of Field Operator HUD (FOH) Devices, Represents the Next-Generation of Visual Augmentation Systems That Will Supercharge Perception and Awareness on the Battlefield; the System Minimises Cognitive Visual Burden and is Currently Advancing Through Iterative R&D and Field Trials in Multiple NATO Countries
02/09/25
Supacat and Distance Technologies Enter Into Strategic Collaboration to Bring Distance JetFighter HUD Solution Into the Jackal Ground Platform
Distance Technologies™ - the leading developer of glasses-free Mixed Reality enhanced with contextual AI and designed for integration into the eyeline of state-of-the-art defence vehicles - today announced the latest in a slew of recent design wins in 2025 with acclaimed British manufacturer Supacat Ltd (Dunkeswell, Devon, England), a part of the SC Group.
28/08/25
Distance Announces Collaboration with General Dynamics Land Systems UK to Bring Lightfield HUD Technology to the GD Light Mobility Vehicle Platform
Distance Technologies™ Oy - the leading developer of glasses-free Mixed Reality enhanced with contextual AI and designed for integration into the windshields of state-of-the-art defense-oriented autos - today announced it is in collaboration with acclaimed prime defence contractor General Dynamics Land Systems-United Kingdom (GDLS-UK).
20/03/25
Distance and Patria-led eALLIANCE Collaborate on Next-Generation Mixed Reality HUDs for Patria’s Acclaimed 6x6 Defence Vehicles - Turning Windshields into Real-Time 3D and AI Tactical Data Screens Without XR Glasses
Distance and Patria-led eALLIANCE Collaborate on Next-Generation Mixed Reality HUDs for Patria’s Acclaimed 6x6 Defence Vehicles - Turning Windshields into Real-Time 3D and AI Tactical Data Screens Without XR GlassesDistance Enables Unprecedented Battlespace Awareness for Situational Readiness in Low-Visibility Environments
20/01/25
Defense Visualization Leader Aechelon Technology Partners with Glasses-Free Visual AI Pioneer Distance Technologies for Developing Next Generation In-Flight Mixed Reality Simulations
Aechelon Technology, Inc., the the acknowledged leader in immersive visualization technology for defense and geo-specific visualization since 1998, today announced a strategic partnership with acclaimed Finnish mixed reality startup Distance Technologies Ltd.
Together, Distance and Aechelon are developing the next generation of 3D mixed reality heads-up displays (HUDs) for advanced aerospace simulations. These cutting-edge simulations will occur in-flight and in real-time, marking a significant departure from traditional ground-based simulations that rely on projector dome visualization rooms or VR goggles.
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