Meta AI Glasses to Get Naver Map Walking Directions This Year
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Meta plans to work with Naver to add Naver Map's real-time walking directions to its AI glasses devices later this year.
The targeted devices are the 'Ray-Ban Meta' and 'Oakley Meta,' and users will be able to connect the AI glasses to the Naver Map app to hear route guidance through the open-ear speakers.
The partnership will also enable voice search for nearby places and voice-agent access, while the two companies will work to improve the precision of the directions before the official launch.
Meta plans to work with Naver to add Naver Map's real-time walking directions to its AI glasses devices later this year. Users will be able to get route guidance through the glasses' built-in speakers without checking a smartphone screen, and they will also be able to search for nearby places by voice.
Meta announced the plan on the 29th. The devices targeted are the 'Ray-Ban Meta' and 'Oakley Meta.' Naver is Meta's first domestic partner in the AI glasses field.
The service will work by connecting the AI glasses to the Naver Map application (app). The feature to be applied is Naver Map's real-time walking directions.
Users will be able to hear the information needed to get to their destination through the glasses' open-ear speakers. The guidance will include direction, entrance routes, facilities, and whether stairs or escalators are needed.
The partnership uses the real-time walking directions feature that Naver launched in June. Real-time walking directions tracks the user's travel route in real time and provides voice guidance. It currently supports Android first, with iOS to be rolled out sequentially.
Through this, users will be able to check information on nearby cafes, hospitals, and more. They will be able to call a voice agent based on Naver Map, and they will also be able to listen to questions and answers about related information.
The two companies plan to work on improving the precision of the directions before the official launch. A Meta official said the service will allow users to travel safely and conveniently to their destinations without frequently looking at a smartphone screen.
The Naver partnership came as part of Meta's push to expand its AI glasses lineup and use cases. Meta held 'Meta Connect 2026' on the 23rd local time.
At the event, Meta said it would expand support for its personal AI agent 'Muse' to AI glasses. 'Muse' was previously supported on smartphones and desktops.
The AI glasses 'Muse' will include a feature that lets users check sports results without directly looking at a smartphone, a feature to find nearby popular restaurants, and a real-time conversation translation feature. Going forward, it will also offer habit-building suggestions and schedule management suggestions based on user goals and calendars. However, the domestic launch schedule for 'Muse' has not been decided.
Meta is expanding its AI glasses lineup. The next-generation 'Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3' will be equipped with a 12-megapixel camera and 6 microphones, and battery life will be up to 9 hours. In Korea, Meta plans to first launch the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, its own Meta Glasses brand, and collaboration products with LISA.
By the end of this year, Meta plans to offer more than 100 options across its Ray-Ban, Oakley, and Meta Glasses lineups through combinations of frames, colors, and lenses. Along with that, it will introduce an additional product line, 'Ray-Ban Meta Audio,' focused on audio and AI features without a camera. Meta also plans to add product lines by use case.
Naver and Meta first collaborated in advertising, and the core of the partnership is combining Naver's AI-based advertising solution 'AdVoost' with Meta's AI-based targeting technology.
Source: IT DAILY · Kim Byeong-ju
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