Autonaut Meets Augmented Reality Through a New Low-Carbon Cross-Border Sales Platform
SMI Member, Autonaut, are hosting alongside Business West a webinar to talk about their involvement in the recent DIT Programme to use Immersive Technology to showcase their Autonaut USV to customers overseas using a new form of sales and marketing tool to enable their customers to experience and interact with their products as thought it was in front of them.
Join Autonaut Business West alongside the DIT at 2:00pm on July 20th at this 1-hour webinar to discover how Autonaut has been using this technology for sales, marketing, and onboarding of new customers.
Register here.
About the platform
ExportAR: Marine is a powerful new sales tool using immersive 3D technology to connect UK exporters with overseas buyers and partners. The technology, built by Render XR in partnership with the Department for International Trade and Business West is being trialled now within the Marine Sector. Watch our promo video here: https://www.export-ar.com/about
On the day
Register today for the webinar and find out how ExportAR: Marine project is working to:
- Support UK exporters in the marine sector, and provide potential buyers with an informative, memorable and interactive experience to enrich the sales process.
- Develop a cross-border sales solution for UK exporters which enables immersive and interactive product demonstrations whilst the seller and buyer are in separate locations.
- Optimise cross-border sales process by reducing time, cost and emissions associated with overseas travel.
- Provide a Covid-secure method for UK exporters to sell overseas.
You’ll also hear from Phil Johnston, Business Development at Autonaut who are a UK company that design, build and operate uncrewed surface vessels. Autonaut are already using the platform to secure business overseas and Phil will be talking you through their experience of using the app, AR and the onboarding process.
Jim Hodgson, Project Implementation Manager at Business West will be hosting the Webinar with contributions from Mark Miles, Managing Director of Render. Render are the technology partners for this project and have created the app and products in augmented reality.
Agenda
14:00 14:10: Introduction and housekeeping
14:10 14:25: Export AR Marine the concept
14:25 14:40: Meet Autonaut
14:40 14:50: Call to action/how to get involved
14:50: 15:00: Q+A and close
The agenda is subject to change.
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