Urho Konttori, Co-founder & CEO at Distance Technologies | Slush 2025
summary
Distance is a 2‑year‑old deeptech startup (50 people) building computational light‑field head‑up displays that place per‑pixel depth beyond the windshield with no mirrors, windshield compensation in software, and a 3 L volume module vs typical 20–30 L HUDs. Military integrations already include vehicle demos (Ford Ranger, Jackal 3) and a jet‑fighter‑grade HUD; a head‑wearable field operator HUD is announced. Funding came fast, including Google Ventures, and the company lists 33 US granted patents and 60+ pending.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and company overview
- 1:06Defense as startup opportunity
- 2:55Patents and investor backing
- 3:59Defense tech demonstrations at DSEI
- 6:30Dual-use technology for civilian and military
- 7:33Defense product roadmap
- 8:34Civilian automotive HUD innovation
- 10:19Summary and future announcements
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