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This new app for iOS helps load your boat onto its trailer with video game-like augmented reality guides overlayed onto your smartphone camera screen.
This new app for iOS helps load your boat onto its trailer with video game-like augmented reality guides overlayed onto your smartphone camera screen.
There are other boat launch ramp locator apps out there, but only Ramp Assist calculates speed, distance, and angle measurements, then overlays Augmented Reality (AR) onto your smartphone screen to help guide you onto the trailer — a welcome helping hand for the inexperienced trailer boater.
Surprisingly, the app comes from ZF Marine Propulsion Systems, which specializes in marine transmissions and thrusters – an odd fit for the outboard-dominated trailer boat market.
“It’s a shrinking market for inboards, so we’re always looking to diversify our portfolio,” explains Lars Hoffmann, digital product manager for ZF Group. “This technology guides users to the optimal path, ensuring smooth and safe loading, even in busy conditions. No additional equipment is required, making it easy to use.”
The app is brand agnostic, so it works with any boat engine/trailer configuration.
The Ramp Assist app is free and works on iPhones.