aid: distance
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/distance.png
name: Distance
description: 'Distance (Distance Technologies) is a Helsinki-based frontier-tech company pioneering
  glasses-free extended reality (XR) built on computational optics and lightfield technology. Its
  systems turn transparent surfaces — vehicle windshields, aircraft canopies, and head-mounted visors
  — into intelligent heads-up displays without screens, overlays, or wearable glasses. Products include
  the Acuity visual-intelligence platform and Acuity OS for defense, the Field Operator HUD (FOH)
  head-mounted system in field trials across NATO countries, and panoramic lightfield HUDs for
  automotive ADAS and navigation. Distance is backed by GV (Google Ventures) and partners with defense,
  aerospace, and automotive organizations including Kia, Supacat, Galvion, Patria, and General Dynamics.
  The company publishes no public API or developer program; this profile tracks its identity and public
  web surface in the API Evangelist network.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/distance/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- gv
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Frontier Tech
- Extended Reality
- Augmented Reality
- Computational Optics
- Lightfield
- Heads-Up Display
- Defense
- Automotive
- Aerospace
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/distance-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://distance.tech
- type: Blog
  url: https://distance.tech/news
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://distance.tech/privacy-policy
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence