Evaluation of a simulated vehicle functionality feature

1. A method performed by a vehicle feature evaluation system for enabling evaluation of a simulated vehicle functionality feature, the method comprising:

determining in relation to a road-driven vehicle, with support from a tracking system, an orientation of a head-mounted display, HMD, adapted to be worn by an occupant on-board the road-driven vehicle;

determining a simulated vehicle functionality feature to be evaluated in the road-driven vehicle;

providing in real-time to a HMD display of the HMD, taking into consideration the HMD orientation, a virtual representation of the simulated vehicle functionality feature superimposed on a real-time real-world video stream derived from real-world image data captured with support from one or more forward-facing cameras provided on the HMD in eye-position of the occupant; and

updating the virtual representation based on a vehicle signal affecting the simulated vehicle functionality feature, derived from the road-driven vehicle, wherein the simulated vehicle functionality feature comprises a simulated effect resulting from a simulation of the simulated vehicle functionality feature.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the simulated vehicle functionality feature comprises:

a simulated vehicle human machine interface, HMI;

a simulated vehicle display;

a simulated vehicle head-up display, HUD;

a simulated interior vehicle section; and/or

simulated light characteristics.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a fictive location of the simulated vehicle functionality feature relative the road-driven vehicle;

wherein the providing taking into consideration the HMD orientation comprises providing the virtual representation superimposed on the real-time real-world video stream such that positioning of the virtual representation corresponds to the fictive location.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

updating the virtual representation based on a user interaction with the simulated vehicle functionality feature.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the user interaction is based on detection, by means of one or more user interaction sensors, of a user in and/or at a fictive location.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

updating the real-time video stream and/or the superimposed virtual representation based on updated captured image data and/or based on updated determined HMD orientation.

7. A vehicle feature evaluation system for enabling evaluation of a simulated vehicle functionality feature, the vehicle feature evaluation system comprising:

a memory storing instructions executed by a processor for providing:

a HMD orientation determining unit for determining in relation to a road-driven vehicle, with support from a tracking system, an orientation of a head-mounted display, HMD, adapted to be worn by an occupant on-board the road-driven vehicle;

a feature determining unit for determining a simulated vehicle functionality feature to be evaluated in the road-driven vehicle;

a HMD providing unit for providing in real-time to a HMD display of the HMD, taking into consideration the HMD orientation, a virtual representation of the simulated vehicle functionality feature superimposed on a real-time real-world video stream derived from real-world image data captured with support from one or more forward-facing cameras provided on the HMD in eye-position of the occupant;

a vehicle signal updating unit for updating the virtual representation based on a vehicle signal affecting the simulated vehicle functionality feature, derived from the road-driven vehicle, wherein the simulated vehicle functionality feature comprises a simulated effect resulting from a simulation of the simulated vehicle functionality feature.

8. The vehicle feature evaluation system according to claim 7 , wherein the simulated vehicle functionality feature comprises:

a simulated vehicle human machine interface, HMI;

a simulated vehicle display;

a simulated vehicle head-up display, HUD;

a simulated interior vehicle section; and/or

simulated light characteristics.

9. The vehicle feature evaluation system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

the memory storing instructions executed by the processor for providing:

a location determining unit for determining a fictive location of the simulated vehicle functionality feature relative the road-driven vehicle;

wherein the HMD providing unit further is adapted for providing the virtual representation superimposed on the real-time real-world video stream such that positioning of the virtual representation corresponds to the fictive location.

10. The vehicle feature evaluation system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

the memory storing instructions executed by the processor for providing:

a user interaction updating unit for updating the virtual representation based on a user interaction with the simulated vehicle functionality feature.

11. The vehicle feature evaluation system according to claim 10 , wherein the user interaction is based on detection, by means of one or more user interaction sensors, of a user in and/or at the fictive location.

12. The vehicle feature evaluation system according to claim 7 , further comprising:

the memory storing instructions executed by the processor for providing:

a continuous updating unit for updating the real-time video stream and/or the superimposed virtual representation based on updated captured image data and/or based on updated determined HMD orientation.

13. A vehicle comprising a vehicle feature evaluation system according to claim 7 .