GoKawiiliRacing on Apple Vision Pro brings a “level of immersion and fidelity never before seen in sim racing,” says iRacing president Tony Gardner. The new app landed on the App Store this week after first being announced in March.
Race simulation support through iRacing comes to Apple Vision Pro as part of the visionOS 26.4 software update.
visionOS adds a “foveated streaming” feature, starting with support for Nvidia’s CloudXR technology. This helps power the new experience.
The team behind iRacing detailed Apple Vision Pro compatibility in a blog post in March. Apple’s ARKit technology blends the racing simulator with real world elements, like hands and physical racing hardware.
iRacing for Apple Vision Pro utilizes foveated streaming to render the sharpest content in the driver’s direct line of sight. Apple Vision Pro delivers a uniquely immersive sim racing experience by seamlessly blending your racing rig with the virtual cockpit, aligning your physical steering wheel with the one in-game. iRacers see their physical hands on the wheel, producing an unparalleled experience that ensures racers remain visually connected to their racing rig while using Apple Vision Pro. To enable this experience, the iRacing software features deep technical integration of CloudXR. Physics calculations and high-fidelity graphic rendering is performed on a PC equipped with NVIDIA’s RTX GPU, while frames are encoded and shared wirelessly over Wi-Fi to iRacing Connect on visionOS.
In addition to iRacing, Apple Vision Pro users can enjoy X-Plane compatibility for the first time.
Nvidia has also detailed experiences possible with visionOS 26.4 and Apple Vision Pro that extend to manufacturing, design, and healthcare.
Here’s the latest from iRacing for Apple Vision Pro:
iRacing is thrilled to announce the iRacing Connect app for Apple Vision Pro is now available on the App Store. The app facilitates connections between the world’s premier motorsport simulation and Apple Vision Pro, bringing the thrill of sim racing to an exciting new platform. iRacing for Apple Vision Pro utilizes foveated streaming to render the sharpest content in the driver’s direct line of sight. Apple Vision Pro delivers a uniquely immersive sim racing experience by seamlessly blending your racing rig with the virtual cockpit, aligning a physical steering wheel with the one in-game. iRacers see their physical hands on the wheel, creating an unparalleled experience that keeps them visually connected to their racing rig while using Apple Vision Pro. The iRacing Connect app requires visionOS 26.4 or later.
Apple Vision Pro customers can download iRacing Connect from the App Store.