Apple and top partner reportedly test production of a major AR component for upcoming headsets

We could see deliver a mixed reality AR/VR headset as soon as next year followed by the AR-powered Apple Glass in 2023. Regardless of what form these products take, we know that Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in the past that "There's virtual reality and there's augmented reality — both of these are incredibly interesting [...] But my own view is that augmented reality is the larger of the two, probably by far."

Apple and Foxconn are running trial production of AR lenses for Apple's upcoming headsets

Cook also said during the same 2016 interview that ...