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Cecilia Abadie is a tech entrepreneur and advocate for wearable and augmented reality who gained public attention after challenging a distracted driving citation for wearing Google Glass while behind the wheel. Abadie is a prominent figure in the AR community, and she has been featured in several news outlets for her work in the field.

Early life and education edit

Cecilia Abadie was born in Argentina and raised in Uruguay. She has a master's degree in information systems and worked as a software developer before moving to the United States in 2002.

Career edit

Abadie's interest in technology and innovation led her to become an early adopter of Google Glass, a wearable device that provides augmented reality features. In 2013, while wearing the device, Abadie was pulled over by a California Highway Patrol officer and cited for distracted driving[1]. Abadie challenged the citation[2], arguing that the device was not turned on at the time and that it was not a distraction. Her case gained widespread media attention and was ultimately dismissed in 2014[3][4][5] at a San Diego Court.

Following her legal victory, Abadie continued to be a outspoken advocate for augmented reality technology. She co-founded 33Labs, a company that specialized in developing AR applications and games. She also worked as a Product Manager at Metavision and now at Google in the space of XR.

Abadie has been featured in several news outlets for her work in AR, including NBC News[6] and the Women's Media Center[7]. She has also spoken at numerous conferences and events on the topic of AR and its potential impact on various industries.

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  1. ^ "Woman Ticketed For Wearing Google Glass While Driving In San Diego". KPBS.
  2. ^ "Google Glass wearer challenges distracted driving charge". CNet. 2013-11-26.
  3. ^ "Google Glass driver is cleared in San Diego Court". NPR. 2014-01-16.
  4. ^ "Google Glass driver Abadie has case dropped". BBC.
  5. ^ "California Woman Not Guilty in Google Glass Traffic Ticket". NBC San Diego.
  6. ^ "Meet 3 Latinas leading virtual & augmented reality". NBC News. 2016-08-24.
  7. ^ "WMC SheSource Cecilia Abadie".