Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Augmented reality windshield from GM

GM partnered with Narnegie Mellon University has developed a working heads-up display that turns an ordinary windshield into an augmented reality information dashboard. According to the article, this enhanced vision system can help drivers by highlighting landmarks, obstacles, and road signs on the windshield in real-time to inprove safety and navigation.

Cameras mounted on the dashboard track the driver's head and eyes to determine where he or she is looking.

To sense what is in front of the car, the systems uses a variety of sensors, including night vision, navigation systems, and caneras to gather data.

I don't know about you guys but I would think something like this would be very distracting to a driver. I mean if you are looking at images on your windshield then you are not looking at the road.

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