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> But nonetheless, Tesla has been rumored to be working on an augmented reality system in the form of a heads-up display for the Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk ha

by elihu 10y ago

> But nonetheless, Tesla has been rumored to be working on an augmented reality system in the form of a heads-up display for the Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been referring to the interior controls of the vehicle as “spaceship-like” and the prototypes unveiled earlier this year didn’t feature any instrument cluster. That's reassuring. One of the things about the model 3 that bothered me was that there was only one display between the driver and passenger. It seemed very weird to have to look way off to the side to read the instruments. If they can add a heads-up display, that's a great improvement. If they can make the focal distance appear to be past the windshield, that's even better. (I've heard that it takes our eyes longer to refocus from far to near and back than it takes to physically move our eyes down and up when we glance at the dashboard.) I expect another eventual step in the evolution of the automobile to come with the introduction of head-mounted displays so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction. Windows could be made smaller or go away entirely to make the car stronger and more survivable in an impact, and perhaps cheaper as well.

vidarh 10y ago
> so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction. I'm not convinced we'll get there before drivers disappear.
taneq 10y ago
I seem to recall reading about one of the German marques prototyping a system that used AR to project camera imagery onto the A-pillars to make them "see-through". It was a pretty cool effect.
lloeki 10y ago
> so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction. I'd rather have the driver "see through" the environment than the car, resembling something I long wished cars would have something to the effect of this HUD[0] from GR:AW, where the road boundaries would be delimited and highlighted, the car projected trajectory and braking/safety distance markers, as well as other vehicles and pedestrians being pinpointed, or even outlined through fog/night/objects. Obviously, nav waypoints and path-to-take trail too, and why not an indicator not too dissimilar to Forza's braking lines helper[0] that goes red when you're going too fast. [0]: http://www.gamesxtreme.com/content/media/screenshots/13/01/1301/6.jpg http://www.gamesxtreme.com/content/media/screenshots/13/01/1... [1]: https://shinynewcartridge.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/forza_horizon_2_xbox_one_07.jpg https://shinynewcartridge.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/forza_...
- monk_e_boy 10y ago
  I think by the time that technology is available to the driver, you may as well add the final 10% (the AI) which just drives the car for you.
  - lloeki 10y ago
    I'm wary of the last 10% that end up taking 90% of the time ;-)
hx87 10y ago
> One of the things about the model 3 that bothered me was that there was only one display between the driver and passenger. That's been a problem with low-end Toyotas for years, starting with Scion back in 2004. Apparently Toyota wanted to save costs by having the same dash configuration for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive models, so they put the display in the middle. > so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction It would certainly mitigate the effects of very stringent rollover and SUV-centric standards, such as high belt lines and massive pillars.
vivekd 10y ago
I still prefer the windows, they are much less likely to malfunction than a dispaly. Can you imagine going down the highway and having your display suddenly stop working.

by elihu 10y ago

vidarh 10y ago

> so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction. I'm not convinced we'll get there before drivers disappear.

taneq 10y ago

I seem to recall reading about one of the German marques prototyping a system that used AR to project camera imagery onto the A-pillars to make them "see-through". It was a pretty cool effect.

lloeki 10y ago

> so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction. I'd rather have the driver "see through" the environment than the car, resembling something I long wished cars would have something to the effect of this HUD[0] from GR:AW, where the road boundaries would be delimited and highlighted, the car projected trajectory and braking/safety distance markers, as well as other vehicles and pedestrians being pinpointed, or even outlined through fog/night/objects. Obviously, nav waypoints and path-to-take trail too, and why not an indicator not too dissimilar to Forza's braking lines helper[0] that goes red when you're going too fast. [0]: http://www.gamesxtreme.com/content/media/screenshots/13/01/1301/6.jpg http://www.gamesxtreme.com/content/media/screenshots/13/01/1... [1]: https://shinynewcartridge.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/forza_horizon_2_xbox_one_07.jpg https://shinynewcartridge.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/forza_...

monk_e_boy 10y ago
I think by the time that technology is available to the driver, you may as well add the final 10% (the AI) which just drives the car for you.
- lloeki 10y ago
  I'm wary of the last 10% that end up taking 90% of the time ;-)

hx87 10y ago

> One of the things about the model 3 that bothered me was that there was only one display between the driver and passenger. That's been a problem with low-end Toyotas for years, starting with Scion back in 2004. Apparently Toyota wanted to save costs by having the same dash configuration for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive models, so they put the display in the middle. > so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction It would certainly mitigate the effects of very stringent rollover and SUV-centric standards, such as high belt lines and massive pillars.

vivekd 10y ago

I still prefer the windows, they are much less likely to malfunction than a dispaly. Can you imagine going down the highway and having your display suddenly stop working.