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I really wish they would perfect a HUD display for cars that everyone wanted to use. I wonder how many deaths could be prevented. Oh that makes me remember th

by ck2 13y ago

I really wish they would perfect a HUD display for cars that everyone wanted to use. I wonder how many deaths could be prevented. Oh that makes me remember that the Android app "Torque" has a nifty HUD mode that inverses the display on your phone to put speed, etc. on the windshield. I tried it once but my car doesn't have good angles for that.

blackaspen 13y ago
Exactly the same number of deaths as could be prevented by having a proper driver's education.
- dllthomas 13y ago
  I think you need to justify that claim.
- ck2 13y ago
  All the education in the world doesn't seem to overcome the belief that laws are for "everyone else". But even having to look down at your speedometer or odometer can be a problem at speed, considering how much distance you cover in half a second.
  - jack-r-abbit 13y ago
    Danger exists in more places than just in front of you. A proper driving education taught me to scan my whole surroundings while driving... not lock eyes with the road in front and never blink. I am not looking directly in front of me 100% of the time. I am looking front, left, right, behind, at instruments... and repeat (not exactly with any particular cadence). My eyes are always moving. Glancing at the speedo is such a minor part of it. Even with a full-on HUD, I'd still be looking left, right and behind. EDIT: when I say "looking behind" I mean the rear view mirror. I don't physically turn my head around to look behind me. That would not be comfortable.
  - coldarchon 13y ago
    >can be a problem at speed Then don't speed, drive safely.
hangonhn 13y ago
You can get HUDs in cars now. My BMW has a HUD and it's hard to imagine how I used to drive without one, especially with GPS. I used to had to glance down and it felt dangerous. When I got my new car, this was the feature I wanted the most because it made navigating so much safer.
- ck2 13y ago
  How much info does the HUD show, and how does it do in daylight?
  - hangonhn 13y ago
    It shows the speed all the time. It shows the turn direction, distance to turn, and street when navigation is on. It works well in daylight. The only caveat is that you can't wear polarized sunglasses. Here's a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54FjUQwxPwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54FjUQwxPwo
    - nradov 13y ago
      It seems odd that BMW HUDs would polarize the light. GM HUDs work fine with polarized sunglasses. Visibility on mine was good except when driving on light colored roads (low contrast) in bright sunlight.
      - hangonhn 13y ago
        I think that's how they got theirs to work well in daylight. My guess is that the area in front of the HUD on windshield has a reflector that only reflects light of a certain polarity. It might still work with some polarized glasses as long as the polarity matches. If I tilt my head, it looked fine... hehe
    - r00fus 13y ago
      Seems pretty distracting to me - the "upcoming vector" seemed way too jumpy and kept puling my eye from the road. Surprised it's even legal with that level of detail. How does it feel to you?

by ck2 13y ago

blackaspen 13y ago

Exactly the same number of deaths as could be prevented by having a proper driver's education.

dllthomas 13y ago
I think you need to justify that claim.
ck2 13y ago
All the education in the world doesn't seem to overcome the belief that laws are for "everyone else". But even having to look down at your speedometer or odometer can be a problem at speed, considering how much distance you cover in half a second.
- jack-r-abbit 13y ago
  Danger exists in more places than just in front of you. A proper driving education taught me to scan my whole surroundings while driving... not lock eyes with the road in front and never blink. I am not looking directly in front of me 100% of the time. I am looking front, left, right, behind, at instruments... and repeat (not exactly with any particular cadence). My eyes are always moving. Glancing at the speedo is such a minor part of it. Even with a full-on HUD, I'd still be looking left, right and behind. EDIT: when I say "looking behind" I mean the rear view mirror. I don't physically turn my head around to look behind me. That would not be comfortable.
- coldarchon 13y ago
  >can be a problem at speed Then don't speed, drive safely.

hangonhn 13y ago

You can get HUDs in cars now. My BMW has a HUD and it's hard to imagine how I used to drive without one, especially with GPS. I used to had to glance down and it felt dangerous. When I got my new car, this was the feature I wanted the most because it made navigating so much safer.

ck2 13y ago
How much info does the HUD show, and how does it do in daylight?
- hangonhn 13y ago
  It shows the speed all the time. It shows the turn direction, distance to turn, and street when navigation is on. It works well in daylight. The only caveat is that you can't wear polarized sunglasses. Here's a video of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54FjUQwxPwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54FjUQwxPwo
  - nradov 13y ago
    It seems odd that BMW HUDs would polarize the light. GM HUDs work fine with polarized sunglasses. Visibility on mine was good except when driving on light colored roads (low contrast) in bright sunlight.
    - hangonhn 13y ago
      I think that's how they got theirs to work well in daylight. My guess is that the area in front of the HUD on windshield has a reflector that only reflects light of a certain polarity. It might still work with some polarized glasses as long as the polarity matches. If I tilt my head, it looked fine... hehe
  - r00fus 13y ago
    Seems pretty distracting to me - the "upcoming vector" seemed way too jumpy and kept puling my eye from the road. Surprised it's even legal with that level of detail. How does it feel to you?