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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
by 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 agoHow much info does the HUD show, and how does it do in daylight?
- hangonhn 13y agoIt 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 agoIt 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 agoI 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 agoSeems 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?