The AGC Automotive technology transforms the windscreen into a virtual screen, and the information is also visible when wearing sunglasses. The virtual screen is powered by the EyeLights Operating System, which uses computer vision and AI capabilities to enable enhanced driving.
The new development by AGC and EyeLights also offers other benefits, including maximum virtual screen size (550 inches) and a projection distance of 50 metres from the driver.
How does AGC's AR windscreen offer greater safety?
Background: Conventional displays in vehicles distract the driver of a car, bus or van when he has to look at them instead of forward at the traffic. The AR windscreen, which displays a wide range of information directly in the glass pane, increases active safety by displaying important information where it should be, as the developers emphasise.
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With all information in view - this technology ensures that you can concentrate on the road: "We are convinced that the AR windscreen will be the next human-machine interface and that in the future screens will disappear completely from the dashboard. The AR windscreen provides a transparent, wider and safer interface to realise the full potential of augmented reality in cars," says Romain Duflot, CEO of EyeLights.
"Many players strive to bring complex new HUD technologies to the windscreen, but often overlook the many strict visual constraints of the windscreen. AGC and EyeLights had the same vision: to bring a pragmatic innovation to life. Now we are ready to mass produce it and improve the driving experience" says Patrick Ayoub, Head of Automotive Sensors and Vision at AGC R&D.
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What does HUD mean?
HUD stands for head-up display. It is a display system that allows the user to maintain their line of sight, and therefore their head position, as the information is projected into their field of vision. Applications for such systems include aircraft pilots and car drivers.
