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Pioneer Preps Laser Heads-Up Display For Cars

Posted by Soulskill on from the somebody-hack-it-to-play-space-invaders dept.

itwbennett writes "On display at Japan's Ceatec show this week is a heads-up display from Pioneer that links with a smartphone's navigation system. The prototype uses a laser to display bright, high-contrast, full-color images on a screen that would be mounted above the dashboard so drivers don't have to take their eyes fully off the road in order to receive driving instructions from their robot overlords. The demonstration model was hooked up to an Android-based phone and displayed a navigation map on the left-hand side and an animated Android robot on the right-hand side that passed on information to drivers. 'We are currently aiming for an after-market product, but we are talking with car manufacturers,' said Masaya Hashida, tech manager at Pioneer's smart vision business development department." An anonymous reader points out another gadget shown at Ceatec: a pair of augmented reality glasses that projects information to a user's peripheral vision and weighs only 20 grams.

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  1. soooo.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    i can finally watch porn while driving....safely?

    1. Re:soooo.... by 427_ci_505 · · Score: 2, Funny

      It looks like you're trying to turn left.

      Cancel or allow?

  2. Well.... by MrEricSir · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, but only this film:
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/

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    There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
  3. Cars with frikin' lasers by EkriirkE · · Score: 2, Funny

    Do not look forward with remaining eye.

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    to 45 2F 6E 40 3C DF 10 71 4E 41 DF AA 25 7D 31 3F
  4. Oh Crap by GrumpySteen · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...an animated Android robot"

    Don't be fooled. It's Clippy in disguise.

    "You appear to be driving along the edge of a cliff. Can I help you with that?"

  5. Re:That's all we need ... by seinman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hate people who try to tell me what I can and can't do while driving. I'm typing this post while driving up I-95 as we speak, and let me tell you, it's perfectly sa

  6. Re:That's all we need ... by bhcompy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Screw it man. When I'm dogfighting through traffic on the 405 I need access to radar on my HUD to watch out for bogeys trying to get in my blind spot. I AM driving with this kind of setup

  7. Try head-up display by dbosso · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...unless your name is Zaphod.

  8. awesome! by fred+fleenblat · · Score: 4, Funny

    HEY what would be awesome is a 3D color display of the cars, pedestrians and roadway ahead of my vehicle.
    that would be awesome!