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Land Rover Demos "Transparent Hood"
cartechboy (2660665) writes "When we were kids, we were promised flying cars in the future, like The Jetsons. Well, now it's the future, and we don't have any flying cars. But Land Rover just unveiled some crazy new technology called the Transparent Hood system. It's brilliant in its simplicity, and yet quite complex in its implementation. Using a web of camera images and projectors, the Transparent Hood system projects the area just in front of and underneath the nose of the vehicle onto a head-up display along the lower portion of the windshield. Not only is this obviously breathtaking, but when it comes to off-roading—or parking in tight urban spaces—this could change the game. It will allow drivers to see precisely what's below them and immediately in front of them allowing precise placement of the vehicle's front wheels. The system also displays key vehicle data including speed, incline, roll angle, steering position, and drive mode. People, this is the future, and the future is now."
The "demo" is just a "virtual prototype in testing", also known as: CGI. What an innovative concept... not. Please get back to me once you really have something to show.
Sounds like Amish porn
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
If a passenger if looking through the driver's Heads Up Display, you're doing it wrong.
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Okay, okay. Don't get a bee in your hood...
( :-P )
The thing I don't get with these camera displays is the fact that they don't seem to have wipers on the camera, with cleaning solution.
Snow/Salt/Mud/Dirt really collect and make visibility bad. If you are offroading then one puddle and your feature is useless.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
as a frequent off road driver I think this would be a crappy device to have, very disorienting
You might be right as a frequent off-road driver - but as someone who occasionally drives off-road I would welcome it, as I get a really disconcerting feel when you come to the brow of a steep hill and all you can see in the windscreen is sky but you have to keep on driving until the car goes over the bump and you can see again.
The only reason why this design is even seen as useful is because of the very poor ergonomic design of autobodies that has become popular the last few years. I have a 2002 Tacoma, I can see all four corners of the vehicle. With a glance I can tell within six inches of exactly where each corner of the vehicle is. We used to have a 1995 Corolla, and I could park it in any spot. My wife has a new Audi, and until recently I was driving a fairly new Corolla supplied by my employer. Hate parking those things, you can't see the corners of the vehicle so can only guess as to how far away I am from the next vehicle.
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Ding ding! Places like that are always looking to upsell, so when you come in for an oil change, they look for something else to sell you, such as an air filter change, a transmission oil change, brake service, etc. Sometimes they even do things like show you a worn belt or filter which isn't even from your car, claiming it is, and saying it needs to be changed.
Unfortunately, many times the monkeys at these service places don't know how to put wheels back on correctly.
Finally, I can tailgate to within 6 inches of the guy in front of me. I'll get home that much faster!
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Bad for you perhaps, but the reason we have those high curved bonnets now is to protect pedestrians when you hit them. It isn't the initial contact with their legs that gives them fatal injuries, it's the blow as their head slams down against the bonnet. Previously the engine block tended to be right under the thin metal cover so their skull effectively went into that. Now there is more room for the bonnet to flex and cushion the blow.
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A person can most certainly do all the work they need to do on their own car. If they are willing to put in the effort.
"There's absolutely no way you are certified to perform all regulated maintenance and inspections"
You don't need to be actual certified. Only cert are needed if you want to maintain the warranty, or show people you went to some class.
" properly dispose of hazardous materials"
you just take it to a disposal place. Usually a gas station with a shop, or a part store.
" invest tens of thousands of dollars into equipment "
Do you have an example of any piece of equipment that you need to fix / maintain your own vehicle that cost "tens of thousands of dollars". or even 1000 hundred dollars.
Those tools are for company that do cars all day long. Lifts and such.
There is nothing on my car I can not replace if I were so inclined. That includes transmission and engine replacements.
I don't becasue I have a good mechanic, I value my time, and I don't enjoy it anymore.
You seem to be complete ignorant of how to take care of a vehicle; which is fine. Just stop calling other people liars based on you ignorance of the field.
"(like emissions checks or whatever the fuck else is regulated in your area)"
You can do them at home, but to gte official you go to the inspector. State may vary.
In Oregon they check it by just looking at the codes, and you can buy something to do that for under 50 bucks. OR more, depending on features, etc.
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