GM Uses Augmented Reality

Fast Company as an article posted on American car maker GM using augmented reality in their cars. The idea is that the technology will sense road signs or animals and highlight it on a heads-up display. Theoretically this should make for safer driving. Personally I wonder how long it will take until the kids can play Space Invaders on the windshield of your car. The technology should be available in 2016, or just far enough out so that if it does not show up, everyone will have forgotten this article.

Using cameras and vehicle sensors, the system fetches data and paints the results onto a phosphor-coated windshield using ultra-violet lasers. So, for example, during foggy conditions, an illuminated line will appear showing the edge of the road, or highlight pedestrians, road signs, or, indeed, any animals that might have strayed onto the highway.

via GM to Use Augmented Reality Tech for Safer Driving @ Fast Company.

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