Jaguar seeks to make invisible amounts of its cars

Like the technologies that make invisible the back seat or the hood of a car, the car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover unveils a new research project that wants to make invisible all parts of the passenger that hinder driver's vision. This technology would propose , in addition , a " ghost car " or " virtual car " head-up display for easy navigation.

This project is of course to improve road safety . The objectives are to offer a driving experience less stressful city, to facilitate and streamline the operation, limit distractions and thus reduce the risk of accidents .

This concept is based on the future democratization of head-up display technology (HUD - Heads-Up Display) , to provide the driver the right information at the right time , without having to leave the road ahead .

With the project called " 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen " the contractor seeks to offer the driver an unobstructed 360-degree peripheral vision . The idea is to eliminate all blind spots by incorporating screens on the amounts of the windshield and doors. These screens would broadcast live that "see" the cameras placed outside the car on these amounts. Inside, the driver could be at any time to see the dangers that could be hidden in a blind spot of his car.
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Pedestrians, cyclists, cars, motorcycles and other vehicles would be visible all around the car. Combining these amounts with a transparent display system head high, the danger could be signaled to the driver directly to the windscreen, before his eyes.

Jaguar Land Rover goes further. By connecting this innovative windscreen to the network infrastructure of the city , this technology could for example, display directly in front of the driver's eyes , the price of fuel in the nearest service station or the number of places available in car parks, without having to search the information by other means ( smartphones , GPS).

The project called " Follow-Me Ghost Car Navigation " could improve on his navigation by advising the driver the direction to take. The idea is to allow it to follow a projected virtual car actually increased before him. After all, is not it easier to follow another car who knows the best route than watching his GPS every 20 seconds ?