From GM... .
-GM’s next-generation head-up technology will make driving safer.
-Research conducted in conjunction with leading universities.
Warren, Mich. -- Imagine a fog-shrouded morning when you cannot see the end of your driveway let alone the road you’re about to drive. Wouldn’t it be great if the sides of the road could magically appear on your windshield?
It’s not magic, and it’s not far away either.
General Motors R&D and several universities are working on a system that would use data gathered from an array of vehicle sensors and cameras and project images generated by compact ultra violet lasers directly onto the entire surface of the windshield,
“We’re looking to create enhanced vision systems,” says Thomas Seder, group lab manager-GM R&D. His team is working with Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Southern California, as well as other institutions, to create a full windshield head-up system leveraging night vision, navigation and camera-based sensor technologies to improve driver visibility and object detection ability.
“Let’s say you’re driving in fog, we could use the vehicle’s infrared cameras to identify where the edge of the road is and the lasers could ‘paint’ the edge of the road onto the windshield so the driver knows where the edge of the road is,” Seder said.
Enhanced vision systems are a 21st Century take on Head up display technology that GM was the first to market in 1988. Designed to help keep driver attention on the road ahead by displaying important information such as vehicle speed, lane change indicator status and vehicle warning messages directly into the driver’s field of vision, head-up display systems are currently available on the GMC Acadia, Chevrolet Corvette, Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac STS.
Scientists and lab technicians at GM’s global research and development in Warren, MI, are now developing next-generation head-up systems that could transform the everyday windshield into a device that can make driving even safer. While the full windshield head-up system has not yet been identified for a future GM vehicle program, Seder says some of the supporting technologies could end up in GM vehicles in the near-term future.
Coated with a series of transparent phosphors which emit visible light when excited by a light beam—in this case from a compact laser—the windshield becomes a large area transparent display, instead of current HUD systems that use only a small portion of the windshield.
The ability to use such an expansive surface enables the system to alert drivers of potential dangers that may exist outside of the normal field of vision—including children playing or motorcycles passing.
On that foggy day, maybe worsened by sleet or snow, the enhanced vision system could combine night vision with the head-up system to identify and highlight the precise location of animals roaming along the side of the road that could have avoided recognition with the naked eye.
“This design is superior to traditional head down display-based night vision systems, which require a user to read information from a traditional display, create a mental model and imagine the threat’s precise location in space,” Seder said
As an added safety feature, the head-up system can be combined with automated sign reading technology, similar to the Opel Eye system that debuted on the 2009 Opel Insignia, to alert the driver if they are driving over the posted speed limit or if there’s impending construction or other potential problems ahead. Additionally, the system can use navigation system data to alert the driver of their desired exit by reading overhead traffic signs.
“We have done testing on a number of drivers and their performance is better relative to head-down systems that are commonly used in vehicles today,” Seder said. “It’s a compelling design.”
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seems interesting. could see people having problems w/ direct sunlight! at night it should be greatly used!
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Please post the next report about cupholders too. I'm just dying to know.
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kinda cool , BIG FARKING WASTE OF MONEY
crawl outta the govs grasps and get back into making money , then play with this stupid crap
i can see now. the sensors go bad, system doesnt come on, and people drive through their neigborhood elementary school and end up in a lake.
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ScottaWhite wrote:Please post the next report about cupholders too. I'm just dying to know.
So Goodwrench brings us cool updates like this once in a while, and THAT's how you respond? You could easily just move on. A neat new HUD setup is FAR different than cupholders. You are a complete moron.
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
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Goodwrench,
Very interesting, reminds me of some technology I saw in the Uh1 and Ah1 and fighters in Iraq.
I appreciate the post, your auto news always makes the day better.
I heard about this a little while ago, seems like a great idea.
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Still waiting on the breaking news of carbonfibergraphite cupholders.
Would also like a press release that goes something like: "Instead of pouring R&D money into Star Trek viewscreens for Cadillacs, GM has decided to tackle the issue of their general Crappy plasticy interiors." "After years of long overdue catching up on not being a piece of crap that breaks down often, GM has decided to listen to every freaking car mag that says -great car for the money, too bad about the chintsy interior."
On the other hand .....you have Ben Afleks spunk.
“Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very Internet you invented. Oh, oh, the irony!” -Jon Stewart
sounds like someone has a personal vendetta...
It's just resentment spilling over from the war forum.
Anyway, very interesting vid. What would be even cooler is if you could push a button and bring up a full transparent map of the local area, sorta like a video game.
Actually this entire technology is very video game-ish and it's something I fully support.
Sounds like it could be amazing hope they put it in some of the lower end cars and not just the higher end ones.
ScottaWhite wrote:Still waiting on the breaking news of carbonfibergraphite cupholders.
Would also like a press release that goes something like: "Instead of pouring R&D money into Star Trek viewscreens for Cadillacs, GM has decided to tackle the issue of their general Crappy plasticy interiors." "After years of long overdue catching up on not being a piece of crap that breaks down often, GM has decided to listen to every freaking car mag that says -great car for the money, too bad about the chintsy interior."
On the other hand .....you have Ben Afleks spunk.
Your a @!#$ tool. If you don't like GM then go buy another car and be gone.
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I like crappy plastic interiors, easier to melt in more plastic than restitch leather...
Seriously, its not like youre buying a bugatti
This will be huge with baby boomer who have night vision and regular vision problems. the product also happens to be marketed to the cars those people buy, think the aveo gets this?
Who has more money you or them, usually teh empty nesters who pay close to sticker, not haggle a $25 set of floormats, or cup holders...
ScottaWhite wrote:Waaaahhhhhh, Waaaaahhh my name is ScottAssWipe, I'm so sick of getting ownd by Goodwrench in the war forum that I'm going to whine,bitch & moan in all of his other posts outside of the war forum
On the other hand .....I Love Ben Afleks spunk.
There fixed
Interesting technology, could be major bragging rights if they make it an option on most if not all GM vehicles and not just Upper Class ones.
That is soooo cool! How did you do that? I don't remember writing that, so it must be from an alternate dimension. Awesome.
Btw, you obviously haven't been by the wf lately.
“Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very Internet you invented. Oh, oh, the irony!” -Jon Stewart
This new H.U.D looks really cool and useful, but to be honest I really don't see all of what he was talking about going in to any GM car anytime soon.
The day GM places this on their high-end models, expect it to trickle-down to mid to lower end vehicles, and I would predict in 4-7 years in time. Remember... Onstar, Stabilitrak, etc all started up top and can be had on almost all of GM models today.
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