More head-up displays are coming to a dashboard near you
HUDs are in more new cars, and they're about to get more sophisticated
Features like driver assists and surround-view cameras that were once exclusively available in luxury vehicles now come standard even on some economy cars.
The same thing is slowly happening with head-up displays (HUD). For example, the 10-inch HUD in the 2018 Toyota Camry is one of the largest and best HUDs I've seen in any car. And a big improvement on the much smaller HUD in the latest Toyota Prius.
Mazda
is another mainstream brand that offers HUDs in several of its
vehicles. But instead of embedding expensive components in the dash and
using a special windshield, the HUDs in the Mazda3 and Mazda6 use a thin plastic lens that folds down when not in use. MINI
has a similar solution, but this low-cost approach has limits in terms
of size and position of the images compared to traditional HUDs that use
the windshield as a screen.
We're also starting to see similar lens-based aftermarket options that can be added to any car. Last year I tested a portable HUD called Navdy that taps into a car's OBD-II port to provide info on speed and RPM and uses built-in GPS and Google Maps to show the surrounding area, display speed limits and route you to your destination.
(AutoBlog.com)
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