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22-04-2015, 09:36 AM
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BMW revives old-school goggles with a twist
SHANGHAI — Car drivers stopped wearing goggles almost a century ago. Now, BMW is bringing them back.
The German automaker’s Mini unit will be showing off a system that is a throwback in looks and a step forward in technology to give drivers a better all-round view of what goes on outside their car. The Mini Augmented Vision, to be demonstrated this week at the Shanghai Auto Show, feeds motorists information while their eyes remain fixed on the road.
Using augmented reality, the headset projects warnings, speeds and directions onto the lens in front of a driver’s eyes. While that is not much more than an adaption of the increasingly common heads-up display technology already offered in the Mini, the device’s more advanced trick is to provide feeds from cameras mounted on the outside of the car.
That means the driver can see a display of blind spots usually obscured by the vehicle’s body. So, for example, glancing over to the right allows you to see an image of the area outside the car’s passenger side and the curb to make parking easier. The goggles are controlled with buttons on the steering wheel.
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http://www.todayonline.com/tech/bmw-revi...gles-twist
BMW revives old-school goggles with a twist
SHANGHAI — Car drivers stopped wearing goggles almost a century ago. Now, BMW is bringing them back.
The German automaker’s Mini unit will be showing off a system that is a throwback in looks and a step forward in technology to give drivers a better all-round view of what goes on outside their car. The Mini Augmented Vision, to be demonstrated this week at the Shanghai Auto Show, feeds motorists information while their eyes remain fixed on the road.
Using augmented reality, the headset projects warnings, speeds and directions onto the lens in front of a driver’s eyes. While that is not much more than an adaption of the increasingly common heads-up display technology already offered in the Mini, the device’s more advanced trick is to provide feeds from cameras mounted on the outside of the car.
That means the driver can see a display of blind spots usually obscured by the vehicle’s body. So, for example, glancing over to the right allows you to see an image of the area outside the car’s passenger side and the curb to make parking easier. The goggles are controlled with buttons on the steering wheel.
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http://www.todayonline.com/tech/bmw-revi...gles-twist
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