Head Up Displays HUDs

subscribe

HUDs Are Easy; Augmented Reality HUDs Are Not

by Ken Werner

The 2017 Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, held in Livonia, Michigan, on September 26 and 27, continued the growth, stimulating content, and enthusiasm demonstrated last year. Attendance this year was 550, compared to 400 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Raytheon to Develop Projector for F22 HUD

by Norbert Hildebrand

After an announcement by BAE Systems earlier this year of its play to develop a new, all digital HUD for the US Air Force F22 Raptor fighter jet, Raytheon has announced that they have …

Tags:Aereo| Head Up Displays HUDs| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 34

WayRay Still Promises AR for the Car

by Norbert Hildebrand

Over a year ago we reported on WayRay, a Swiss start up company that was working on an aftermarket holographic HUD that would change the way future cars would be using head up displays. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Mercedes Pushes the Boat Out on Concept Design

by Bob Raikes

Mercedes has shown a new concept car at a show in Pebble Beach, California, that has a wrap-around fibre-optic display in the cockpit. The electric Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet uses four electric motors to …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Can Waveguides Bring Auto HUD Ubiquity?

by Steve Sechrist

In case you missed the Auto display business conference at Display week (Yikes, nearly 3 months ago!) Continental devoted a good portion of its presentation time to introducing its new DigiLens waveguide powered HUD …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 24 - Issue 29| Waveguide Display

Nuviz Introduces a HUD System for Motorcyclists

by Arthur Berman

Integrated into many modern automobiles are a number of electronic devices that make driving more convenient and enjoyable. The list includes audio entertainment systems, GPS navigation systems and telephone communication devices. Until now, these …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| LCOS| Vol 24 - Issue 29

Videophone Screen Shown on Head-up Display

by Bob Raikes

The Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium (TARC) has developed a full-colour HUD that can show an image from a connected device such as a smartphone. The project is a development effort and no decision has …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 24 - Issue 25

US Army Shows Off Augmented Reality Device / HUD

by Norbert Hildebrand

During a demonstration day (Pentagon’s Lab Day) organized by the various research organizations of the US military, they showed off a new device called TAR (tactical augmented reality) headset that is being developed internally …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| Microdisplays| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 20

Primary Automotive Display Systems Market will reach $11.6 billion this Year

by Alan Spencer

According to IHS Markit, the primary automotive display systems market will reach $11.6 billion in tier one supplier revenue globally this year. The most valuable are the centre stack displays and instrument cluster displays, …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 17

Zecotek Says Interest in HUDs

by Bob Raikes

Zecotek Photonics Inc. of Singapore, a developer of said that that another major European automobile manufacturer has expressed interest in integrating Zecotek’s 3D technology into a brand specific 3D head-up display (HUD) and entertainment …

Tags:Automotive| Autostereo 3D| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 13| Volumetric Displays

Lincoln Continental Adds HUD with TI Chip

by Norbert Hildebrand

Lincoln (the luxury car division of the Ford Motor Company for those outside of the USA) has announced that it has put a HUD system based on a TI DLP chip in the upcoming …

Tags:Automotive| DLP| Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Alibaba Invests in WayRay

by Norbert Hildebrand

WayRay, a Swiss based developer of HUD systems (with offices in San Francisco and Moscow), announced that Alibaba and other investors have invested US$18 million into the company during the Series B financing round. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Head Up Displays HUDs| Holographic Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 10