The electric compact Volkswagen ID.3 (Here our road test) can be equipped with an augmented reality head-up display. Available technology also on the ID.4 and certainly also on the future electric models of the German manufacturer. Volkswagen wanted explain how it works this innovative system.
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The head-up display is certainly nothing new. Several cars have been offering it for years as an accessory. Volkswagen, however, has gone further by using augmented reality technology as well. This system projects important information onto the windshield, separated into two fields and two levels. Here’s how it works in detail.
The largest window for dynamic projection is placed in the driver’s field of view at a virtual distance of approximately 10 meters and has a diagonal of 1.8 meters. Information relating to assistance systems, turn signals and navigation signals are shown in this high-depth field. The short-range window is instead a flat band located under the large depth window. Here the speed, road signs and static symbols for driving assistance and navigation are projected, which appear as if suspended about three meters in front of the driver. All signs are perfectly aligned to the real world outside the car and are shown dynamically. When the car approaches an intersection where it has to turn according to the directions of the navigator, the driver sees two indications: first, an advance notification at street level, then three arrows located at the turn. The closer the driver approaches the intersection, the larger the arrows become. At the same time, their plot becomes more and more transparent, so as to ensure a clear view of the road.
The German brand emphasizes that it has developed the system to ensure that it never distracts the driver while driving. The augmented reality head-up display that may be present on the ID.3 it therefore not only shows basic information such as speed but also all those relating to safety, driving assistance and navigation. Particularity, when the ADAS systems are off, the driver sees a red danger warning if you get too close to the vehicle in front.
Volkswagen announces that it was the first manufacturer in the world to introduce this technology in the compact segment, making it affordable for many customers.
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