Augmented reality dashboards
We’re not there yet, but this little sister of HUD is hot on the trail. Augmented reality, or AR, will project contextual information -- from traffic data to objects on the road -- and overlay it on top of what the driver is actually seeing through the windshield. Think of it as Google Glass (NASDAQ:GOOG) for your car.
So, when you’re driving in Portland and you’re not sure who that bearded concrete giant is looming over the road ahead, AR will let you know it’s Paul Bunyan, pinpoint its precise distance from the car, and offer to add it to your favorite places.
One of the first glimpses of AR was caught in prototype form at last year’s CES from Mercedes’ (OTCMKTS:DDAIF) and its Dynamic and Intuitive Control Experience (DICE) feature.