Jaguar Land Rover has improved the appeal of its head-up display (HUD) technology, by ditching current methods in favour of lasers.
The Range Rover Evoque will be the first model to feature the new laser HUD, and the technology will make its public debut at the upcoming Paris Motor Show.
It won’t be an ‘ordinary’ Evoque showcasing the HUD however, but rather theSW1 special edition designed to celebrate the UK’s Union Jack flag.
The technology differs from regular HUDs in that virtually any information relevant to the driver can now be projected onto the windscreen, but Land Rover is taking a ‘conventional’ approach at first.
Road speed, navigation instructions, traffic updates, gear selection and more will be available via the laser HUD for now, but the British carmaker will be monitoring the technology’s success (or lack thereof) before deciding what to add in the future.
2015 Range Rover Evoque SW1
Aside from the limitless information stream potentially available from future laser HUDs, JLR claims the image itself is brighter and clearer than current projection methods.
While the technology will make its public debut at the Paris Motor Show, it is available to order now for Range Rover Evoque customers in the UK as a £1000 (AU$1825) option.
Future HUDs from JLR could utilise the entire windscreen, with the ability to project changes in the road surface on the screen, inform the driver if the vehicle is too wide to fit through a narrow gap and even add a ‘virtual’ competitor during track days for the driver to chase down.
Other stars for JLR at the Paris Motor Show include the recently-unveiledJaguar XE sedan and the Land Rover Discovery Sport.
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JLR has also unveiled what it believes is the future of headlights, instrument displays and windscreens.
The carmaker is working on a ‘virtual windscreen’ which uses the entire screen area as a head-up display, along with new guidance and lighting systems powered by laser technology.
The experimental system can project changes in the approaching road surface on the windscreen to warn the driver of bumps and potholes – or automatically adjust the suspension - and warn the driver if the vehicle is too narrow to fit through a particular space.
Indicating may also benefit from the laser tech, as the system can project an arrow image onto the road surface to alert other drivers and pedestrians of your intentions.
JLR is also experimenting with laser headlights, joining the likes of Audi andBMW who plan to offer the technology to customers this year.
For fans of track days, future JLR models can even project virtual ‘competitors’ onto the windscreen, eliminating the risk of colliding with ‘real’ competitors.
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