BMW has upgraded its heads-up display technology to have full-colour images instead of a simple red, orange, yellow and green system before this. This especially enhances the use of the HUD for GPS navigation purposes. Not something you’d probably care about but BMW claims the latest version of their display now only requires less than 10 LEDs to function, when older models of the system required over 100 of them. LEDs are energy efficient to begin with but this is one of BMW’s obsession with reducing power consumption (from 13 to 7 watt) in action, or is it to save cost on buying LEDs?
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
B=Banyak .. M=Makan .. W=Wang .. still relevant?
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B=Banyak .. M=Makan .. W=Wang .. still relevant?
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still…if u have enough money
yes i am working on that. dunno why also
in English , BMW = Burn My Wallet
burn my wallet, byk makan wang..only happens in malaysia automotive industry.
When you are poor it is burn my wallet or byk makan wang, but if you are rich it is 'Best Man Win'.
Waah, so advance. Maybe another 5 years u can play Need For Speed on the windscreen?
BMW transforming to fighter jet.
something to block my view?
how much repair cost if windscreen broken?
the windscreen is the same. the heads up display is projected onto the windscreen.
paul, the HUD is not part of the windscreen? Then the Windscreen will be cheaper. If the HUD is part of the windscreen, think the cost would be more than RM10K, with all the other gizmos. Heard the Peugeot windscreen with the auto wipers, speed sensitive wipers, etc cost RM6K.
The HUD is basically a small LCD at the top of the dashboard that projects its reflection onto the windscreen – the result is the HUD image.
BMW – bring me women
I think its got more to do that less parts are easier to maintain compared to more parts, in this case LED;s. But LED's last like forever unless you go and break them.
Better can use it to watch movie…LOL
@Nazri
You donno how it works ma?
Something like the Batman lights project to the sky..
Got it? LOL
Slowly all the airspace technology become norm in our daily life. After composite panel and aluminum chasiss, now this display.
Hi Paul, I give some assumption here about the LED technology, I do not know the actual HUD design of this however.
The latest design implementing fewer LED but with richer colours output maybe through the colour mixing techniques. Basically, mixing RGB colour with certain ratio through proper calculation could give you million colours output, but for certain this HUD does not required something close true colour. Such technique required more complex circuit with microcontroller control. Still, the most expensive part will be those LED. By doing this, maker save the cost, customer get more funky display, good for both!
While the previous design probably just simply projecting those LED colours on the windscreen and that's it.
Next, it will have new fetures like fuel eco, tyre info, weather info, google, iTune & so & so……. maybe in future u can make video call by using this tech.
BMW is stand for Banyak Makan Wang? Or Burn My Wallet? I think my wallet is becoming thicker since I drive my BMW.
BMW…beer, money, women
B M W = Bloody Mahal Wheels!!
sibuk tgk kat screen tu.. eksiden pulak..
better than you turn your head to look at GPS monitor.. ehehe
the bavarians are really working their brains out.. thumbs up!
nice, should be easier to see now.
BMW= Brings Me Women.
Any plan to install this GPS into yer restore 320i paul?
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The technology of electronics are just getting better and better…Lastime only fighter jets have HUDs. Today? Cars have them also….. Maybe for another decade, cars will be able to move by themselves…… Oh wait….car who move by themselves were invented ages ago…they're called "taxi"….
The technology of the electronics is getting better and better. Last time only fighter jets have them…now even cars have them too..Maybe for another decade cars will be able to move by themselves….Oh wait…car who move by themselves were invented ages ago…they're called "taxi"
Splendid evolution !!! BMW is top of the bill in new technology's like speek recognition and so on!
Yeah, i agree its a splendid evolution. I wonder how long such tech will take to be common in most cars…
btw, on the positive, BMWs are owned by people who are 'Bijak Mengurus Wang'…
initial R said,
October 13, 2009 @ 3:54 pm
Next, it will have new fetures like fuel eco, tyre info, weather info, google, iTune & so & so……. maybe in future u can make video call by using this tech
Initial R, Don't look any further most of the features are
already incorperated in the present iDrive.
Well that's the price you have to pay
if you want the best in technology and motoring.
HUD is used to complement its sophsticated iDrive system. As the
driver now need not get distracted or having to look at the Navi
at the iDrive display.
BMW = Bavarian Motor Works
We might enhance this tech to project the image 10meter further to alert turtle speed driver in-front "Ai yo yo A-Chi Cepat lah" to drive faster. Wat do u guys think?
I tot they make planes first
azrai said,
October 13, 2009 @ 2:21 pm
Slowly all the airspace technology become norm in our daily life. After composite panel and aluminum chasiss, now this display.
next maybe ejection seat hehehe… just kiddin'
tgk HUD langga org wahha sibuk tgk peta lah ape lah adoi adoi gizmo only nothig to proude kedai abg pun ader kot tak pun letak lcd projector kat kete sama gak ehehhehe jgn marah nanti kene jual
bmw=banyak mantap wa