In a twisted homage to another famed British luxury carmaker known for spectre-inspired nameplates, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is currently working on numerous technological platforms aimed at reducing the number of accidents in the urban environment by improving driver visibility and overall ease of navigation.
With JLR’s ‘Follow-Me Ghost Car’ navigation system, the image of a ‘lead’ car is projected onto the windscreen via the head-up display (HUD) and allows the driver to follow the direction of the ‘ghost’ car, turn by turn, to their selected destination.
As part of the new range of technological advancements, the ‘360 Virtual Urban Windscreen’ system employs a form of ‘invisible’ roof pillars that allow for maximum visibility when navigating around urban environments as well as decreasing the odds of blind spots popping up when manoeuvring through traffic.
This is possible via the use of cameras mounted outside the car which then stream a live video feed onto screens mounted on the pillars in the cabin. With said system, the usual blind spots caused by thick A-, B- and C-pillars are eradicated.
In conjunction with the ‘invisible’ pillars, the head-up display unit will detect and project the trajectory and location of pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles – which are highlighted by a halo on the windscreen. Should the system detect an impending change of direction, the respective pillars are rendered transparent.
“Driving on city streets can be a stressful experience, but imagine being able to drive across town without having to look at road signs, or be distracted trying to locate a parking space as you drive by,” states Dr Wolfgang Epple, director of research and technology at JLR.
Furthermore, via Cloud computing, the ‘360 Virtual Urban Windscreen’ system is able to provide valuable information to the driver ranging from petrol prices at a petrol station to the number of parking lots available inside a building. The system also eases navigation by stating famous landmarks in addition to street names.
“We want to present all of this information on a Heads-Up Display in the driver’s eye-line, so the driver doesn’t have to seek it out for themselves and take their eyes off the road ahead,” added Epple.
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By Wolfgang Epple, director of research and technology at JLR: (former Proton staff).
better environment, better idea. good job Mr. Epple.
Awesome!
now…..every women can drive…
The way to make human become big head and small body = alien
former boss…
good job DRB
Hopefully these technologies can creep into bread butter family cars in the near future. Who knows it will become a mandatory criteria for 5 Star EuroNCAP, just like lane departure warning. But our unfair tax structure is a solid deterrent in making such safety techs affordable to the masses. Poor Malaysians. Sigh.
kinda information overload here for the driver.
but dun you ever follow d ghost car on a dark rainy
night up a lonely stretch of road into d woods………………
few more days to 2015 and UMW introduce new bodykit. it’s almost 2015 and UMW still think bodykit upgrade is more important safety features upgrade. come on la, give us ESC already la. summpre TRD means Toyota RACING DEVELOPMENT, i dont see any ‘racing development’ at all other than wrapping it with ah beng bodykit. UMW forever sux. puiii
sorry many spelling error, typing while chatting & eating just now. haha
few more days to 2015 and UMW introduce new bodykit. it’s almost 2015 and UMW still think bodykit upgrade is more important THAN safety features upgrade. come on la, give us ESC already la. summore TRD means Toyota RACING DEVELOPMENT, i dont see any ‘racing development’ at all other than wrapping it with ah beng bodykit. UMW forever sux. puiii
I wonder how it knows how much car in parking lot and know what fuel price. I guess it would be expensive but this is the future.
Bollocks.
There will be many flaws and it may not work at all.
Just like all technologies that have come up over the decades which were mainly invented to aid females in driving. Guess what they still can’t drive!
to name a few; Power steering, automatic transmission, hydraulic clutch, brake assist.
Females, what are they good for? Instead of asking for superior rights, they should do what god intended them to do. Take care of their man. Cook, clean, and give pleasure. Most of them can’t do any one of the three I mentioned.
So how do you enjoy your carbureted engined car with no seatbelts running on bias ply tyres? Best ke bagi signal dengan tangan?
While i applaud these inventions, the drivers themselves must take extra precautions while driving. I’ve seen many people speeding in the residential and business areas, schools and even on campus where the number of pedestrian/motorcyclist are normally high, as if they feel entitled to speeding. I hope more people hold themselves back from speeding and plan their journey ahead so they do not have to drive like a maniac.