Jaguar Land Rover Transparent Pillar allows you to see thru your car’s pillars. The Follow Me Navigation could be the next big thing in the world of car navigation systems
Tata Group owned British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has come up with a new research project that will markย the development of technologies that would bestow the driver with aย 360-degreeย view out of the car. This view will beย uninterrupted by the pillarsย as aย screen that would comeย embedded in the surface of each pillar would showย a LIVEย video fromย cameras that will coverย thoseย angles outside the car that are generally obscured in the blind spots created by the pillars. This way, pedestrians and vehicles on the road would remain visible all around the car. Also, by connecting theseย pillars with aย new-ageย Heads-Up display, the movement of other road occupants would be shown to the driver thru an on-screen halo that will move acrossย the carโs virtual windscreen.This system would make the pillars transparent as per the driver’s requirement by studying his body-movements.
Dr Wolfgang Epple, Director of Research and Technology, Jaguar Land Rover, said: โOur ultimate aim is to reduce road accidents and enhance the urban driving experience. The Jaguar Land Rover research team is developing this technology to improve visibility and to give the driver with the right information at the right time. If we can keep the driverโs eyes on the road ahead and present information in a non-distracting way, we can help drivers make better decisions in the most demanding and congested driving environments.โ
We’ll all agree to the fact that the most effective way to navigate to a location is by following someone who knows the best-possible route. Thinking on these very lines, Jaguar Land Rover is working on aย โFollow-MeGhost Car Navigationโ system, which will projects an image of a vehicle in front of your car to help you get turn by turn instructions to the destination.
โDriving 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,โ added Dr Epple. โWe want to present all of this information on a Heads-Up Display in the driverโs eye-line, so the driver doesnโt have to seek it out for themselves and take their eyes off the road ahead.โ
So, what do you say about these innovative technologies? Do share your views on the Jaguar Land Rover Transparent Pillars and Follow Me Navigation by commenting below.ย