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Re: Tesla hires HoloLens designer from Microsoft augmented reality program

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Post by hx87 » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 4:37 PM UTC

elihu wrote: post #4

> But nonetheless, Tesla has been rumored to be working on an augmented reality system in the form of a heads-up display for the Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been referring to the interior controls of the vehicle as “spaceship-like” and the prototypes unveiled earlier this year didn’t feature any instrument cluster. That's reassuring. One of the things about the model 3 that bothered me was that there was only on…

> One of the things about the model 3 that bothered me was that there was only one display between the driver and passenger.

That's been a problem with low-end Toyotas for years, starting with Scion back in 2004. Apparently Toyota wanted to save costs by having the same dash configuration for both left-hand drive and right-hand drive models, so they put the display in the middle.

> so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction

It would certainly mitigate the effects of very stringent rollover and SUV-centric standards, such as high belt lines and massive pillars.

Re: Tesla hires HoloLens designer from Microsoft augmented reality program

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Post by lloeki » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 4:39 PM UTC

monk_e_boy wrote: post #39

lloeki wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> so that the driver can "see through" the car without obstruction. I'd rather have the driver "see through" the environment than the car, resembling something I long wished cars would have something to the effect of this HUD[0] from GR:AW, where the road boundaries would be delimited and highlighted, the car projected trajectory and braking/safety distance markers, as well as other vehicles and pedestrians being pin…

I think by the time that technology is available to the driver, you may as well add the final 10% (the AI) which just drives the car for you.

I'm wary of the last 10% that end up taking 90% of the time ;-)

Re: Tesla hires HoloLens designer from Microsoft augmented reality program

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Post by vivekd » Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 5:30 PM UTC

elihu wrote: post #4

> But nonetheless, Tesla has been rumored to be working on an augmented reality system in the form of a heads-up display for the Model 3. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been referring to the interior controls of the vehicle as “spaceship-like” and the prototypes unveiled earlier this year didn’t feature any instrument cluster. That's reassuring. One of the things about the model 3 that bothered me was that there was only on…

I still prefer the windows, they are much less likely to malfunction than a dispaly. Can you imagine going down the highway and having your display suddenly stop working.