http://www.slashgear.com/gmc-talks-heads-up-display-technology-for-vehicles-30220691/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 17 May 2012 17:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.slashgear.com/gmc-talks-heads-up-display-technology-for-vehicles-30220691/#comment-199251 Wolf Larson Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:46:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=220691#comment-199251 Where I think this thing could gain a real advantage is in terms of obstacle avoidance.  A HUD presenting an alert symbol discreetly on the left or right side if a car is beside or slightly behind it could be a real boon for avoiding blind-spot collisions.

]]> http://www.slashgear.com/gmc-talks-heads-up-display-technology-for-vehicles-30220691/#comment-198382 assmanchuck Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:45:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=220691#comment-198382 I drove various models of GM cars, many Pontiacs as I recall, nearly 20 years ago that had the HUD feature. Even then it was a cool feature, however HUD in a car is just that, “cool”. Few, if any, modern cars need constant monitoring by the driver. At best this will be novelty, at worst a distraction. Personally I liked my 2002 Saab 93 in which I could turn off virtually the entire dash by pushing the Night Panel button…

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