Volkswagen introduces AR head-up display system

Volkswagen has officially unveiled its new augmented reality (AR) head-up display system, becoming the first carmaker to introduce the technology in a compact model.
VW plans to introduce the new technology first in its all-electric ID.3 and ID.4 models, as well as in the domestic version of VW ID.4, which will be launched in the first quarter of this year.
Frank Welsch, member of the Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand Management Board and Director of Technology and Research and Development for the Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand, said: "We have introduced a truly innovative technology in the production model, not in the luxury model, but in the pure electric ID first.The family of compact products."One of Volkswagen's core competencies is to bring pioneering technology to the widest possible audience."
The AR head-up display system can divide important information into two levels, namely, distant view field and distant view field, and project them into two fields of view on the windshield respectively.In the field of view, information from the auxiliary system, as well as navigation system turn arrows, starting point and destination are displayed on the windshield.
The field of view is located in a horizontal strip below the field of view. Information including speed, road signs, driver assistance and navigation symbols can be displayed statically.
When the vehicle follows the navigation route and approaches the intersection to turn, the driver will see two indications: first, a warning on the road surface, and three arrows displayed at the intersection location.As the driver approaches the intersection, the arrow grows larger.At the same time, the texture filled in the arrow will gradually become transparent to ensure that the road is clearly visible.In developing all the display features, Volkswagen followed the basic philosophy of "Simplify".This ensures that drivers are not distracted by information overload in any situation.
These images are generated by the AR creator, which has an ID.One of the car's two central computers does the arithmetic.The AR creator uses the front-facing camera, radar sensors and navigation maps as raw data to obtain information, and then calculates the symbolic display position corresponding to the surrounding environment.