ENLIGHTEN3D

By Joshua Koopferstock

I posted a little while back about car-maker Renault teaming up with Holografika to create 3D displays in their vehicles, but based on the information provided, we were only left to guess what they might be doing with this technology.

Today I came across a very similar story from “way back” in March about Daihatsu (majority-owned by Toyota) working with ProVision, another 3D holographic display developer and vendor.  Happily, Daihatsu is providing us with a bit more information as to what exactly they will use a 3D display for.  According to the article from Reuters:

“The traditional 2D flat screen acts as a traditional dashboard, displaying gauges such as the speedometer and tachometer.  The 3D holographic screen presents warnings and vehicle information as easy-to-understand 3D images to facilitate driver awareness and recognition. These features will be integrated as part of Daihatsu’s OPCS (Omni-directional Pre-Crash Safety Support System) to create the next generation of digital dashboards.”

Unfortunately it looks like we’re going to have to wait until 2012 before we actually see these things in anything besides concept cars, but it’s still interesting to have a preview of what the future of 3D displays might be.