Jaguar Virtual Windscreen

Jaguar Land Rover is creating technologies to develop new ways to provide higher quality, life-like graphics and information, in order to enhance performance driving and reduce distraction.

One of the technologies under development is the ‘Jaguar Virtual Windscreen’ concept, which offers an enhanced virtual view of the road or racetrack. By using the entire windscreen as a display, it ensures that the driver’s eyes never leave the road.

Jaguar Land Rover research and technology director Wolfgang Epple said that the company is working on research projects that will give the driver better information to enhance the driving experience.

"Gesture control has already become an accepted form of controlling anything from TV sets to games consoles."

"Showing virtual images that allow the driver to accurately judge speed and distance will enable better decision-making and offer real benefits for every day driving on the road, or the track," Epple said.

Jaguar Land Rover is also developing a gesture control system, which can help to keep the driver’s eyes on the road and lowering the need to look at or feel for buttons and switches to press.

"Gesture control has already become an accepted form of controlling anything from TV sets to games consoles," Epple added.

"The next logical step is to control selected in-car features. We have identified which functions still need to be controlled by physical buttons and which could be controlled by gesture and carefully calibrated motion sensors.

"The system is currently being tested on a number of features, including rear wipers and satellite navigation maps. It has the potential to be on sale within the next few years."

Image: Jaguar Land Rover’s virtual windscreen. Photo: courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.