Truck Driving Jobs

Whammo · #1 05-08-2008, 03:35 PM

Some kinda cool heads-up windshield display for truckers?

Me likey!

ben45750 · #2 05-08-2008, 05:46 PM

It's Photoshoped.

If it were real you would be able to see the contrast in the colors and numbers on the windshield, reflecting the windshields shape. I find it suspect though the numbers and information on the left has a different transparency than the map in the center of the picture.

I may be wrong? but it just doesn't look right.

ben45750 · #3 05-08-2008, 05:59 PM

Just like this is photoshoped

Whammo · #4 05-08-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben45750

It's Photoshoped.

If it were real you would be able to see the contrast in the colors and numbers on the windshield, reflecting the windshields shape. I find it suspect though the numbers and information on the left has a different transparency than the map in the center of the picture.

I may be wrong? but it just doesn't look right.

Perhaps it is, but it is pretty accurate.

1667.1 / 25:45:19

This would be the elapsed time and miles for the trip. The math would make the average speed just under 65mph.

289.1 / 4:41:22

That would be the miles to go and ETA. FYI it works out to 65.5mph which is the current speed.

11:29:54 mdt

Current time, Mountain Daylight Time.

For this to work logically the road would have to always be displayed as east/west otherwise the overlay would block the road view. Strange that a compass is missing. A grade indicator would be nice too.

Likely it is a Photoshop, but cool nonetheless

BigDiesel · #5 05-08-2008, 07:13 PM

Another asinine post from whammo............................

Whammo · #6 05-08-2008, 07:41 PM

Here's a low tech HUD that is currently out:

http://www.gtop-tech.com/index.asp?pid=309

And Microsoft filed a patent for an even more elaborate windshield HUD:

http://www.intechnews.com/2007/08/25...never-crashes/

Which would inevitably end up like this.