HUD navigation "Navdy" which can be placed on the dashboard for navigation and calling

In a car navigation system that will guide you where to go when you drive a car, pioneerCyber ​​naviSeries and Kenwood'sSatellite navigation, And Garmin'sGarmin HUDDisplay information on a transparent panel as shown in the figure, so that the driver's eyes can not be divertedHead-up display(HUD) type products have appeared. It is easy to carry such a HUD unit, and it is possible to operate with a smartphone and operate with a fingertip gestureNavdy"is.

Navdy
https://www.navdy.com/

Navdy is a head-up display installed on a dashboard of a car and projecting information on a transparent panel.


The image emitted from the projector in the center of the projector is reflected by the mirror on the front and projected onto the front transparent panel.


You can see how such Navdy is used in the following movie.

Navdy: Feels Like Driving In The Future


Set Navdy's main body on the dashboard before driving.


And prepare is done when raising the folded transparent panel.


The panel displays route navigation ......


It is possible to display the running speed. The screen is still under development.


Also, it is possible to control the playback of music on smartphones and so on.


Then, "Mom" was displayed on the screen. Apparently the mother came calling me.


Just doing a gesture that raises your thumb up and lifts it up.


Because Navdy supports gesture control using infrared cameras, there is no need to reach out to the equipment to operate. Also, it is one of the features that the navigation screen is still displayed during a call.


When you receive a mail, slide your fingertip sideways ... ...


It is also possible to display the mail body on Navdy's display.


The size of the transparent panel part is 5.1 inches. The body is equipped with an acceleration sensor and a gyro sensor to sense the movement of the car body. OS adopts Android 4.4, and the heart part has a dual core chip. Map data is using Google Maps, and it is designed to use Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection to iPhone etc. which installed dedicated iOS application. Also, it is said that an application for Android is also under development.


Navdy is being developed for the launch in the early 2015 and acceptance of reservations is started on the site. At the main unit price of 499 dollars (about 50,000 yen), we are accepting reservations for 299 dollars (about 30,000 yen), which is about 40% discount as a precedent benefit. A postage of 20 dollars (about 2100 yen) in the case of the United States of America and 30 dollars (about 3100 yen) when outside the United States is separately necessary.