"HUDWAY Glass" to instantly change smartphones to in-vehicle heads-up displays

The number of people who use the navigation application of the smartphone is increasing when driving a car, but increasing the risk of accidents caused by taking an eye off the road to see the smartphone is a problem. It is possible to reduce the movement of the driver's eyesHead-up display(HUD) has already been put into practical use, but it is also a fact that prices can not be easily introduced as a bottleneck. To solve such problems, goods that can turn smartphones into HUD displays are "HUDWAY Glass"is.

HUDWAY Glass: keeps your eyes on the road while driving by HUDWAY - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/361842686/hudway-glass-keeps-your-eyes-on-the-road-while-dri

What kind of product is HUDWAY Glass can be understood by looking at the following movies and so on.


In modern society, many cars run around the city every day, but 75% of those people have operated smartphones and mobile phones while driving.


Some people may have experienced using their smartphones while driving while driving by themselves. A convenient item for such a person is "HUDWAY Glass" which makes it possible to use the head up display simply by putting a smartphone.


HUDWAY Glass is a set of smartphone placing table and folding reflector set. If you place a HUDWAY Glass on the car's dashboard and wake up the reflector and place a smartphone with a dedicated app installed, you can use it as a HUD that displays the navigation screen and the vehicle speed on a transmissive reflector. The HUD, which makes it possible to effectively reduce the movement of the point of view during driving, was originally developed for pilots of fighter aircraft.


HUDWAY Glass is the beginning of development for the car rally driver. Alex club Kou, who is a rally driver and also involved in development, says, "At the scene of the rally, it will lead to a big loss or accident just by taking a slight eye gaze.This can be said also in public roads, so HUDWAY Glass' There is no mistake in usefulness. "


Driver's appearance while driving in spite unexpectedly. It is common to see such a driver.


When examining the movement of the driver 's point of view when using smartphones instead of navigation, the driver driving while checking the smartphone at hand was driving a distance corresponding to a maximum of 100 meters per 1.6 km of driving without looking forward I understood that it was. In the case of a vehicle with one HUD, you can see that you are driving almost without moving the viewpoint.


HUD has already been put to practical use on some commercial vehicles, and some people have actually used it. However, many of the HUDs that are currently available are installed in luxury cars, and even in the case of retrofitting equipment, it is necessary for expenses of several tens of thousands yen level to be obtained, and it is also a fact that it was not quite easily obtained.


It is HUDWAY Glass that uses smartphone as part of HUD to clear the problem. The price of HUDWAY Glass is scheduled for 49 dollars (about 6000 yen).


HUDWAY Glass is a cloud funding siteKickstarterWe are looking for investment in. For the target price of 100,000 dollars (about 12 million yen), at the time of writing the article gathered about 300,000 dollars (about 36 million yen) from more than 4,500 shareholders around the world, It is a certain situation.

HUDWAY Glass is a set of onboard mounts and smart phones, and openable and closable reflectors are set, no power supply required. Since the reflection plate is molded into an aspherical shape, it seems that the visibility is also improved as it is enlarged and displayed as compared with the actual screen.


In addition to having a mechanism that can adjust the angle of the pedestal part within the range of 30 degrees when mounting to the car body, it is also possible to use a mounting method of only 5 mm thickness. It seems that it can be worn according to various kinds of vehicles.


The actual way of attaching to the car body can be understood by looking at the following movie. Thanks to the pedestal that fits perfectly on the dashboard, it will not be detached during driving.


The secret of cheap is in the place where the display part of HUD is left to the application of the smartphone. Its merit is not only cheap but also in places where you can use various applications. HUDWAY has developed a self-developed navigation applicationFor iOSWhenFor AndroidIt has already been released to you, you can actually download and try it. If you can actually experience the effect of HUD, it seems good to consider HUDWAY Glass's contribution.


The Early Bird Plan, an early investment discount discount system, has already been filled, but in a regular plan it is possible to get 1 HUDWAY Glass at $ 49 (about 6000 yen).


In the case of two, it is 78 dollars (about 9500 yen) and it is possible to get on a little bit. In addition to this, it is also possible to invest in plans where stuff wear is set, plans which became a set of 6 pieces and 10 pieces, etc.


In addition, a plan to post a sponsor logo on a real WRC rally car with an investment of 299 dollars (about 36,000 yen), an aircraft ticket to a European WRC rally venue and a 5 star hotel, and a test drive to a rally car There is also a plan such as "Larry Super Set" ($ 10,000 · approximately 1.2 million yen) possible.


The deadline for investment is Japan time at 5:30 am on Sunday, November 8, 2015, and the shipping time is scheduled around March 2016. For shipping to Japan, a shipping fee of $ 20 (about 2400 yen) to $ 50 (about 6000 yen) is required separately according to the plan.

HUDWAY Glass: keeps your eyes on the road while driving by HUDWAY - Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/361842686/hudway-glass-keeps-your-eyes-on-the-road-while-dri