The Raw Feed: Car Dash Shows Data On 'Need-To-Know' Basis In 3-D

The Raw Feed: Car Dash Shows Data On 'Need-To-Know' Basis In 3-D: "A car dashboard system developed by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich-Hertz-Institute, in Berlin shows a constantly changing 3-D version of roads, towns and more. The 3-D representation is augmented by user-selectable functions, including music playing, traffic reports and others. Unlike conventional dashboards, which show all data all the time with fixed dials and gauges, the 3-D system would show such data only when needed. The dashboard's computer chooses what information is most important to the driver at any time. If tire pressure is low, that information appears in the foreground. Alerts, such as a low-fuel warning, 'jump out at' the driver. The system uses cameras to determine exactly where the driver's eyes are, so the illusion of 3-D can be achieved without funny glasses. The first prototype of the car dash will be shown at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, March 3."