Comment on Why have we as a society just accepted the increasingly blinding bright lights of cars?
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks agoI’m still not sure we’re in agreement, but maybe we are? I’m saying the US auto market has never had enough influence to block a cost-effective safety feature from appearing on foreign markets. Another person pointed out that the IR HUD was used on a luxury car and the high cost probably prevented its widespread use.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
It did appear, but never went main stream. The cost was high, but like projector bulbs if mainstream produced the cost would come down.
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Of course the cost would come down (slightly) if a new tech goes mainstream, but you don’t think an IR HUD could become as cheap as regular headlights, do you?
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
I do, they are not really much different from what is put in cars today. HUD? We put screens on everything, IR? its just a bulb type. IR cameras? Its a camera.
Ajen@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
There’s a lot more that goes into to than you think. A camera and HUD will never be as cheap as a bulb and a reflector.