The car hud is not good. Jaguar Land Rover is testing technology to change it
No new technology Totally formed, I remind myself that when I tied a pirate’s eye patch, then put a lot of groomed bicycle helmet on my head. This is not the most fascinating challenge. But here, in a small office in an inconspicuous business park in the outskirts of Cambridge, England, this could be a very remarkable foundation
I met Allfocal Optics here, a startup that has patented a new type of nanolight mirror with everything that has transformed from virtual and augmented reality headsets, night vision goggles, binoculars, cameras and head-up displays (HUDs) (HUDS). It was the latter that attracted my interest when I heard Jaguar Land Rover started a research project to discover whether the lens could improve the car HUD and use the help of road safety.
Its manufacturer also claims, and proves, and proves the aforementioned helmets as well as the meta-task of slaughtering 3-even if you have poor vision, the lens can produce digital images completely clear without the need for glasses.
The company was founded in 2022, but since its name was renamed Allfocal Optics, the company is led by former Royal College of Engineering Corporate Researcher Dr. Pawan Shrestha. Dr. Ash Saulsbury, former vice president of technology at Microsoft, was chaired in the second half of last year, and around the same time the startup received a $5.3 million round of funding.
Allfocal Optics says the lens it created offers two technological breakthroughs. First, when used in AR or VR headsets, such as the Apple Vision Pro or Meta Quest 3, it claims to provide clear vision for the wearer even if it is required to wear glasses, but not.
Even if you need a lot of prescriptions or scattering, its manufacturers say the lens sends clear pictures directly to your retina, completely bypassing the need for glasses. In theory, even if one person has a 20/20 vision, two people can share the same AR or VR headset, while the other person needs a very powerful correction lens.
I tried several prototypes of the lens and yes, it works. I don’t wear glasses, so the first demonstration was browsing digital text from laptops to augmented reality headsets, which doesn’t seem impressive. But then I repeated the test while wearing glasses, and I couldn’t see my hands in front of my face, but the numbers were still very considerate. This kind of technical demonstration takes a moment to really appreciate, but when your brain finally connects the dots, it feels like magic.
Although the input is the same 720p resolution, not only does the lens avoid visual impairment, but its images are also far more obvious than Microsoft’s Hololens (willing to rest in peace). With the prototype lens, it’s easy – this is where the glasses come from, and a portion of the text can be read, half of which is enhanced and half printed on a piece of paper, but for Holorence, it’s impossible. Half of the enhancement of each line is confusing.
Looks sharp
What’s more, the text remains sharp no matter what your eyes are. I tried to focus on my hands, just inches from my face, and then on the other side of the room, but the enhanced text remains focused. Interestingly, its size will be adjusted according to where you are looking for; I can make it look like a small font on my finger, or a poster-sized writing on the opposite wall. You can also browse it, focusing on the mid-range possible while driving, but the digital text remains clear and clear no matter what your eyes and lens do.
