2010 Prius picture - What could this be?

[Paradox]

Originally Posted by Mormegil

That's just a display. A Head Up Display, is defined as a transparent display overlaid where the viewer is typically looking while driving/flying.

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My thoughts exactly... I know how the current one works Fruzzetti but it would be MUCH lower in the dash not some big piece/block of plastic as seen in the spy photo. Also, even if it were the projector system we have now just not covered and worked into the dash yet I don't believe that theory. Why? Because if you look at the first interior spy photo which was one of 3 in the set you can see that the normal cutout is already there, the cutout which we see the graphics for in the pcitures provided by bossdowner. Anyways, just something else to look forward to and ponder. Maybe team prius will tease us with a photo of this... Oh wait that would actually tell us something, so if they did it'd just be a picture of a 1" x 1" piece of the plastic not really revealing pertinent

[EZW1]

When you compare the photos above with those leaked here earlier, especially the one looking thorugh the RH passenger window, you'll notice there is no display like our current 2nd models - so, what is shown above may very well indded be a HUD.

[Paradox]

I wonder if Toyota sensed some of the complaints people would have(Heck, we sure have heard them voices here) about the nav screen being moved lowed down on the dash, making one take their eyes off the road more often... So maybe they planned for that and added an HUD that has more info available on it than just speed and such like other past cas to have an HUD. Maybe they put in other stuff like when using the navi it will put distance markers or straight, right left turn arrows etc letting one know ery crudely what move will be coming up next from the navi. I mean heck, depending on how fancy and colorful these things can be now (not just that greenish blue color) maybe they'll send the hybrid info to it showing all the inf on whether the car is runing on batt's, motor, regenerating etc...

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by fruzzetti

Please inspect this image for clarity:

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Yeah I see it now.

[Rybold]

Originally Posted by Mormegil

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That's Frickin' Sweet !!!!!!

How does it perform in different lighting conditions?
("surprisingly, fairly well" or "not that great" or ... ?)

Question: isn't the Prius display too large for this? In other words, wouldn't it block too much of your field of vision ? )

[9G-man]

[SW03ES]

I would be very surprised if it were a HUD.

Ever wonder why there aren't a lot of HUDs on cars? Studies have shown HUDs actually distract drivers more than they help and legnthen reaction times. The reason for that is when you're looking out the windshield your eyes are actually focused on the HUD, not whats going on down the road so when something happens that requires your attention you have to refocus before you can react.

HUDs are used on planes because not as much happens in your sightlines you have to react quickly to. Good for planes...not for cars.

It could be a lot of things, could be a HUD, could be a lane departure warning system, could be a sensor for automatic wipers, could be a head position sensor like on the LS460...

[Tideland Prius]

LKA and Rain-sensing wipers are incorporated into the rear-view mirror base. Headlight position sensor.... do you mean like the new Venza and its automatic high beam thingamajig?? Not even sure why Toyota is introducing it... didn't GM or Ford use it before?

[spwolf]

head/eye sensor is on the steering wheel in LS... i cant see what this could be but HUD, and I have been in all current toyota vehicles and have never seen such device before.

As to the automatic high beam, i sure hope it will be on Prius as well - it is awesome feature much needed here in europe, however it sensors would not be positioned there, but they would be same sensors that are in the back of the mirror...

[mxvet]

I've had HUD in my last crossover and it's plain sweet.
that's exactly the same type of projection area the Buick had.
i'm happy to see Toyota embrace the idea.