BMW’s full-color HUD: distraction, minimizer of distractions, or costly gadget?

Re:BMW’s full-color HUD: distraction, minimizer of distracti... by tmh88j on Wednesday April 04, 2012 @01:33PM (#3798707)

Check out the HUD in the second picture. It reads 77 kmh but the needle is reading about 68khm. I wish they'd use actual pictures. These poor Photoshops don't do any justice.

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Re:BMW’s full-color HUD: distraction, minimizer of distracti... by Domenic_S on Wednesday April 04, 2012 @02:20PM (#3799005)

Did you bother reading the article? Under the picture you reference:

"They can project the temporary speed limit or other hazard information onto the HUD, as shown here."

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Re:BMW’s full-color HUD: distraction, minimizer of distracti... by dominikb on Wednesday April 04, 2012 @01:43PM (#3798782)

The HUD is very difficult to photograph. I have one in 5 series and you can see it only from a direct angle. Only the driver sees the HUD. These promotional photos are completely fabricated.

From my experience BMW's HUD is the greatest feature of all. Very useful. The speedometer helps drastically, you don't need to shift eyes from the road. Much safer driving.

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Re:BMW’s full-color HUD: distraction, minimizer of distracti... by mrsebastian on Wednesday April 04, 2012 @01:56PM (#3798850)

FWIW, I think the first photo in the story is real (it was taken by our writer). I assume he held the camera right in front of his face :)

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